tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28492378299838618122023-11-30T18:11:42.537-07:00ALPENGLOWThe Voyages of Alpenglow
ALPENGLOWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466900792721630467noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849237829983861812.post-15712263046410802622017-06-17T11:33:00.003-06:002017-12-28T17:27:22.413-07:00CUBA - VINALES<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Let’s talk money for a moment. I’m talking,
CUBAN money. Cuba has 2 official
currencies. The Cuban Peso, sometimes
called the National currency or in Spanish, the Moneda Nacional “CUP” and the
second currency is the Cuban Convertible Peso “CUC”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Currently, there is approximately 25 CUP
per CUC and the CUC is about 1 to 1 with the US dollar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Fruits, vegetables and other staples can
only be bought with CUPs. Basically,
none touristy type things can only be bought with CUPs. Luxury goods and services including most
imported goods and anything intended for the consumption by foreigners/tourists
are paid in CUCs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">A tourist can exchange their currencies in
Cuban banks and hotels at a rate of 3% however if you are converting American
dollars, it will cost you 10%. I suggest
you convert your US dollars to Canadian or Euros before going to Cuba. You cannot buy or sell either currency
outside of Cuba so spend it all before going back home or better yet, help out
a local.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Because the US doesn’t want American
tourists to spend any money whatsoever in Cuba (yeah right, how is one to do
that ?), you cannot use any ATMs or American Credit Cards. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">OK, enough about money, on to the lovely Valley
of Viñales…..<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">In the Valley of </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> Viñales</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">, we found a young
man by the side of the road that was willing to drive us the four of us around
in his father’s car.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">He is an engineer,
making 80 cents an hour or about $30/month.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">
</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">The government had sent his father, a nurse, to work in Africa for $350
a year for several years.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Upon his
return to Cuba, the government offered him a car for $5000 (I think our driver
meant $500).</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Somehow, his father had
saved enough to purchase this old car.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">
</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">So, he and his son started a taxi business however it didn’t really seem
like any other taxis we took.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">So what,
he made as much money in one day as he would have made in a month as an
engineer.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">He brought us all over Viñales, anywhere we
wanted to go, he was willing to drive there.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">
</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Funny thing is, we gave him lunch but he wouldn’t eat with us……Here’s a
good example of a Cuban afraid of what some government official would do if he
saw him eat with us ?</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our taxi driver on the left. The middle man was trying to sell him his watch.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Notice the horse and buggy. That's the seller's transportation</span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">We visited two tobacco farms.
Remember in my last blog, I mentioned that the tobacco farmers had to
give 90% of their crops to the government?
The government then exports or sells cigars to the locals. I much more enjoyed paying these farmers
directly for cigars. Although, I have no
clue what I’ll do with them. For 1 CUC a
cigar, why not help out a farmer !</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">We all took puffs of a cigar but Tim looked very </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">professional.</span><br />
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Particulare” which are rooms in people’s homes.
They charged us $25 or $30 a night.
There are so many of them, it’s really easy to find one. The outside of their homes has a blue sign
that looks like an anchor. The red signs
are casa particulars for the locals. I’m
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$40/month for operating a Casa Particulare whether they rent or not. The owners would take down our passport
numbers and call in to the government.
At one Casa, the owner never did this.
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">This is what I learned from Cubans we met
along the way. Whether it’s completely true or not I’ll never really know but
others who have traveled extensively in Cuba have learned pretty much the same
things as I.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Cuba offers their citizens free medical
care and education. Most people, no
matter what job they do, earn approximately $10 to $30 a month. The government gives them a monthly ration
card so they can get for free; so many pounds of rice, cooking oil, some eggs
and such. It’s a minimum amount of food,
just enough to sustain them. If they
want more food, they need to purchase it.
Most grocery stores are just about empty except for alcohol. There are markets to buy fresh fruit, veggies
and some chicken and pork.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">The cows belong to the government.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">If you kill a cow, you will go to prison for
15 years however if you kill a human being, it’s 8 years in prison.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> Beef is for exportation and tourists and most likely government officials. Also, t</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">obacco farmers must give their government
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Many Cubans find other ways for making an
extra buck. Sure you’ll see some Cubans
with more money than others, in this case, they probably have friends or family
in other countries that send them money or they work for the government.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">There exists a black market. If you need something that you cannot
purchase simply because there isn’t anything to buy in the stores, simply ask
around and someone will tell you where to find it. In fact, potatoes can only be purchased on
the black market. If you ask for some at
the market, they will pull some out from under their counter for you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Cubans are not allowed to move to another
province. In fact, it is next to
impossible to afford to travel. In most
cases, when a person is born, they live with their parents until their parents
die. When they marry, the spouse joins
either parent’s home. The government
doesn’t build any new homes. Cubans live
rent free however they do pay for electricity and phones. They can swap homes with another person and
recently, they can purchase a home however, it’s unlikely they can as they have
little money.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Cubans seem to be content with what they
have. A possible reason for this is that
they all have the same. They are all
either middle class or poor. The
government does make sure that they have the very basic needs of life. I just read from another cruiser’s blog that
they talked to a man who had a baby carriage.
They asked him how he got it and the man showed them a baby ration card.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Most Cubans do not have cars and travel
either by foot, bike or horse and buggy.
</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Since 1959, when Fidel Castro assumed power, the majority of Cubans
have been prevented from importing foreign cars and parts. Since then, locals have to rely on their
ingenuity to fix and create custom parts to keep their vintage cars running. I’m pretty sure the vintage cars get their
beautiful paint on the black market.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">One way people make an extra buck and if
they are lucky enough to have access to a car, is being a taxi driver for the
tourists. They can make more money in a
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">We stayed in “Casa Particular” which are
rooms in people’s homes for rent. They
charged us $25 to $30 a night. There are
so many of them, it’s really easy to find one.
The homeowners must pay the government $40/month for operating a Casa
Particular whether they rent or not.
Often, the owners will cook breakfast for a very small fee. We found we got more food at the casas then
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">We found a taxi who would drive the 4 hours
to Havana. The highway was impressive
with 4 lanes on each way with mostly farm land on each side. Once in Old Havana, we walked with our
friends Rebecca & Dov on the quieter streets looking for a Casa Particular
to stay for a few days. As soon as I met
the owner, I knew this was the place.
Our rooms were basic but each had their own bathroom and air conditioner
which the government obliges the home owners to have for their guests. Our hosts were amazingly friendly and they made sure we had loads to eat at breakfast.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">For days we walked the streets of Old
Havana viewing the beautiful architecture.
We ate street food and sat in tourist restaurants. By the way, only tourists are allowed to eat
lobsters and meat! We found a brew pub
in one of the squares and tasted their beer which was pretty good. There are several parks and each are
beautiful. Certainly, the government
spends lots of money where tourists visit, it was obvious. As soon as you left the tourist area, there
was lots of garbage and crumbling dwellings.
The government obviously doesn’t care that much about their own
people. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">To fully appreciate Cuba, one should know a
little history before visiting. I became
a US citizen only a few years ago, so I am particularly interested in the US
and Cuba past relationship. After my
little history write up below, you’ll find our experience in the first city we
visited; Cienfuegos and the Laguna <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Guanaroca.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Fulgencio Batista Zaldivar was the elected
President of Cuba from 1940-1944 and the US backed this dictator from 1952-1959
before being overthrown during the Cuban Revolution. During this time, Batista worked to increase
his personal fortune. So much so that
when he fled with 40 cabinet ministers and family members to the Dominican Republic
on January 1<sup>st</sup>, 1959; he took with him a fortune worth 300 million dollars. Critics accused Batista and his supporters of
taking as much as $700 million in fine art and cash as ministers and cabinet
members also fled into exile.</span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "comic sans ms";">Batista murdered 20,000 Cubans in seven years and turned
Democratic Cuba into a complete police state, destroying every individual
liberty and stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from the Cuban people. He <i>"completely
failed to advance the economic welfare of the Cuban people". </i></span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "comic sans ms";">During this time, <i>in a
manner that antagonized the Cuban people, the U.S. government used its
influence to advance the interests of and increase the profits of the private
American companies, which "dominated the island's economy".<sup> </sup> As by the late 1950s, U.S. financial interests
owned 90% of Cuban mines, 80% of its public utilities, 50% of its railways, 40%
of its sugar production and 25% of its bank deposits—some $1 billion in total.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "comic sans ms";">Finally, in March 1958, the U.S. announced it would stop
selling arms to the Cuban government.<sup> </sup> Soon after, the U.S. imposed an arms
embargo. The U.S. then imposed further
embargos.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms";">As<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba-United_States_relations" title="Cuba-United States relations"><span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms";">relations between Cuba and the United States</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span></span><span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms";">deteriorated
rapidly after the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Revolution" title="Cuban Revolution"><span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms";">Cuban Revolution</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span></span><span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms";">and
the resulting expropriation and nationalization of businesses, the island became
cut off from its traditional market by an<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_embargo_against_Cuba" title="United States embargo against Cuba"><span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms";">embargo</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span></span><span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms";">and
a travel ban was imposed on U.S. citizens visiting Cuba. The tourist industry declined
to record low levels within two years of Castro's accession to power. Today, tourism generates over 2 million
arrivals per year and is one of the main sources of revenue for the island.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the Cuban Missile Crisis in October, 1962, travel restrictions were imposed by
President Kennedy. The current
regulation does not prohibit travel by U.S. citizens to Cuba<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>per se</i>, but it makes it illegal
for U.S. citizens to have transactions (spend money or receive gifts) in Cuba
under most circumstances without a US government<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Foreign_Assets_Control" title="Office of Foreign Assets Control"><span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms";">Office of Foreign Assets Control</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span></span><span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms";">issued
license.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><u><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "comic sans ms";">On July 25, 2011, OFAC </span></u><u><span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms";">(</span></u><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Foreign_Assets_Control" title="Office of Foreign Assets Control"><span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms";">United States
Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control</span></a><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">) </span></u><u><span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms";"> declared that the "people to<span style="color: #222222;"> people" relaxation of restrictions on travel
conceded by the Obama administration should not be mistakenly interpreted as
promoting tourism. In January 2015, the
Administration lightened restrictions on U.S. citizen travel to Cuba. While
restrictions on travel for missionary work and education have been loosened,
visits for tourism remain banned.</span></span></u><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "comic sans ms";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">We decided to file form CG3300 to apply for
travel in Cuban for “people to people” purposes.
