Sailing through the Panama Canal Jetty, we had NO idea that this winter we would spend 16 days on passage, mostly out of sight of land, including two passages that lasted almost a week continuously and end up back in the good ole USA!  But that’s what happened!  Sailing from Colon, Panama to Providencia, Columbia ... just in time to have Hurricane Ida pass as a Force 4 hurricane within 120 miles west of us was a bit disconcerting.  Then on to Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras for Doug on Serendipity’s birthday party.  And on to Utila, four months in Belize   ...  hiding from dozens of northers, enjoying the reef and atolls, digging out never used fleece & long pants then surfing from Belize to Isla Mujeres, doing over 9 knots with the current.   And finally sailing across the Gulf of Mexico directly to Charlotte Harbor, Florida to Burnt Store Marina in Punta Gorda where Winterlude now patiently awaits our return.   It was a busy year!   But the best was spending time with our friends on s/v Kristiana and enjoying the private dolphin shows staged just for us by the dolphins across Belize and the Gulf of Mexico!