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Guatemala, Rio Dulce – The last few boat jobs at the end of the hurricane season

The end of the summer and the hurricane season is fast approaching.  The cooler autumn weather  brings greater stability to weather patterns in the Caribbean so it is safe to head out sailing again.

Not that we are feeling any cooler up river yet.

With all that sorted, it was time to leave our lovely anchorage and sail on up to check the place out
Wishful thinking at the moment

Our visit to the Rio Dulce river of Guatemala has been lovely.  We have had a chance to complete boat projects while making new friends and catching up with old ones.  The humans had a chance to travel inland, but only wish they had made more time to see more of the interior.

Tikal-nice temple view-main square

The Mayan ruins of the once great city of Tikal

There is still a mountain of work we would like to do to the boat before we head back out (isn’t there always), but it is time to prioritize and start provisioning.  I can not believe how quick the season has passed us by.

New batteries installed (2)

We seriously ‘blew’ the budget replacing the house bank of batteries this year!

Moving to Nana Juana Marina has meant that we have been closer to friends to socialize.  I do not know how ‘conducive’ this has been to getting work done, but the human’s have had more fun in between.

Halloween 2015

Now that it is the end of the season we are starting to say goodbye to many fellow cruises heading out.  A few we might see again, but many are heading north or rushing ahead to get to the Pacific early enough to get a full season on those islands.  It is sad to say goodbye to good friends we have made and can only hope our paths will cross again.

The girls on Ta-B

S/V Our Rose and Ta-B’s going away party.  Note the many empty bottles!

But we have lots to look forward to this sailing season, and I will share more of our plans later, but to start with the holiday season is fast approaching and we have company for Christmas.  We have Auntie Kim and Uncle Andy coming along with Connor and Shannon.  They are flying in from Vancouver, B.C., to the island of Roatan, Honduras, to spend some time again with us.

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The Miller Clan when they visited us in the US Virgin Islands last year.

We are very excited about this and will have to ‘get our butts in gear’, finish off the last of the boat jobs and get ‘a moving’ if we are going to get there in time for their arrivals.

 

 

Watching rugby

Watching the world championships for rugby in the comfort of the Marina’s bar.

Winning rugby team

The Kiwis were over the moon that the ‘all blacks’ thrashed the Aussies

Tot-tot battery delivery

 Using a tuk-tuk to transport the new batteries to the boat.

Halloween

Halloween fun and mischief.

Nurse shark and a pirate

A pirate and a nurse shark

Surfer dog

Even I dressed up for Halloween as a surfer dog.

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