The US Coast guard approved our visit.
So off we sailed from Cayman Brac to Cienfuegos, Cuba. Along the way, two stowaways decided to land
on our boat for the night. Our stowaways
were two different little land birds which had no reason to be 50 miles from
the nearest land. We figured they were
lost. We gave them water and food but in
reality, they just wanted shelter and sleep for the night. After many landings and searching our boat
for the best place to perch for the night, they both opted to stay under our
dodger, one on the port side and the other starboard. They puffed up their feathers to stay warm
and didn’t budge for 12 hours ! Just
after sunrise, they said thanks and off they went. We were just glad to have helped them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">We met Rebecca & Dov who were also in the anchorage on their m/v Blue Compass. We got along famously with them and traveled all throughout Cuba with them. They also had bikes so since they are quite the bird watchers, we biked to the nearby bird sanctuary at Laguna Guanaroca.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">There were guides at the laguna to take us to see more birds. We weren't going to go at first but we are sure glad we did. Rebecca really wanted to see the elusive Cuban Trogon, which is the Cuban National Bird. She asked her guide if he could possibly find one. He started listening and eventually heard one. We left the canoes along the shore in the mangroves and bushwhacked until we saw a couple of Cuban Trogons. WOW ! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><u>Checking In</u>: We checked in at Cienfuegos. We had to dock at the marina. A Doctor came aboard to check our temperatures and did some paper work. Then, Customs and Immigration came on board and did the usual paper work. That's it ! We were told that immigration gives Canadians 3 months, US citizens 1 month and Europeans 2 months to stay in the country. Of course, you can apply for an extension. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><u>Taxis vs Buses</u>: We found taking taxis off the beaten path (away from tourists areas), the taxis are less expensive and sometimes even cheaper than taking the buses, especially if you share the taxi ride. In Cienfuegos, on the street by the Club Nautico<span style="background-color: white;">, </span>there was a man dressed in a white shirt with a tag around his neck. He is a delightful man who can arrange taxi rides for you. We used him to get to Havana. Also, at the marina, you can talk to some of the men who also have connections with taxi drivers. All, at a very good price.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><u>Vegetable & Fruit Market & Eggs</u>: It's located in the downtown area of Cienfuegos. Go early for best choices. A lady tried to sell us 'her special eggs' at a very big price. Just go to the egg market on the on the main pedestrian drag downtown. You can't miss the place, it only sells eggs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">We went in style to Trinidad with our friends,
Rebecca & Dov on m/v Blue Compass.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">
</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">We wanted to spend an entire day and have dinner in Trinidad however our
taxi driver did not want to drive back in the dark.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">His excuse was that the crabs are coming down
the mountain at this time of year and crossing the road to lay their eggs along
the seashore.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">He did not want to crush
the crabs and have crab meat all over his car.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">
</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">I really thought this was a lame excuse until I saw all the crab guts squished
in the pavement on our way to Trinidad.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">
</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">And, some of the crabs were already crossing the road, way before sunset,
so we had to dodge those !!!!</span></div>
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mostly manually. Cubans have to rely on
themselves to build or repair whatever they have. We once saw a man mow is lawn which he
obviously built with parts he found here and there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">I am going to quote what our friends Dov
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any better and it reflects what I feel and what I’ve experienced. Thank you Rebecca & Dov for allowing me
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<i><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">“There
is no equality of experience, there is little similarity in lifestyle, and the
key thing, there is a huge gap in aspirations.
The Cubans cannot pull themselves up from being poor. It is simply not possible in the Castro Bros. worker’s paradise socialist/communist
dictatorship. But, and this is very sad,
if they befriend a foreign tourist, maybe the foreign tourist will help
them. And that is exactly what happens. The tourists who become friendly with a few
locals, eventually start to donate things to them. We met one tourist who brings 3 or 4 bicycles
with him every time he returns to the resort and he gives them to his ‘friends’
in the Marea Del Portillo. We met
another who gave a Cuban enough money to rebuild his home after a hurricane
some years ago 0 enough money means the equivalent of about $300. (actually back then it was still forbidden
for Cubans to have foreign money, so the tourist brought an air compressor from
Canada, which the Cuban traded for lumber and other building material. Nowadays money would be fine….the government
is allowing Cubans to great tourists as ‘fair game’.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">There
is an interesting corollary to all this.
Cubans have a reputation of being very nice, and treating tourists very
well. This is completely true (and
really nice !), but as we sadly found out, this only occurs where there is an
expectation of getting money (or equivalent) in return. When we were in non-touristed towns, we were
ignored. When we were in touristed
towns, we were given lots of attention.
As we understood more and more of the system, we realized that Cubans
were giving attention to the tourists in the hope of finding a tourist who
would become their ‘Sugar Daddy’. In
effect, Cubans have become sophisticated beggars, without even realizing
it. And they are doing this with the
Castro Bros. approval. Then years ago,
it was essentially forbidden to talk to tourists. Now it is perfectly fine. It’s all very very sad.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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felt the need to give as much as I could, whether they ask for something or not
or if they just wanted to trade. Their
government allows them to have so little.
However, sadly, I know our encounter will not develop into a
relationship. But that’s ok, I
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ALPENGLOWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466900792721630467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849237829983861812.post-34498155732269544292017-03-27T20:26:00.000-06:002018-01-31T19:51:33.633-07:00CAYMAN BRAC<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Caymanians call Grand Cayman
Island, simply “Cayman”. They call
Cayman Brac, just “Brac” and obviously call Little Cayman Island,
“Little”. Cayman is pronounced Cay Mon. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Brac is only 14 miles long with a
bluff in the middle and very impressive cliffs on the East end. Brac is a world away from Grand Cayman. The amount of vacationers in Brac is far less
than in Grand Cayman. It is a very
peaceful island with few cars. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">All the Cayman Islands are known
for their excellent scuba diving because of the clear water, reefs and deep
walls. To my knowledge, this island does
not have any sandy natural beaches.
There are a few public beaches but mostly the entrances to the water are
rocky. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">We should have called Port
Authority upon arrival, but we forgot.
Instead, we just went into the channel on the south side and picked up a
mooring buoy. We previously studied our Frank
Virgintino’s guide that’s about 10 years old.
He said that we can get behind the reef on the South side in 6 feet of
water. This should have been a piece of
cake for Alpenglow since she only has a 4.5 foot draft. The channel is extremely narrow and windy and
even with good visibility, we skimmed the ground, not once but twice, our depth
sounder said it was 4.2 feet. Our guide
was definitely out of date. We should have
known that topography can change over the years. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Lucky for us, it was very easy to glide
over the sandy bottom. If we had
notified Port Authority of our arrival, they would have told us not to go
inside the reef. Turns out, ignorance
was bliss because it was so much calmer inside the reef. We ended up anchoring in a very sweet narrow
spot between a dock used by the Brac Scuba Shack boat and the reef.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Here’s a picture of a map Tim drew
if you are interested in anchoring inside the reef. We hold no responsibility if you run aground
! Make sure you go at high tide.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">There was a Cuban refugee boat
anchored near us with fifteen men and one woman on board. They recently arrived and were on their way
to Guanaja, one of the Bay islands of Honduras.
