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Nestled in the south west corner of Bahia De Amatiqua in the Gulf of Honduras, is this ramshackle town. It has a completely different feel than Belizean towns. The languages on the streets are Spanish and Mayan with very little English, if at all. Lots of Garifuna people and traditional Mayan dresses. Poverty is presentContinue reading “Livingston, Guatemala”

Nestled in the South West corner of Bahia De Amatiqe in the Gulf of Honduras, this ramshackle town has a completely different feel than towns in Belize. Spanish and Mayan reign— very little English. Poverty is present everywhere you look. Lots of Garifuna people and traditional Mayan. Here are a few of the pics IContinue reading “Livingston”

A very comfortable anchorage—perfect for celebrating Passover— very unusual. During the Seder as part of the ritual we ask: how’s this night different from all other nights? Well, almost everything was different. Only the two of us instead of the whole family with minimal traditional foods, yet we had all the basics: red wine, matzah,Continue reading “Celebrating the holiday of Freedom— Passover”

Wednesday morning we got moving around 8:30 and dinghied across the lagoon and up the river to Independence – the Hokey Pokey ferry stop. An elderly man on the dock waved us in and took care of our dinghy while we did stuff. As expected, Papa Dena, the tall skinny, ex soccer star, with longContinue reading “Rio Dolce Redux”

After cruising up the Rio Dolce and two overnights on El Golfete, we sailed down the Rio and cleared out at Livingston, first immigration and then to the Capitania del Puerto. A long wait, he was busy that day. A short trip to SAT and then we are off and sailing. It’s a busy harbor,Continue reading “Across Bahia de Amatique”

We checked out of Belize at Punta Gorda, after a calm night anchored around Orange Point. Dead calm we motored sixteen nm to Livingston, Guatemala. As we settled, a boat full of port officers pulled up and we began to clear in. Actually kind of fun. We had an escort to ATM and then immigration.Continue reading “Arrived in Guatemala”

Belize is also home to amazing jungles and wildlife. We took a day trip to the cockscomb basin wildlife sanctuary with Ian, our local tour guide. It’s about an hour drive from Placencia, passing the savanna on the way to the jungle. We did not see a jaguar, nevertheless we enjoyed a hike in aContinue reading “Jungle Day”

The boat was running on the starboard engine only. The port engine did not start – we discovered later that the started motor had self-destructed in a spectacular and violent and convincing way. This starter was never going to turn again. It was a hard short from battery to ground and the relay was reallyContinue reading “Motoring (Limping) to Refuge at Placencia”

We waited all morning for the storm to pass and got tired of waiting. So we set sail from Tobacco Caye in the direction of the Pelican Cayes. Except there was no sailing, only motoring all the way in the rain. We arrived at Hideaway Caye and found that the five mooring balls were taken.Continue reading “Sailing in the Rain”

As we approached tiny Tobacco Caye on a beautiful crystal clear day and started the anchoring process we’re welcomed by a huge Eagle ray who showed us the good spot. Near this Caye, which is nestled on the reef, there are very few good anchoring spots and on the third trial, we managed to placeContinue reading “Tobacco Caye and Reef’s End”