I am serious about learning Spanish. I have wanted to know a foreign language since I started noticing foreign words sprinkled here and there in stories and books I read as a teen. To me, this casual dropping of foreign words and phrases was the mark of a bright and worldly mind. Sometimes, I ruminate […]
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Lily’s Interview with Ms. Shirley, Captain of Speedwell of Hong Kong
Where did you start from? Cape town, South Africa. How long did it take? It has taken me 12 years to get here. My first trip from Cape Town to St Helena took three weeks. What did you see? My favorite part of the world has been Brazil for the people, the food and everything. […]
Dirty, Grimy Father’s Day
Randall had been saying he wanted to pull up the flooring in the galley and the nav area. A previous owner had re-floored this area by simply cutting a board to fit and laying it over the previous floor. This installation left a gap on the sides, along the angled hull, which was a trap […]
Keeping Our Cool, Somewhat
I haven’t mentioned the heat. Yeah, it is hot. That damp look we have in all the pictures is indeed sweat. The temps are only in the upper eighties but the humidity is this wave of hot heavy air that floats around us all day making it feel like we are still wearing the damp […]
Monkeying around in Monkey Bay
Earlier this week Lucy at Tijax Marina helped us get set up for horseback riding. We were trying to decide between the horseback riding and the kayak trip to see the monkey excursion on our own since we have a dinghy. She drew us a little map so we could find the stream known for […]
Tijax Trail Ride
One of the Rio Dulce marinas, Hacienda Tijax (Tey-hash), is also a 500-acre rubber plantation which has a number of trails through the property for hiking and horseback riding. Yesterday, we got around early for an 8 am trail ride. Our horses were saddled and waiting on the trail when we were introduced. Raul sized […]
Rio Dulce, Guatemala
We left Belize a little sad about how much we missed. Thank goodness, it will be right next door to us awhile and we can go back. We checked out of Belize Wednesday by taking the Hokey Pokey Ferry to Big Creek. I don’t know what they think is so Hokey Pokey about their ferry. […]
Lily And Mom Post
Dad and I are reading The Hobbit. Right now in it, they are riding to a very dangerous forest. I lost a toenail from tripping on a rope. My toe went under the board and my nail went over the board. It still has not grown back. We just saw a dolphin with a red […]
Friends I Met In Placencia Beach By Lily
I met two girls today, Ocean and Hermina. As a game we rubbed sand over ourselves and jumped into the water. We were swimming and I got stung by a jellyfish and Ocean and Hermina’s mother sprayed some stuff on the sting. A book I read not to long ago that was called Watership Down. […]
Lazy Sunday on Boat
Belize Ten Day Forecast: 80 Percent chance of rain every single day! I can’t believe the forecast but, apparently, this is the RAINY SEASON. It did rain through the night. We had the hatches open and Lily, sleeping underneath an open hatch, woke us up with “IT IS RAINING!” We scrambled around closing everything up. […]