During their stay, they were not allowed off their boat. Immigration officers parked their cars and watched
them 24/7. We were curious and asked the
officers about the Cubans. They told us
that they periodically advised them of the weather and told them when they must
leave. Some people fed them, however, they
weren’t supposed to but the officers looked the other way. The officers we talked to said that they would
make sure that they do not starve and will help them if they get sick. This is a very common occurrence in Brac.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">THEIR BOAT WAS NO MORE THAN 30 FEET LONG</span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Sometimes we complain about having
bikes on board</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> since they take a lot of space.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">
</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">But, when we get to islands where we can bike, we are very pleased to
have them.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">We find that we experience so
much more by biking.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Besides, there are
no buses on this island. </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">If islanders
don’t have a vehicle, they mostly hitchhike.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">We biked by the ‘National Trust
Brac Parrot Reserve’. It did not
disappoint us. We saw 18 parrots in one
tree on one occasion and saw several others on different days. Sorry, no pictures because the lighting was
lousy. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">As we were biking further northeast,
we spotted art outside someone’s house. One
piece was of a toilet he used to hold his garbage. If the lid was up, the garbage men knew he
had garbage, if it were down, there was none.
There was a Welcome sign so we entered the gate to investigate. From the corner of my eye, I could see a man
in his workshop putting on his pants. He
was a tall, skinny man with long blond hair sporting work clothes. He introduced himself as “FOOTS” because of
his size 16 feet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">You can tell that Foots loved
having visitors. He brought us around to
see all his sculptures which all told a story.
He welcomed us inside his house and offered me to pick jewelry that he
made of the local caymanite stone he found, or of conch and whelk shells he
collected. He must have had hundreds of
pieces ! I picked a few and he insisted
I choose more. If they weren’t polished
to his liking, he’d bring them to his workshop and polish them for me. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">CAYMANITE STONE IN IT'S RAW FORM</span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Foots is clearly a hippy, in his
early 60s and loves the artists of his time; AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, ZZ top, The
Eagles, Alice Cooper, Guns & Roses…</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">
</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">He told us to climb up to his ‘Stairway to Heaven’, turn on his CD and
walk out to his roof to enjoy the view while listening to Led Zeppelin. His
view up high is of the ocean and shoreline; he has no neighbors in sight.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">I
could just imagine him getting stoned, playing music full blast and watching
the stars from his Stairway to heaven.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN </span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Foots’ real name is Ron Kynes. He is the creator of “The Lost City of
Atlantis” where he built sculptures and sunk them into the ocean to create an
artificial reef. </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><a href="http://www.atlantiscaymanbrac.com/artist.html">http://www.atlantiscaymanbrac.com/artist.html</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">After our visit with Foots, we biked
to the end of the road.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">At the most Eastern
point of the island is a huge bluff and a rocky shoreline.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">It’s quite spectacular, especially at the tip
where huge boulders have fallen and caves have been dug out by pounding waves.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">You can walk pretty far if the waves aren’t
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">OUR LUNCH SPOT UNDER THE ROCKS ON THE LEFT</span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">We spotted some rock climbers and
as we were watching them, they invited us to climb up and have a chat with
them.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">John Byrnes, who lives part time
in Fort Collins, Colorado and part time in Brac, bolted all the approximately 70
routes on Brac, along with other climbers.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">
</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">He’s the unofficial climbing ambassador at Brac.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">He wrote a free guide book of all his routes
which you can get online.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">With him were Becky and Jeff from
Colorado Springs ! Go figure, we bump into
rock climbers from Colorado in Brac. We
became friends instantly, talking about the rock climbing we did and the places
we’ve been. Becky & Jeff invited us
to their rental house for dinner the next day.
Being originally from Louisiana, Becky cooked up a feast of stuffed
Chicken, Shrimp Jambalaya, salad, beans, oh my, there was so much absolutely
delicious food, what a treat ! We will
visit them this summer and hopefully catch Jeff playing his trumpet at the Wild
Goose bar. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">West End Point is a perfect spot
to just hang out and enjoy the stunning sunsets.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">We often brought snacks and happy hour drinks
or just rested from our day’s explorations. </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">On the way back, twice, we spotted a very
large White Owl which I think is a Barn owl.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Booby Point did not
disappoint. We saw several brown boobies
in all the different stages of life as it was nesting season. An egg, a booby just out of its shell, an
infant, a chick still with white feathers, a teenager, Moms & Dads. Brown boobies may have 1 to 2 eggs however
they will only feed one….the strongest one.
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">One thing during our travels we
never heard before was a Traffic Controller on VHF 16. Every time he saw any kind of vessel, whether
close or far, passing by Brac, whether they were stopping at the island or not,
he’d hail them. He was extremely polite,
asking simply for their location, where they were going, welcoming them to the
island or saying good bye or simply wishing them fair seas. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">In talking with one of the
immigration officers one day, turns out the traffic controller was his cousin
(it is a very small island after all).
He is an older man who simply loves boats. Years ago, he built a tall ladder so he could
see the ships, today he has more sophisticated ways to spot boats. He does this only out of pleasure, a hobby
you could say.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">The Agricultural Festival was very
much a family oriented affair. No
alcohol was served and oh boy, were we disappointed, we were hoping for a beer
tent after all that riding in the heat. I
especially enjoyed the exhibit on growing fruits and vegetables
organically. I learned a thing or
two. There was a large area of animals
that had won prizes for ‘Best Cock’, ‘Best Rabbit’, ect ect… there were pigs, cows, birds and
chickens. One chicken went for $50CI
! That must have been one very special
chicken indeed !<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">We broke down and had turtle meat
stew for lunch. We convinced ourselves
that it came from the turtle farm in Grand Cayman rather than poaching. No, it did not taste like chicken but indeed,
it was delicious.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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& TRAVELERS INFORMATION<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">CHECKING IN:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">You
are supposed to call the Port Authorities on VHF 16 as you are approaching the
island. Oops, we forgot and oh, it was
no big deal. After taking a buoy we
called customs to let them know we had arrived on the south side (the north
side had rough seas). They asked us to
dinghy to the dock near Brac Beach Resort to process us. They didn’t ask us but we knew that they
would have wanted our spear gun and pole spear so we just brought them
along. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Immigration
gave us new visa cards. We said we still
had those that were given to us while in Grand Cayman. He said that they should have taken them from
us. He went off to make a phone call,
came back and simply said that he will take the old cards and we should fill
out new ones. By doing that, he gave us
another 30 free days of stay in the Caymans, SCORED !!!! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">GOING
TO LITTLE CAYMAN from BRAC</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">: We asked if we had to check out or in if we
wanted to go to Little Cayman Island. Little
Cayman is considered to be part of the same jurisdiction as Cayman Brac, so no
formalities are required. <span class="apple-converted-space"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">CHECKING OUT:</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">If
you are leaving Cayman Brac to go to Grand Cayman or another country, you must
leave immediately after you check out.
