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 […]
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 […]
Our friend Bryan dropped by the boat earlier this week. He works on boats around town but also just finished his culinary training. He asked us if we liked ceviche. He got a loud and clear “Si” to that question. He offered to come back later in the week and make some for us. We […]
We are back aboard SV Nyango after a busy spring and summer remodeling Basecamp Nyango. We now officially have an awesome little home in Sweetwater, OK. I still can’t believe it turned out so well. Last March, we left the sailboat in Cayo Quemado at Crow’s Nest Marina to come back to Sweetwater and get […]
Sunday was Randall’s 47th Birthday. We don’t have much of a birthday tradition so it was perfect luck that Wendy, Ernest and Hope were in Key West with a few hours away from their Disney cruise. We had a super time starting with lunch at Sloppy Joes. Beer, Sloppy joes and dirty fries – are […]
We left Isla Tuesday evening. This required a visit with Inga. We may now always refer to her as Isla’s Inga. Anyone who ever stayed at El Milagro must leave with fond memories of Inga. Or, at least, strong memories. In anticipation of our departure, Randall says to me, “We need to find out from […]