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Valentina anchored near the swimming pool, |
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Lydia made this mola I bought |
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Kuna indians come to your boat in their ulus selling molas |
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Brothers, Raul Jr. and Enabyee |
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"Want to buy mola, Senora?" |
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On Lemon Island, swinging in the hammock |
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Family picture of Kunas on Lemon Island |
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Kuna's houses and stores on the island. This family is the breadmaker. |
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Raul and Enabyee in their sailing ulu. |
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Lisa, the famous mola-maker |
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Molas are layers of material, and tiny, tiny stitches used to make a beautiful design. |
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These molas were $50 each. |
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One of the over 300 islands in the San Blas |
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Ed and Kyoko (S/V Oasis) playing on S/V Queen Mary |
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Sonny playing along with his harmonica |
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One of our favorites....East Lemons |
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Two friends helped us work on the boat. |
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Common sight.....selling molas |
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From our point of view....Esnadup |
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God's creation is just amazing! |
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Esnadup in San Blas is a great protection from the wind. |
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Music time, Casey, Sonny, Brenda and Gene |
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Nestled behind the protection of the reef at Esnadup. |
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Breeze, Sonny, Casey, Brenda, and Gene |
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Hans and Suzanne, S/V NautiBear, and Jamie on S/V Santa Magdalina |
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Sonny, Jamie, Casey, and Brenda playing |
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Lobsters for sale....$1 each. |
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Sonny in the cockpit at Esnadup |
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Howard and Donna on S/V Nintai |
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Breeze and Debbie, S/V Blue Sky |
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Casey playing the guitar and singing. S/V Santa Magdalina |
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Les, Zophie, and Mike from S/V Just Be K |
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Jamie from S/V Santa Magdalina |
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One of the beautiful islands in San Blas |
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The big city of Nargana. Not much here, but about the only place you can shop for a few items in the tienda. |
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Building a bridge between Nargana and Corizon de Jesus. |
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Fishermen with the mountains on the mainland. |
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Daisy Beth recognized us from being here before. "Valentina, Valentina, Sony e Kay" |
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My favorite Kuna lady....made this mola on my blouse I gave her. |
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Demetrio made us a bracelet with "Valentina' in the beads. |
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Demetrio making our surprise. |
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More Kuna friends on Checheme Island |
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Our friends selling their molas |
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"V A L E N T I N A " made by Demetrio. A gift for us. |
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View of Valentina from Checheme. |
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A typical Kuna dress. Molas on front and back of blouse. |
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Young lad climbing for a coconut. |
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Sonny, Tony (S/V Andiamo) and crew |
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Sonny with Rotarie, who gave us two spears he carved and painted. |
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Inside the hut they used for cooking |
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Sonny walking along the beach |
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Kay getting a "wini" anklet bracelet. The Kuna women have the wini's all the way up their leg. |
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One of our favorites....Roselina with her daughter. |
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Eclipse and Valentina at Gunboat Island |
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Sonny and Kay at Gunboat Island |
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Gunboat Island....a postcard |
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Ashley giving the children gifts for Christmas |
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Kalei gave this little girl some gifts. |
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Kawika, our grandson, with Drexel, Gene and Brenda's grandson |
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Brenda, Jennifer, and Kay |
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Brad, Gene and Brenda's son, and Sonny. He looks like Sonny's brother Billy, doesn't he? |
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Sonny.....eating.....Christmas Dinner. |
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The family photo on the one palm tree island. |
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The Hull Family with grandma and grandpa |
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Kalei, Ashley, and Kawika at the beach |
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David, our son-in-law resting under the tree |
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Molas.....molas everywhere! |
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Kuna lady selling her molas. |
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Gene with a friend from East Lemons |
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Brothers in East Lemons on Valentina |
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Sonny holding a new Kuna friend |
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Family taking care of island on East Lemons |
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Father and son, picture time. |
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Lisa's launcha, the master mola maker |
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Molas by Lisa, intricate, beautiful |
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Local Kuna Indian selling her molas |
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They are such hard and determined workers. |
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Ingi and Florentina on East Lemons |
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Merry Christmas in the sand |
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Christmas greetings at the beach |
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Cruisers gathering on East Lemons for food and music. |
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Repairing his sail for his ulu. |
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Cuties.....love having their picture taken. |
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Sonny waiting for dinner. |
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Dinner time....it was delicious! |
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Sonny, Brenda, and Gene playing music |
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Porvenir and the airplane bringing our kids. |
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The Hull Family at Porvenir |
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Kawika bought a mask from Lisa |
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