You can only check out of Brac or Grand Cayman. There are no officials on Little Cayman.<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">BUOYS:</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">The
Buoys outside the reef are government owned and free to anyone who wants to use
them. Boat dive operators also use these
buoys. Buoys inside the reef are
private.<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">DINGHY DOCKS:</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">On
the south side,<b> </b>you can use either
the concrete dock at Brac Reef Resort, or the concrete dock next to the launch
ramp, west of the wooden Brac Scuba Shack dock.<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">GROCERIES:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> There
are a few grocery stores on the North side of the island.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">LAUNDRY</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">: I
never saw any Laundromats or laundry services.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">BANK:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">
Yes, there is a bank and its ATM dispenses US dollars.<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">CAVEs:</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Best
cave: On top of the bluff road, rather
than turn towards the lighthouse, go the opposite direction. At the Mosquito Research and Control Unit
turn right. Not long after that look
left, there’s a sign called “CAVE” and a green fence. Go thru the fence. Don’t forget light flashes/head lamps.<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Another
good cave is Pete’s Cave. It’s near Spot
Bay on the North side; just take Pete’s road to the end and walk up. You can also drive over the bluff to get to
the cave however I’m not sure how.</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">NIM
things</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">: Visit NIM’s things at his house on North East
Bay Road, near the end of the road across from the ocean. He’s a 79 year old man who lived all his life
on Brac. He has many stories you’ll
never forget. Be warned, he’ll talk your
ear off ! He has an OPEN or CLOSED sign
outside his house.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">FOOTS:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> His
house is on the seashore’s South East side of the island. You can’t miss it. Look for driveway arch that says “Led
Zeppelin”.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">ROCK
CLIMBING GUIDE:</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">CLIMB.KY
or 936-Brac. If you aren’t a rock
climber, no worries, they have all the gear and will help you rappel 100 feet down
the cliff.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">BECKY
& JEFF’s RENTAL HOUSE:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> I must mention this house for rent because it
is quite beautiful and inexpensive. It
has 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, full kitchen, A/C, laundry facilities ect ect…The
most spectacular part about this house is the view. There is a large deck on the ocean side with
a pool and dining table for 6. Keep in
mind, there is no beach here as it’s rocky shoreline but when the seas are
calm, you can walk over the rocks into the water. It is on the far South East side of the
island. And the cost was only $60us a
night. Amazing ! Look it up, it’s called BACH@BRAC. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">MUSEUM:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">
You’ll find the museum on the North side. Surprisingly good with loads of information
and pictures about the hurricane that hit the island in 1932. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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ALPENGLOWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466900792721630467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849237829983861812.post-37115695514212863052017-02-18T06:33:00.000-07:002017-12-28T17:28:28.740-07:00GRAND CAYMAN ISLAND<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Sailing from Guanaja, one of the
three Bay Islands in Honduras to the Grand Cayman Island was probably not going
to happen. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>First off, it's
East, which means bashing against wind, waves and current. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>While we waited for that special weather
window, we had already Plan B, Plan C and Plan D. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Plan B was to stay in Guanaja until the
next weather window. Plan C was to go to Cuba and Plan D was simply to go North
West to Mexico. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>I learned a
long time ago not to hope too hard and just accept the weather.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">As we were enjoying Guanaja, we
found time to stare at the computer several hours at the little wind indicators
on Windfinder's web site to see if anything at all was looking possible for us
to leave.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Our chance came sooner than later
but we were prepared. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Guanaja
to the Grand Cayman Island is 328 nautical miles. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The Grid files we downloaded predicted
South Easterly winds at 15 knots for 30 hours, and then it predicted no wind
for 18 hours and finally light winds out of the East. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>As we left Guanaja on February 15th,
we bashed against large waves for about 3 miles getting out of the anchorage
and around some reefs. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>As
soon as we turned to port heading North East, we sailed on a close reach for 80
miles in 12 hours. For Alpenglow, this was a record distance for a 12 hour
sail. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>It was rough and
waves constantly crashed over the bow, we could hardly walk down below but heck
it was fast and exciting! <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>We
knew the winds were going to die so we headed as far East as we could.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">The winds did lighten up and the
waves died down so it was a pleasant sail until the winds completely died so we
put away our sails and motored for 22 long hours still heading East as much as
we could. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Now that was easy
easting I would say.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Gladly, the wind did pick up just
enough for us to sail the final 60 miles on a heading of 30 degrees to Grand
Cayman Island.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>I forgot to mention, we got no rain
and no squalls during the whole passage. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Tim is great at picking good weather
windows, with no help from Chris Parker I should add (mind you, I do think
Chris is great, we just don’t use him).<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">We got so much salt water over our
deck, when we arrived in the Caymans, the railing looked as if it had little
specks of snow, like that little snow we often get back home that falls too
soon in the season. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Oh boy,
it's only supposed to rain in 5 days from now.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">As we approached the island, we
can plainly see that we are no longer in Central America. Welcome to the 1st
world indeed. <span class="apple-converted-space"> Although, there are
still signs that we are in the wild tropics; iguanas, palm trees, exotic fruit
trees and chickens walking around. Here,
every bathroom has toilet paper, automatic running water and wow, paper towels
! The hot water tap even works. I’ve been in Central America a long
time. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">I had mixed feelings about whether
we would enjoy the Caymans or not with all the cruise ships (up to 6 a day) and
expensive cruise ship like stores, mega million dollar homes and over priced
restaurants and produce. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>It
will be interesting to see. We are not
obliged to see or experience these uncharacteristic Caribbean features. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>We chose the Caymans simply because we
can and it's an easy sail to other nearby countries. <span class="apple-converted-space"> <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Being a flat island, <span class="apple-converted-space">it’s</span> a perfect place to go exploring on our
folding bikes in search of true islanders away from tourists, eat delicious BBQs
off the street, locate beaches free of lounge chairs and chat with some
locals. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Also, it's been
over a month now since I went swimming because of the moray eel that attacked
me, so I thought, the Caymans would be a great place to get back to the
underwater world snorkeling and diving. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Many years ago, fishermen gutted their catch and threw scraps overboard. Over time, the stingrays came to get a free snack. The area is now known as 'Stingray City', a very touristy spot. Here's the mouth of a Stingray.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">STAR FISH AT STARFISH POINT</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">DOG HEAD REEF</span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">One of our bike rides started at
Rum Point along the seashore to the most Eastern End of the island.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">East End is a very small community with
beautiful ocean views.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Along the way, we
stopped at Duppy turn to see if we couldn’t see any ‘Dupples’.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">‘Dupples’ are ghosts reportedly seen by many
North Siders before the advent of electric lights, streets, automobiles and
other symbols of modernity.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Dupples were
not always friendly and generally terrified those who saw them.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">We didn’t see any at all, then again, it was
daylight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">I enjoy cemeteries which may be a
bit weird. I think of all the people who
once lived interesting lives and one day, it’ll be me. Maybe one day, someone will look at my tombstone and wonder
about me.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><i>A Mom died only 1 month after her 14 year old daughter passed away. I imagine she died of a broken heart</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">As we continued our hot, humid
bike ride, we came upon Davinoff’s concrete sculptures that were laid out in
front of his house. Here are only some of the sculptures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Coming to the end of our day’s
bike ride, I was hot and getting tired of being on the bike. A cool shower was on my mind but then, all of
a sudden, we could hear the loud cries of Cayman parrots. We stopped and the couple staring at us,
letting me take wonderful pictures of them.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">I visited Cathy Church’s
underwater photography studio.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">She has
many beautiful photographs for sale and also gives underwater photography
lessons.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">As I was looking through her
photo album, I saw a picture of her forehead pressed against a green moray
eel.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">What the f8*&^%%$.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">I had the chance to chat with her after her
class.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">I asked her about the picture and
she simply said “that particular moray eel was tame”.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">I wondered how in the heck do you know when
one is tame ?????? OK, maybe I’m freaking out about eels but it’s been over 2
months since my injury and my hand still hurts ! Check out her web site on www.cathychurch.com</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">We stayed at the Camana Bay marina
for a couple of days. At $25 a night,
you can’t beat that ! Some city planners
would love this area. It’s a unique mix
of condos, offices, retail, restaurants, bars and services.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">From the marina we biked north to
West Bay. Along the way we saw the big
hotels on seven mile beach, passed the Dolphin Center and Turtle research
center. We also passed a little store
that sold turtle meat. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><br />We did a bit of a detour to go to the little town of Hell. Yup, Hell. You can actually send a postcard from Hell. We first saw a big gift shop with a big sign saying “Welcome to Hell”. Outside of the gift shop is large balcony overlooking a large area with black coral and a Devil carved from the coral. This is Hell, apparently.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Yet another bike ride brought us
to visit The Queen Elizabeth II Botanical & Blue Iguana farm. I was pretty impressed with the gardens with
strikingly beautiful exotic flowers and over 100 species of palm trees. From what I remember, it’s about 16 acres and
has a nice trail. There’s also a fruit
tree exhibit and my favorite an orchid exhibit.
Unfortunately for me, not one orchid was blooming at the time. However everything else was impressive. What was not impressive was the extra cost
for a guided tour to visit the blue iguanas.
There are little windows we peeped thru and saw one of the blue iguanas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">We anchored off North Sound
estates and biked to the local towns of Savannah and Bodden. We visited the very small Governor Gore bird sanctuary,
walked on the beach and had delicious ice cream. Here, I found a tree full of orange, reddish
fruit. I picked one and brought it home
to taste it later. I first googled Ackee,
and thank goodness I did ! The Ackee fruit
considered to be one of the 10 most dangerous foods. If improperly eaten, Ackee can cause what has
been dubbed the Jamaican Vomiting Sickness. Other than self-explanatory symptoms, can lead to come or death. After having shoulder surgery, being attacked
by an eel, all I would need now is go into a coma !!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Seven Mile beach isn’t truly 7
miles but actually about 5.5 miles.
Several times, Tim and I walked the beach and then some. We got strong calves walking up to 8 miles on
some days ! It is truly a beautiful
beach. A happening place was Calyco’s
bar and restaurant which we liked to hang out, especially on Sundays when the
local young crowd would come and play volleyball or just hang out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">If you enjoyed my blog, please
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">CRUISERS
& TRAVELERS INFORMATION ON GRAND CAYMAN ISLAND<o:p></o:p></span></u></b><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">CHECKING IN:</span></u></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">The
documents say to call the Port Captain (VHF 16) when you are 10 miles out. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>He will direct you as to where to go
(dock or take an orange buoy). <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The
coordinates for the anchorage is 19 17.955N<b>,
</b>081 23.055 W. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>If you
check in/out on a Sunday you will have to pay overtime charges.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">OUR EXPERIENCE</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>We
called the Port Captain<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>between 4
and 5 pm<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>on a Friday. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The Port Captain office was closed but
someone did talk with us.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>She advised us to take one of their
orange buoys and if they were all taken, to take a white one. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Since the office is closed, she told
us to stay on board for the night and check in<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>at 8:30<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>the following morning, a Saturday.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">On Saturday, they advised us to dock
our boat at their South Dock by the immigration office. <span class="apple-converted-space"> If you are lucky and the dock is busy, they’ll
come to you. </span>The dock is made of
concrete and there was a surge, also, there are not many places to tie the
boat. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Make sure you have
long lines and you could tie across the path to the fence. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Make sure you also have numerous
fenders.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> They gave us 30
days. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>There was NO
fee. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Nobody came on board
at all, no mosquito control spraying, no taking of our fruits and
vegetables. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>However, they
did confiscate our spear and sling and gave us a receipt for them.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">EXTENSION</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>It
is possible to extent your stay another 30 days for $50 or 60 days for $100 by
submitting a letter requesting an extension and visiting the Port Captain and
immigration. Or, you can go to Cayman Brac for another 30 day free extension.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">GOING TO LITTLE CAYMAN OR
CAYMAN BRAC:</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>You must check out of Grand Cayman
first then check into Cayman Brac (there are no officials in Little Cayman).<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">CHECKING OUT:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">After
you check out, make sure you get your duty free papers. Go to the duty free stores and stock up. They will deliver your goods near your boat.
