Dick,
Thank you for your reply.  I agree with your assessment. Our present cruising plans are to transit the Panama Canal tomorrow from the Pacific to the Caribbean, then head north to Bocos Del Toro for a few months, then head south to San Blas for a few months, then head to Columbia for several months. From Santa Marta, Columbia we have a few challenging options...

Ultimately, providing we remain in good health, our yacht remains in excellent working condition, and there is not a World War, we'd like cross the Atlantic into Europe.

Anyhoo, going from Columbia to Trinidad and Tobago is probable a bad idea, but I was curious if some of the more experienced and adventurous OCC Mariners have done it...

~c