Back in Rio Dulce, we made the plan of sailing to Utila, Roatan and then to Isla Mujeres. We were flexible about the itinerary, as most sailors are. There was the possibility at any stop that we would collectively just want to stay put. But, as sailors often do, we were more prone to view […]
Age is really about perspective. It is nice to turn 57 in a city that dates back to the mid 1500s. I’m so very young compared to a lot of cities! They aren’t griping about it. They are kinda proud! We spent two days enjoying beautiful Mérida where the buildings have seen generations, revolutions, cultures […]
Many people falsely think that the Mayan people no longer exist. However, our Chichen Itza tour guide smiled at this misconception. “We are here,” he said. “We are still here.” Sergio lead us on a great tour of Chichen Itza and Mayan culture. Truthfully, we had kind of stalled on the question of hiring a […]
We left Roatan Sunday. We had told everyone we were leaving around mid-morning and I’m sure our fellow cruisers were keeping an eye out to help with dock lines and to shout last good byes. Then, instead of leaving, Randall and Jake went on a last grocery run and Michelle and I went to the […]
We are officially checked out of Roatan yesterday. We walked into Immigration and got all our documents squared away. As we left, another Capitan asked when we were leaving. “There some rough weather out daare, ya know,” he said in his deep Garifuna-accented English. We replied that we were leaving the departure decision up to […]
We have been so couped up on the boat! We spend all our time looking at the weather forecast and trying to to figure out when we can get the trampoline repairs done. The repair requires some fiberglass work which needs a little drying time after being done. The work has been going super slow. […]
What a fun Thanksgiving potluck at Fantasy Island. Yesterday, we had a great turkey dinner thanks to Daniella on Checkm8 who was willing to heat up her boat baking the bird. Everyone else brought the side. Daniella and Josh’s son, Silas, helped me work on gratitude feathers for our art turkey. Silas handed out a […]
We had a peaceful overnight sail from Rio Dulce to Utila. There was a beautiful full moon and a sky filled with stars. We did easy two hours shifts with our only worry being hitting debris from the recent Hurricane Sara river flooding in Honduras. Right before sundown, we saw a large clump of floating […]
We are ready to sail away to new shores. Unfortunately, Tropical Storm Sara has been slowly sauntering right across our desired path. We have had an ongoing drizzle/light rain from Sara’s outer bands. We have played a little gin rummy, done a couple of chores, read some books and made a few quick trips to […]
They arrived! On time and without a delay! On Sunday, Michelle and Jake keep us posted as they made their way to Houston Intercontinental (Thank you Darelle) at 4 am. Then through a dispiriting Spirit flight (because Spirit sucks the spirit out of all travelers). They caught the 1 pm bus from Guatemala City to […]