Also, get some duty free fuel at either Barcadere marina or at Grand Cayman Yacht
Club.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Customs
will deliver your spear guns to you, near your boat. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Note: Immigration did not take our visa cards. When we got to Cayman Brac, immigration said
that Grand Cayman should have taken our cards.
No big deal, Cayman Brac immigration officer made a call then took our old cards and had us fill in new
cards and bonus, gave us another 30 free days !!!! More on this in my Cayman Brac blog.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">BUOYs:</span></u></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Cruisers
are encouraged to use free buoys rather than anchor. There are approximately 6 or 7 orange buoys
in George Town. All along the reef are
dive buoys cruisers can use as a day use.
You can anchor by the 2 Stingray city sites.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">PUBLIC BUSES:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">The
buses run every day of the week, however there may be fewer buses on
Sundays. There are bus stops however you
can wave one down anywhere. It costs
about $2.00CI for a ride. You can get
just about anywhere on the buses. The
hub is in George Town one street up from the Fort. You can find the bus routes on the local maps
and in the Explore booklet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">ATM:</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">George
Town</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>You can get CI or US dollars at the
ATM at the Royal Bank behind the museum by the cruise ship docks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Many
places</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">: I wouldn’t worry too much about ATMs, there
are several in many places (Savannah, Bodden, George Town, grocery stores,
ect…), however they don’t all disperse US dollars.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">George
Town:</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>From the cruise ship dock, go north,
pass the Burger King, the grocery store “Kirk’s” is on your right. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>OR, park your dinghy on the dock next
to the Lobster restaurant/bar near the Burger King and walk north. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>It's a 5 minute walk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Governor’s
Harbour / Mitchell’s Creek:</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> You can tie your dinghy at the end of
Mitchell’s Creek by some condos. Walk
across the street and slightly to the right you’ll see Governor’s square with a
Costco type store called “Cost U Less”.
You do not need a membership.
There’s also a liquor store, pharmacy, tourist office and more at
Governor’s Square mall.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Grand
Harbor Estates near the airport:</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> Tie your dinghy up at the end of the canal,
there’s a public dock there. Onshore
you’ll see a skate park and there’s a small building right in front of
you. The large grocery store is behind
this building. 2 minute walk. This is the most convenient place to go
shopping that we found.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">North
Sound Estates</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">: There’s a little shopping mall and grocery
store in Savannah however it’s about an hour’s walk to the dinghy dock. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">FISH MARKET:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">In
George Town by the water front, you’ll find fresh fish. Red Snapper cost $6.25CI a pound, at the
store it was $5.99CI a pound.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">DINGHY DOCKs<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">All
docks we used were free.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">George
Town:</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Use the dock next to the Lobster
restaurant/bar near the Burger King North of the cruise ship docks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Rum
Point:</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> There’s a great dinghy dock right at the
point.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Kaibo:</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> Use
the town dinghy dock to the right of the condos at the park.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Camana
Bay:</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> Use the town dinghy dock. You cannot stay overnight.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Mitchell’s
Creek:</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> Tie up at the end of the creek near the
condos. They have cleats.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">North
Sound Estates</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">: Use the town dinghy dock. It’s a good hour’s walk, if not more to
Savannah. Easy bike ride to Savannah and
Bodden.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Grand
Harbor Estates:</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> Dinghy down the canal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">BIKING:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">It’s
a great island to bike since it’s quite flat and car drivers are courteous. There are some roads with hardly any traffic
and other roads that are narrow and dangerous.
There are several places you can rent bikes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">East
End:</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> Start from Rum Point and head East. You can do an easy, mostly hassle free
traffic, 30 mile loop. Take Rum point
Dr, changes into North Side Road, changes into Old Robin Road, then take Queens
highway all around the East point and then take Frank Sound rd across the
island and turn left on North Side road again back to Rum Point. There are a couple of restaurants along the
way, a blow hole, Botanical garden & Iguana farm and lots of great
views. We just loved this ride.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">West
End:</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> For a shorter bike ride, you can start at the
Turtle Farm or for a longer ride, bike along the 7 mile beach to the Turtle
Farm. Head North East from the Turtle Farm. You can do a loop. You’ll come to a dirt road by Barker’s
National Park which is fine for riding.
On the way back, you can stop in the little town of Hell, just for the
hell of it ! </span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">South
Side (Savannah & Bodden towns):</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> I don’t recommend biking on this road as it
is narrow and has lots of traffic and big trucks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">7
Mile Beach:</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> It’s a busy road but is quite wide. In some areas it has good shoulders and a
bike lane. I had no problem biking on
this road.<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">KITE BOARDING:</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">A
very popular kite boarding area is called Barkers which is at the North West
end. Buses do not go there. It’s a dirt road as you near Barkers which
you can ride a bike or take your car. It
is not necessary to have a 4 wheel drive car.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">RUM POINT, North Sound:</span></u></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Anchor
off of Rum Point in 6.5 feet of water. <span class="apple-converted-space"> There’s
a </span>great dock to park your dinghy. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Beach Bar & Restaurant. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Good place to bike and do a loop to
East End.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">On
a moonless night, dinghy into the first inlet past Rum Point to the south and
see some bioluminescence. Or better
still, kayak there as many people do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">STINGRAY CITY SANDBAR,
North Sound:</span></u></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Best
to go when there are minimal or no cruise ships in port. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>You can anchor really close and anchor
your dinghy on the sand bar where the rays are. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Masks & snorkel are allowed but no
fins. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Free of charge for
cruisers. This is not the same place as
Stingray City.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">STINGRAY CITY, North Sound:</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Beware
of lots of coral getting in there. Depth
is about 15 feet. Good for diving with
the stingrays. You can also snorkel and
see very well. You can anchor your big
boat and/or dinghy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">WATER POINT, North Sound:<span class="apple-converted-space"><o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">This
is where Kaibo Yacht club resides. It is
a calmer anchorage than at Rum Point.
It’s a nice walk from Kaibo to Star Point and Rum Point. If you have a decent HP motor, you can dinghy
easily to Rum Point and beyond to great snorkeling areas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">SUNDAYS:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Many
locals spend their Sundays just hanging out at Rum Point and at Calyco Jack’s
bar & restaurant on 7 mile beach.
They BBQ, float in the water with beers in their hands or play
volleyball at Calyco’s. Just beside
Calyco’s off the volleyball nets, is a guy that BBQs Chicken and Pork for $10CI
a plate. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">BEACH HANGOUT:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Calyco
Jack’s at 7 mile beach. This
bar/restaurant also has live music, full moon parties, volleyball and
more. It can get quite busy as cruise
ship tourists hang out here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">FERRY:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">There’s
a ferry that goes from Camana Bay to Rum Point and/or Kaibo.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">THINGS TO DO:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Pick
up maps</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> and the ‘Explore
Cayman’ booklet at the tourist office at Governor’s Square.<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Governor
Michael Gore Bird Sanctuary<b>:</b></span></u><b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Free.
It has a pond and a couple of benches with shade. It’s an extremely small area.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Laundry:</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> Full
& Fold. They have several locations. $1.25CI a pound or over $2.00CI a pound for
same day service.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Cathy
Church Photography Studio:<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Turtle
Farm</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">: We did not go. Across from the turtle farm you may purchase
turtle meat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Swim
with the Dolphins</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">: You can view a 10 minute free show on Sundays
at 12:30. You can go earlier and just
hang out and watch the trainers feed and train the dolphins.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Caybrew:</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">
Cayman beer brewery. Pretty good
deal, it’s about $10ci for 5, 6 ounces of beer plus a tour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Distillery:</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> We did not go.<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Queen
Elizabeth II Botanical Garden and Blue Iguanas: </span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> The
gardens are magnificent. They have many
orchids but do call ahead of time if you want to know if they are in bloom or
not. Bring good walking shoes. Bring a picnic lunch and eat at the gazebo by
the lily pads. It costs extra to visit
the blue iguanas however there are small windows you can see them if you are
lucky.<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">George
Town:</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> Museum, lots of cruise ship type shops. A fort that only has a couple of canons. Bus terminal.
