It is time to leave Cuba and continue our journey south before the hurricane season starts in the Caribbean. Also, it has been over 2 weeks since we checked out of the country in Cayo Largo. Officials in Mexico are ‘definitely’ going to ask us why it took so long to […]
Mexico
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We made it to Mexico safe and sound and we chose Isla Mujeres as you first Port of Call This island is located just off the Mexican mainland coast, with only a short shallow channel separating it from the city of Cancun. The island offers a safe protected anchorage, but […]
We could not come to the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and not visit one of the Mayan ruins. There are multitudes of tour agencies that will offer you a variety of options to visit one of the three major sites close by on the mainland. These sites are not dog […]
There is the possibility of some unsettled weather hitting the north western Caribbean next week. We have decided to move further south away from it. It is getting closer to the end of the sailing season anyway, so getting south seems like a good idea. We have enjoyed our visit […]
Well we lifted anchor and said goodbye to the lovely touristy island of Isla Mujeres and headed south for Belize. On the way the humans wanted to stop at the coral atoll Blanco Chinchorro. The forecast looked good with winds set around the 15 knot range. Sea state looked settled […]
In the immortally words of song lyrics ‘You don’t know what you got till it’s gone. Found paradise and put up a parking lot’. The Mexican’s have gone one step further ‘They found paradise and put up a military base’. We wiggled our way out of Bahia del Espiritu Santo […]