We spent yesterday snorkeling on the West End Bay reef. We saw lots of interesting coral and colorful fish. The Parrot Fish are the easiest for us to spot and id. We love to watch their fins fluttering so gently as the nibble the corral with their weird-looking mouths. After a couple of hours of […]
Last night, we were both sitting around after dinner talking about how good we were going to sleep after the all-night sail to Utila. Randall looked up and said, “We’re dragging!” We had been sitting there semi-comatose but those two words got us both in gear as the boat drifted precariously close to the neighboring […]
We left on Sunday for Roatan and just made it to Utila, a few miles short of our intended destination. We anchored the first night in Texan Bay and hit the prettiest part of the river the next morning with a beautiful sun breaking through the fog. Lily likes to get on the bow of […]
We have been practicing our Spanish by chatting with Milagro. Milagro is Will and Molly’s nanny while Scott and Tracy are busy managing Nana Juana. Milagro is 17 and is studying to become an attorney. She is from Aldea, which is a little way down the river and has lived in Honduras in the past. […]
Czech-n-Mate dropped by on Saturday to say they were all set to leave for Roatan, now. We are still planning to head there, too. However, Randall decided to get some dental work done at a dentist in Morales. He has been there twice and has his last appointment on Wednesday. If all goes well, we […]
We had two remaining activities for our last day at Semuc Champey: the zip line and a hour-long float trip down the Rio Cahabon. El Retiro’s zip line has only been up for a week. It is a three cable zip line so you sort of zig zag across a small valley near El Retiro. […]
Sunday we got up early to catch a ride to Semuc Champey Parque. We packed our peanut butter and jelly and stopped for some sweet rolls on the short walk through town since we weren’t sure if food would be available at the park. We arrived at the little crossroad where rides up to the […]
By Lily Fuchs I had a really good time on Saturday because it was the chocolate tour. It was not a factory or business. It was a family in their home and they did it for tourists. There home was a open air home with dirt floors. Some of the girls made bracelets and I […]
Since our departure to Roatan was delayed, we got together last week with Czech-N-Mate and decided to take a trip inland. Friday we set out together for the 5-6 hour bus trip to Semuc Champey in Central Guatemala. Semuc Champey is northeast of the Rio Dulce in the Central Guatemalan mountains. Because of both the […]
By Lily Fuchs 2/3/2015 The pic’s are of the jib and me climbing the jib. The jib is like a bigger version of the mainsail but in front. Dad has painted the gas tanks and I have to put FOXTROT, and pretty designs on it. I have been doing rainbow loom purses in my free […]