Bar/Restaurants. Dive shops. You can snorkel from some restaurants.<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Snorkeling
& Scuba Diving:</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> There are numerous dive shops and dive sites
along with several snorkeling sites. You
can grab a free mooring ball to do your own diving and snorkeling.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Fishing</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">:
There are several fishing boats. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Water
sports galore:</span></u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> 7 mile beach and Rum point rent water sports
gear.</span>ALPENGLOWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466900792721630467noreply@blogger.com4Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands19.3221698 -81.24086890000000919.0811373 -81.5649654 19.5632023 -80.916772400000013tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849237829983861812.post-16334368027455680892017-02-17T08:36:00.000-07:002017-07-23T10:23:33.247-06:00EEL ATTACK: Recovery Update with a bit of humor<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqautDdp9U08LLuv9P0txCQFMIQiHdm3PN4ROveq6uYfrAaMECJ0Ehl-4cRNX62EMb3EhQRWzAU3ZWlyX3-ARZWOekQWoJTEXFfsVRQLgBqf5rW9LL5c_hUpY6Bv9Eu1PN3gfmod1otvYu/s1600/20170221_120632.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>ONLY IN MY NIGHTMARES ARE EELS THIS HUGE</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Many people have asked me how I'm doing after my eel attack. Well, here's a humorous account of my healing process.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">The
green moray eel that attacked me caused me to go thru many different feelings
and emotions. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>First there
was fear, severe pain and panic. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Then
the nightmares started. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>I
was often upset and sensitive. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Sometimes
I was indifferent, bored, annoyed, frustrated, and mad. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Finally, I was darn right pissed off !<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Eels
don't see very well. </span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">So
what ? </span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">My fingers look a
squid ? </span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Apparently
so. </span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Let's get something straight
right from the beginning. </span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">I
did NOT feed the eel, I wasn't befriending it, I never saw it ! </span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">It came out of a hole in lightning speed some 4 feet away from me. </span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">My
only mistake was probably the fact that I was wearing a ring. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Type
of emotion: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>UPSET<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">MY FINGERS MAY LOOK LIKE A SQUID IF THEIR TENTACLES WERE SEPARATED IN FRONT OF THEIR EYES</span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Why
did all the Asian tourists on the tour boat that picked me up take constant
pictures of me while I was screaming and blood rushing out of my hand and
fingers? </span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">At least let me
know where you posted my agony, you tube ? Twitter ?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Type
of emotion: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ANNOYED<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">At
the Emergency room, they didn't even ask me before cutting off my favorite rash
guard shirt and new bathing suit top. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>They
gave me an anti anxiety drip.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Type
of emotion: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>SENSITIVE
(crying)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">The
first week or two, I was having the same scary nightmare. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>I was snorkeling by myself, got
attacked and passed out in the water because of the loss of blood. I then
drowned and the eel finished me off.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Type
of emotion: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>FEAR and HORROR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Because
of the possibility of bacteria, my Surgeon forbade me to go into the water for
a month.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>In the meantime, I took two types of
antibiotics, pain killers, and anti inflammatory medicine. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>All these meds put me into a zombie
like state.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Type
of emotion: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>INDIFFERENCE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">I
visited the emergency room for 9 straight days after the attack. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>I felt like a Queen, the way I marched
up the stairs, thru the swing doors and straight into the emergency room. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>I sat on an empty gurney and not 5
minutes later, Dr. Forbes and her assistant showed up.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>They removed my bandages, cleaned my
hand by scrubbing hard and eventually removed my 25 plus stitches on two
different days. My surgeon tested my
hand and gladly said to me that I had no damage to my tendons.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Type
of emotion: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>OPTIMISTIC<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">The
eel also bit my thumb nail. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>As
the nail grew, <span class="apple-converted-space">it</span> was catching on
my hair when I was washing it, pulling
the nail away from my skin, OUCH ! <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>I
decided to apply epoxy which turned my finger nail yellow but it worked. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Every sailor has epoxy on their boat,
right?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Type
of emotion: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>PISSED OFF<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">There
were good sides to being injured. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>I
did no cooking, no dishes, no cleaning, and my husband showered me and gave me
his side of our Pullman berth. Then I started feeling useless.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Type
of emotion: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>BORED</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">I
was the talk of Roatan. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Everywhere
I went, because of my large bandages, they would say "Oh you are that
girl". <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>My attack was
posted on the Roatan Crime watchers Facebook page but ultimately got taken down
because it wasn't a crime. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>On
the Roatan Marine Park Facebook page, they reminded everyone to NOT feed the
fish. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>I went on a mission
to protect snorkelers and divers. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>As
Jacques Cousteau once said<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>"No
sooner does man discover intelligence than he tries to involve it in his own stupidity". <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Therefore,
to everyone I met, I'd say<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>"Ask
the tour operators if they feed the fish. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>If they say yes, tell them you'll tip
them if they DO NOT feed the fish".<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Type
of emotion: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>DRIVEN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">My
Emergency room Doctor and Surgeon gave me exercises to do to regain
mobility. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>While on
"The Cay" at Guanaja, a German sailor saw my hand and invited me over
to his boat so he can show me some exercises. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>He was very concerned and
compassionate. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>His 30 year
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index finger and it's crooked. </span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">The
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sorry Mom, I highly doubt I'll be able to ever play you Chopin's “Fantasie-Impromptu”
#4 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 66, CT 46.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Once
I arrived in the Cayman Islands, I found the courage to go snorkeling
again. </span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">I met a man named
Manny from Guanaja and his lovely wife of all places, Nova Scotia. </span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">For 12 years, he worked as a
snorkeling guide in the Caymans. </span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">He
saw that I was very fearful of the Rays and I told him why. </span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">He helped me face my fears by showing
me how to hold a southern sting ray and kiss it. </span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">WAS I NUTS ? </span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">I think I'm cured.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Dana: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Thanks for being there for me, swimming
me back to safety. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Thanks
for taking care of my underwater camera & dinghy. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>What? <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>You took no pictures with my camera?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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me back on your boat and driving me to shore but mostly, keeping the Asians
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Chris: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Thanks for giving me first aid, driving
me to the emergency room and waiting for hours before driving me back. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>I sure hope you enjoyed that bottle of
Rum I gave you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Rhia: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Thanks for the towels;
I hope I left no blood in your car.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Cameron: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Thanks for calling Tim on VHF for
everyone in the harbor to hear. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Mostly,
thanks for practically carrying me to the car.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Debbie: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Thanks for delivering me clean, warm
clothes at the emergency room. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>What? <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Lime green sweat pants
and a hoody ? <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>I guess you
didn't want any blood on your nice clothes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Linda: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Thanks for rushing to me with your 1st
aid kit but...you missed me, you were just too slow. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Thanks for being a true friend.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">All
the cruisers at the marina: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Thanks
for your concerns and help with carrying my groceries but what about giving me
a seat on the grocery bus ?<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Chiqui
"the monkey": <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Thanks
for all the hugs every morning. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Please
don't open up my water tank hose in my cockpit and let it run until my water
tank is empty.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">All
the staff at the hospital: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Thanks
for your all your kindness and compassion. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>No, I don't need to go to the
administration office...again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">To
all my friends and family who sent me get well wishes by email, phone,
Facebook, Twitter, Satellite phone, Skype, Facetime, etc.. etc.. etc..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">My
husband Tim: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>I can't thank
you enough for helping me thru this ordeal, not counting helping me thru shoulder
surgery 4 months ago. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>You've
done so much for me and never ever complained. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The love you have for me is amazing, I
love you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">I
apologize if I missed anyone; it's all quite a blur. </span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">You know who you are and I thank you
from the bottom of my heart.</span>ALPENGLOWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466900792721630467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849237829983861812.post-70694200053913811532017-02-17T07:30:00.000-07:002017-07-23T10:30:23.523-06:00EEL ATTACK - PUBLISHED ARTICLE IN THE CARIBBEAN COMPASS MAGASINEMy article about my eel attack was selected to be published in the Caribbean Compass magazine in the July 2017 issue.<br />
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<span style="background: white;">Guanaja is one of the three Bay Islands off the
coast of Honduras. We went to Utila, Roatan and now we sailed eastbound
from Roatan to Guanaja which meant motoring directly into the 10-15 knot wind
and current. We manage a 4.9 speed average and made it in 6 hours.
We tacked a couple of times which really helped our VMG (Velocity Made Good).</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">As we approached the anchorage, the whole feel
of the area felt quite different and new to us. We passed a large white
hotel built on a rock named Dunbar Rock Dive Resort. There was also a
dome like house built on a small piece of coral built by an American
engineer. We were told it was the only structure that survived with no damage from hurricane Mitch in 1998.</span></span></div>
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<br /><span style="background: white;">The main town, Bonacca, is on a tiny island about
1 mile from the shore simply called "The Cay".
