The Vega Zeta is a 10,000 ton container ship built in 2006 and registered in Liberia. It has probably carried a lot of valuable cargo in the past but none more so than it’s recent voyage from Panama with the mighty Tramp onboard. But nothing is as it seems and in Colombia everything is much slower and more complicated than it needs to be. And so it was for us … Continue reading →
Cartagena is a fabulous city, its old town within the city walls with narrow streets, gorgeous churches, shaded plazas, lively atmosphere and colourful history is absolutely world class. But after eight days of waiting for Tramp to arrive from Panama and the prospect of another five days before we could rescue him from the ship Julie and I decided to pull the plug on Cartagena and explore further afield. We … Continue reading →
We stayed in a very good $40 hotel on our last night in Panama which was also our last night in Central America. The hotel offered a bit of luxury we didn’t have in Tramp but we worried about him sitting on a wharf down in the port of Colon waiting to be moved onto a tray and lifted by crane onto our ship the Vega Zeta. From there he … Continue reading →
