A Stoplight Parrotfish checks us outFebruary 16, 2012Roatan (Honduras)West End Mooring Field16º17.70N -086º35.83WDeep waters, sheer drops, coral reefs, walls and white sandbeaches = fishing, diving, snorkeling and sunbathing. It’s no wonder th…
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UTILA Cays
UTILA Southwest CaysFebruary 8, 2012Diamond Cay (Honduras)16º04.05N -086º57.92WThese cold fronts have been coming at us relentlessly oneafter the other and ended up making the anchorage at Utila’s East Harbour rollyand unpleasant. Besides, we…
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UTILA East HarbourFeb. 6, 2012Utila East Harbour (Honduras) 16º04.05N – 086º57.92WDomino turned to on 12/22/11 and we celebratedWe’re cruising again, and it was about time! We left the Rio Dulce behind us, glad to havediscovered a part …
Guatemala
January 27, 2012 Celebrating 2 years of cruising January is not over yet, so I can still say Happy NewYear. Right, we’ve taken a 3-weekbreak from cruising and took advantage of the great prices and easy connectionfrom Guatemala …
Sweet Rio Dulce
December 10, 2011Marina TortugalRio Dulce, Guatemala15°39 N – 89°00 WSweet River… Rio Dulce… JP had been adamant about spendingsome time on this Guatemalan River. But it took some convincing. I had no intention of cruising yet another r…
Belize’s Cays
December 8, 2011Punta Gorda (Belize)Is Belize just a myth? This 190-milelong barrier reef, home to 70 hard coral species, 36 soft coral species andsome 500 varieties of fish, a prime vacation destination in Central Americaattracts a quarter-milli…
ATM Caves
ATM Cave: the beautiful hourglass entranceDecember 3, 2011Old Belize MarinaBefore leaving Belize City, a word about the most amazing excursionwe’ve made so far: the Actun Tunichil Muknal cave.Ceremonial vessels, crystallizedI’ll be brief, since I c…
Tikal: Amanecer
November 28, 2011Tikal (Guatemala)It’s 5 AM and you sit at the top of the Pyramid of theTwo-Headed Serpent. Above therainforest canopy, in the pre-dawn darkness, you barely make out the masses ofmist drifting along the mild breeze. Y…
Turkey in Belize
November 26, 2011Old Belize MarinaCucumber Beach Thanksgiving is past and our son Arnaud and his family aregone, back to work and their city lives. I hope they are very tired and will sleep the whole way back. Tired, they should be, aft…
