A reminder of our earlier visit to Cuba - a handbuilt boat
makes it to Isla Mujeres, Mexico. |
The crew for our voyage from Isla Mujeres to the Rio Dulce,
Guatemala ...left to right - Rachel, Mika, June, Lisa and
Ed |
Ed supervises Mika and Rachel raising the mainsail. |
Ed relaxes on Ranguana Cay, Belize, while the crew are snorkelling.
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Approaching Livingston, Guatemala, just before dawn |
Ed on the helm as we start up the Rio Dulce |
We drop anchor on our way up river..... |
and take our skiff up Rio Tatin to walk Thor and do our laundry! |
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We anchor in Lago Izabal
at Denny's Beach while scouting for a place to haul out. |
We meet our first Mayan family in the village of Punta Caimanes. |
The Absolute Absolution is lined up as the team prepare
for the haul out. |
Ed guides the raft in. |
The Absolute Absolution emerges from the lake.... |
with the help of heavy duty winches and the strong arms of
the villagers. |
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Our raft slowly disappears into the jungle folliage of the
village.... |
and into its shady resting place in Punta Caimanes. |
Louis offers to look after our dog Thor and our cat Brendan during our absence. |
Bessy, an undergraduate at university in Guatamala, and whose
parents run the local tienda, promises to keep in touch with
us by email. |