The population of all of Guanaja </span><span style="background: white; color: #252525;">approximately 10,000 people of which most live on Bonacca. The densely populated Cay has been described
as </span><span style="background: white;">the "Venice<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="background: white;">of Honduras" because of the waterways that run through it, but
it’s hardly Venice. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> There are no roads, just narrow pathways, therefore there
are no cars and no bicycles. Some residents use wheelbarrows to move
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more room, homes were built on stilts in the water. Once a week, a boat
arrives with fresh produce from Roatan. It has a bank, post office,
clinic, a 2 man jail, a few churches, a kids library, one school for grades 1-5
and another for grades 6 to 12 and a few stores. The oldest house is over
100 years old. Newer homes are built from concrete. The island is
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with very large freezers leave the Cay to hunt for lobster in the Hobbies cays
about 100-150 miles away. During lobster season, thousands and thousands of
lobster tails are packed here and shipped to the "Red Lobster"
restaurants. "Red Lobster" also gets their lobsters from
Spanish Wells Island in the Bahamas. They probably get lobsters elsewhere
also. Funny thing is, the "Red Lobster" logo has a picture of Maine
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Guanaja has 45 dive sites and the highest peak is 1,400 feet. It’s a small island being only 3 X 11
miles. </span><span style="background: white; color: #252525; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The other two main settlements on Guanaja are Mangrove Bight
and Savannah Bight. Smaller settlements include East End and North East
Bight. I heard a story whereby an
American lady bought some land after hurricane Mitch and gave lots to some
locals who had lost their homes in the hurricane. The town is called Mitch and is across from
Bonacca on the mainland of Guanaja.</span></div>
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were only three cars on the island, but by the end of 2011, there were roughly
40. While there is only one road, about 2 miles long, from Mangrove Bight to
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<span style="background: white;">Hurricane Mitch in 1998 devastated the island
and ripped all the trees from their roots. A replanting project took
place after the hurricane however there are still areas where trees never grew
back. A book that was highly recommended
to me a few times is titled “The ship in the storm" by Jim Carrier which
is a story about a ship caught in the hurricane.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">We had the great pleasure in meeting and having
drinks with Klaus, the owner of the Manati German restaurant in the
anchorage. He left Germany with his wife and 2 children approximately 20
years ago and now calls Guanaja home. He cooked us delicious German
sausages with salad and spätzle. We sat with Klaus and his bartender
friend Aaron until midnight swapping stories over German Dunkel beers. I
had so much fun ! We couldn't believe
our tab: 2 dinners, 8 or more beers (we were there for 6 hours after all)
for 400 Lempiras, about $17us.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There was absolutely nobody there and no houses.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This place is truly paradise.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background: white;">We also visited some of the cays on the east
side of Guanaja. We first went to
Graham’s Cay which is owned by of course, Graham whom we had the pleasure of
meeting and had loads of laughs. Twenty years ago, Graham, who is originally from the Caymans, purchased the island just before hurricane Mitch destroyed
much of it. He rebuilt the whole
island, adding a pipeline from the mainland to his island for fresh water,
built up sea walls, added cottages and rooms to rent, and built a restaurant/bar. Graham isn’t doing all this for money, it’s
like a hobby for him, in fact, he doesn’t even advertise that there are rooms
and cabins to rent. Graham and his son
Ken also built a large pen with about 11 turtles; a Leatherback, Green turtles and
Hawksbills to stop the locals from eating all the turtles. They breed the
turtles and once they hatch, they return them to the sea. In the pen is also a huge grouper, a type of snapper,
southern sting ray, and more. Ken said,
after they feed them, we could go snorkeling in the pen if we wanted to. I’m sorry but after being bitten by a moray
eel, I won’t take a chance and get bit again.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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a great time chatting with Steve the owner who comes from Colorado & his
wife Becky who owns a fly fishing outfit in Fernie, British Columbia. Steve is currently trying to get enough funds
to help produce a movie called “Over the horizon, fly fishing” (something like
that). They are planning on filming on
an island near the Hobbies Cays in Honduras.
Linda & Wade were guests of theirs from a little town between
Calgary and Edmonton. I invited Linda on
our boat since she’d never seen the inside of a sailboat before. In return, Linda played and sang guitar for
me and wow, what a voice she has ! I
sure hope they come and visit us in Colorado.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<u><span style="background: white;">GUIDE</span></u><span style="background: white;">: Go to the Manati German restaurant and ask
for Roland. He’s the owner’s son.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<u><span style="background: white;">BEER</span></u><span style="background: white;">: Klaus told us the local beer called Port
Royal was actually made by a German.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<u><span style="background: white;">GUIDE ON BONACCA</span></u><span style="background: white;">: Hondo will
give you a tour and talk about the history of Bonacca for a tip. He was born on Bonacca and educated in New
Jersey. He’ll most likely find you!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<u><span style="background: white;">WATERFALL</span></u><span style="background: white;">: There are several waterfalls on
Guanaja one of which is on the north side by the Green Flash Bar and
Restaurant. Park your dinghy at the
restaurant and walk left along the shore. A small path becomes visible, take
it. Look out for a large opening to the
right with white painted arrows on the trees.
It’s about an hour’s hike. It’s
an easy path to start off with but then you’ll be climbing over slippery
boulders and walking thru the stream.
Bring bug repellent, running shoes that you don’t mind getting wet and
of course your bathing suit, or not. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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El Bight Anchorage or you can anchor on the North side, in good weather of
course.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><span style="background: white;">FUEL/WATER</span></u><span style="background: white;">: There’s a gas station with a dock for your
big boat on Bonacca that has fuel, diesel and potable water (the potable water
pump wasn’t working when we were there but you can jerry jug some).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><span style="background: white;">ATM</span></u><span style="background: white;">: There is an ATM on The Cay (Bonacca).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Bonacca each Wednesday in late afternoon.
We went late Thursday and there was plenty left. There are a couple of basic grocery stores on
the main street.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><span style="background: white;">LAUNDRY</span></u><span style="background: white;">: We heard that the Manati German restaurant
has laundry service.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><span style="background: white;">GRAHAM’S CAY</span></u><span style="background: white;">: They welcome cruisers. Spend the day visiting their turtles &
parrots, lounge on their beach and have lunch at their restaurant. They have a NO DOG rule.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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to immigration. He’ll want a copy of
your boat registration and a copy of your passports. No
fee. This process took about 30 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then go to the Port Captain. He’ll
want a picture of your boat. We had a
picture on our phone and he took a picture of it with his camera. He also required copies of our passports and
boat registration. No fee. The Port Captain then faxed some form and
within an hour we had our zarpe.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We heard that if could take several days to you check in & out of
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ALPENGLOWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466900792721630467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849237829983861812.post-46067820788007946482017-02-14T15:52:00.001-07:002017-12-28T17:30:32.294-07:00ROATAN PART III – Light Creek Bight & Port Royal<br />
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at Lime Cay Bight where there are perhaps two or three homes and a tiny
resort named "Mango Creek Lodge". It is a very tranquil,
beautiful anchorage. We met the caretakers of the Mango Creek Lodge who
encouraged us to walk the grounds. They were very proud of all the work
they've accomplished in the two years they've worked there. The lodge is
owned by a Texan working in the oil industry and initially built the lodge to
bring customers. There are no roads here. The only way around is by
boat.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We desperately wanted to hike to the north side of
the island, however the trail is not from the lodge but from the green roofed
house. We were told; perhaps the man from the green roofed house could
show us. The trail seemed very steep high up on the hillside and it looked like it
would have been bush whacking the whole way. We opted to move our boat to
Port Royal anchorage, a very short distance away.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">We just adored Port Royal anchorage. Only a
few people live on the shore of this anchorage. We tied our dinghy to a
private dock and asked if we could leave our dinghy here. Norm called the
owner of the dock and being an ex cruiser, he immediately said yes.</span><br />
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the hill passing the Port Royal National Park to Camp Bay on the north side of
the island. On the way, we met Bill and his wife Susie, the owners of the
dock we tied up to. They were so happy to meet us and offered to drive us
over the hill however; we really needed the exercise so we graciously
declined.</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>WE ATE AN AMAZING LUNCH AT LA SIRENA RESTAURANT AT CAMP BAY</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>A SIGN AT CAMP BAY. WHAT TIME IS IT ELSEWHERE ON THE ISLAND ?</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>WE FOUND THE S.S. MINNOW AT CAMP BAY</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>SPRING IS IN THE AIR AS THE MANGO FLOWERS ARE BLOOMING, YIPEE !!!</i></span></td></tr>
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Port Royal national park where the views of the anchorage are
spectacular. This hike leads up the highest point of Roatan, we were told by park
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anchorages to choose from in Roatan such as Jonesville Bight, also known as Hog
Pen Bight, Port Royal near Camp Bay, West End and French Harbor to name a few,
