Couldn’t find a courtesy flag on arrival in Columbia but did find this long strip of the country’s yellow blue and red national colours. My bit of it is already flying proudly from the crosstrees but I reckon there’s enough for another seven I plan to charge a beer apiece.

Why do I keep seeing so many pictures of the moon and how can I stop them?

Aruba to Santa Marta by the stay-out-of-the-way-of-the-Venezuelan-pirates route (only look four days).

After five days of not being able to charge the new lithium batteries by running the engine. I arrived in Santa Marta, got myself a SIM card and called the man in Aruba who fitted it all. The best moment was when he told me where to find the fuse (again).