Spies, Crooks and Others Along the Way

Sandra T. Snyder author of the best selling guide, Living in Panama, has long been known as the person to call for whatever you need to know about Panama. In her short story collection she takes us back to where it all began and answers that oft asked personal question, "what brought you to Panama." The answer, of course, is "a sailboat." While that is how they came to Panama, and the book addresses their sailing adventures, Spies, Crooks and Others Along the Way, is not about sailing.

Their adventures include sailing south from San Francisco to Mexico, on to Costa Rica and Panama, the first time, and presents a whole new world as experienced by this corporate executive, recently retired. From Panama she and her husband's adventures continue through Guatemala, up the Intercoastal Waterway of the U.S. and all the way to the Canadian Boarder. Before eventually returning to Panama, they sail the islands of the Caribbean from the Virgin Islands to Trinidad and across the Spanish Main.

Spies, Crooks and Others Along the Way is about the people they encountered. There are some interesting people, too, from shrimpers to Ambassadors; from farmers to Presidents; questionable characters and more. All the while, her continuing love of Panama shines through.