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. […]
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 […]
Weather-watchers have been saying for a week that the low pressure system off the coast of Nicaragua could become a tropical storm and might come our way. So far so good. It looks like it may just bring rain and hopefully cooler temps. I said maybe we should stock up on groceries in case we […]
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 […]