Best Wishes for 2011!

We are having some horrible weather in the San Blas islands of Panama! So we are taking advantage of being stuck inside the boat and making a quick update to the website. It's a challenge to get a good enough internet connection thru the cell phone but time is something we have plenty of ! We have had lots of rain and high winds for days. So much rain, that Panama had to shut down the Panama Canal. The first time in its 100 year history! It's a good thing we got a new Sirius antenna when we were back in the USA because we've been able to listen to the satellite radio all day! We've been jammin'! So here's a look at our Tropical Top Ten List and a few of our favorite pictures from 2010!

**Lili and Steve 's Tropical Top Ten for 2010**

* Number **ONE** to wish all our friends and family the best this holiday season.

* Transiting between **TWO** oceans via the Panama Canal on a friend's boat! We'll know what to expect when we take Liward thru in December 2011.

* **THREE** great trips back to the USA to visit family, friends , and 93 year "young" Dad! Our October visit included a train trip to Maryland.

* A **FOUR** week road trip via 4WD thru Panama enjoying the Pacific ocean, World Masters Surfing Competition, mountains, hiking, and cool weather!

* **FIVE** months experiencing the beautiful San Blas Islands of Kuna Yala with traditional Indians, white sand beaches and coconut palm islands.

* **SIX** weeks in Bocas del Toro for some awesome surf at the beginning of the year. We are heading back there in a few weeks!

* **SEVEN** hours of flying the spinnaker during our three day passage to the Colombian island of Providencia, one of the friendliest islands.

* Installing our early Christmas present - a brand new **EIGHT** kilowatt Westerbeke Generator.

* **NINE** stitches for Steve and a few stitches for Lili when we made two visits to hospitals when Steve fell and Lili kicked a dock cart.

* And **TEN** , We hope you have a fantastic 2011! We'd love to hear from you! Just remember that if you leave a note on the message board, we don't get your email address unless you put it in the body of the message!