all worth visiting.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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village that is laid back and much less touristy than it's neighbor West
Bay. </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">It offers
over 20 scuba dive shops, seaside bars and many different delicious
restaurants, a few gift shops, a grocery store and fruit and vegetable stands.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Daily, we swam and snorkeled right
from our boat and on other days, we wondered a bit further, tying our
dinghy to a dive buoy. We were never dissapointed. Back in
Guatemala, we met a Swiss cruiser named Patric. He works at "Reef
Divers" as a Dive Master in West End. Patric took Tim and I diving
and showed us creatures we've never seen before. We continued to dive with
Reef Divers and they never dissapointed us as their service is top notch. The island is surrounded by numerous wonderful dive sites.</span><br />
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French Harbor on the East side of the island. The anchorage is beautiful
with views of Little and Big French Cays, the reef, beautiful water and again,
great snorkeling & wreck dives right from your boat or beyond the close reef.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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time taking advantage of the resort, their beautiful pool and wonderful
beaches. We had a pot luck Christmas with new and old cruiser
friends. On New Year's Eve we rafted up our dinghys in the bay by the
resort at 11pm to watch their fireworks show and wow, it was amazing !</span></div>
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<span style="background: white;">Tim went wake boarding with Scott who own's our sister ship
"Milika". Tim also went kayaking quite often. As my
shoulder is still not healed from my surgery, kayaking is still hard on
me. So, I hopped into the kayak in front of Tim and there you go,
our one man kayak is now a double kayak, well sort of....It just gives Tim and
harder work out.</span></span></div>
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friends Linda, George and Dana.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In Punta Gorda, the local Garifuna dish is Machuca, a
delicacy soup made with fish, coconut milk, and any seafood they have. We
each at a lobster tail, a fish head, fish and conch. It was delicious and filling.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Fantasy Island Marina has 3 resident wild monkeys, Chiqui, Luci, Chiqui's mother and Ethal. Most mornings, Chiqui comes on board to say good
morning to us and I share my breakfast with him. He's very gentil and
only weights about 5 pounds. He loves to groom my hair and cuddles
Tim. He can be quite mischievous at times as he'll steal things
from your cockpit and once he actually pee'd on me, what did I do wrong ?????</span><br />
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Three years ago I went to my high school reunion and reunited
with an old school mate, Linda. She owns a house in Calabash bay and
happened to be there while I was in Roatan. We visited the sloths with
her and her daughter Shannon, went snorkeling & scuba diving, visited her
beautiful home and walked along the shore. We had an awesome lunch at
Crow's Nest and walked thru their amazing gardens. Thanks Linda &
Shannon for driving me around visiting Roatan, I had a great time with you
girls.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>VIEW FROM CROW'S NEST RESTAURANT</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Little French Cay is a short kayak from the marina and
anchorage. It's a tiny cay used to drop off people from the cruise
ships. It is very quiet on those days no ship cruisers are there.
They have numerous caged rescue animals. We were very lucky to meet the
vetenarian, a 24 year old local who followed us everywhere we went and answered
all our questions.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>YOU CAN GO HORSE BACK RIDING AT LITTLE FRENCH CAY</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>TIM JUMPING OFF THE PLATFORM AT LITTLE FRENCH CAY</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Our cruiser friends Linda and George invited me to tag along
with them to do a land tour with their visiting friend from Nova Scotia,
Laurie. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>LIGHTHOUSE NEAR WEST BAY</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's easy to get around Roatan by means of their local buses
which we used often to go shopping, daily hospital visits (see Roatan Part I
blog) and visiting around. So, off we went with Dana to Jonesville Bay to
have lunch at BJ's restaurant which feature live music by ex pats who live in
the area. We also got Alfredo to give us a tour of the surrounding
bays. Thanks to Dana for the pictures !</span><br />
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A very special thank you to the Fantasy Marina Managers,
Debbie and Steve who constantly helped us with any needs that we had. It
was a blast hanging out with them and swapping stories over glasses of
wine. I wish you both lots of great adventures as you set sail
soon. Love to both of you.</span><br />
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INFORMATION:</b></span><br />
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Please note that by the time you get to Roatan, the below
information may be out of date. This was written at the end of January,
2017.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Checking in/out:</b></span><br />
<span style="background: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Utila: You can check in and out from Utila, see my blog named
UTILA, ROATAN.</span><br />
<span style="background: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Roatan, Coxen Hole: </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:cp.roatan@marinamercante.gob.hn"><span style="background: white; color: #1155cc;">cp.roatan@marinamercante.gob.<wbr></wbr>hn</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #222222;"> Port Captain phone: 504-2445-1262.
There is a free wifi just outside his office in the park.</span><span style="color: #222222;"><br />
<span style="background: white;">Ranguana: You can check in/out here, sorry I have no
additional information.</span><br />
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<b> French Harbor, Fantasy Island Marina:</b></span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>General:</b> Marina slip holders only (can't use if you are
anchored), may use the resort facilities which include a salt water pool, nice
beaches, blue water, snorkeling and diving right from the shore. Slip
holders get a 20% discount at their restaurant ($30 buffet lunch, there's also
a cheaper bar menu). We personally had the Caesar chicken salad for $10us
and it was aweful, however other's had the club sandwich and they loved
it. To get to the main road, it's a 10-15 minute walk from the Fantasy
Island resort & marina.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>Tiki Palapa:</b> This is where all the marina
socializing takes place. Some social activities include BBQ night, Movie
night, $2 beers, $4 wine, 2 for 1 on Lady's night. Can you the BBQ
anytime, just ask the marina managers. Boats anchored are allowed to use
the Tiki Palapa but must pay $2 to park their dinghy. Anchored boats may
also drop off their trash.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>Grocery store:</b> There's a free bus that leaves the Tiki
Palapa weekly to go to Eldon's grocery store weekly (tip your driver please). If you buy 6 bottles of wine you get a 10% discount (you can mix and match).</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>Fruit/Vegetables:</b> Weekly, there is a truck that goes to
the Tiki Palapa. All fruits and vegetables arrive from the mainland on Wednesdays.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>WIFI: </b> Free WIFI at the resort lobby.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>Laundry: </b> There are no laundry facilities at the Fantasy
Island Marina. You must go to Mama's at the Mega Mall.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>Bathroom/showers: </b> There are 2 bathrooms with showers
(not always hot water), 1 at the Tiki Palapa and the other is room #705 (if
dirty, call marina managers on VHF 71 to call the resort to have it cleaned).</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>Animals:</b> There are 3 resident monkeys (don't leave
anything out in your cockpit as they steal). Your animals must be on a
leash.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>Water: </b> Share water hoses on some docks, water is NOT
potable. The water is good however the pipes are very rusty with lots of
iron (if you mix this water with bleach it'll turn dark red). You can
purchase 5 gallons of potable water for $2us at the Tiki Palapa.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>Cruiser's Net:</b> Monday thru Saturday's at 8am on VHF
74. VHF 71 is the local hailing channel.</span><br />
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<b> Other than the Fantasy Island
Marina:</b></span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>Bus:</b> Flag down a collectivo bus on the main road just
outside Fantasy Island Marina & Resort. They go to several places
including Punta Gorda, Coxen and West End (must change buses in Coxen to get to
West End).</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>Taxis: </b> They are cheaper if you flag one down at the
main road. It's easy to bargain with them.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>Mega Mall: </b> The mall has 2 banks, a Dentist, Hair
dresser's, Cel phone store, seafood store/restaurant, 2nd hand clothing store,
a couple of clothes stores, coffee shop, Mama's laundry service, Optometrist,
marine parts store, coffee shop, ice cream parlor, BBQ reataurant, an emergency
hospital...</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>Hairdresser: </b> There's one at the Mega Mall however it's
cheaper at the Pineapple Resort nearer to Fantasy Island. If you spend
$50 or more, you may use their facilities (pool, hot tub, sauna, ect...).</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>Diesel Engine Mechanic: </b> Percy. Ask the marina
managers for his phone number.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>ACE hardware store: </b> On the main road between Fantasy
Island Resort/Marina and Eldon's grocery store.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>Pineapple Resort:</b> 5 minute car ride from Fantasy
Island, for $15 a day, you can use their facilities (pool, hot tub, sauna,
ect...). They are a full service spa (massage, hair, pedicure...).</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>Pristine Bay resort: </b> They have a beautiful restaurant
up on a cliff with views of both sides of the island displaying the water and
reefs. Not cheap though...</span><br />
<br /><span style="background: white;"><b>Cel Phone: </b> Go to Claro at the Mega Mall.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>Turtle Grass marina: </b> They monitor VHF 68. Mobile:
504-3167-8319</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>Scuba Dive French Harbor area:</b></span><br />
<span style="background: white;">1. Fantasy Island Dive center: Marina guests get a
discount. You can rent gear and dive on your own or go with them on one
of their boats. They cater to resort guests who have purchased a dive
package first, then resort guests that want to dive a day here and there, then
lastly it's marina guests. Do not anchor, use the dive buoys if you are
diving from your dinghy or simply do shore dives or dive from the gazebo.</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">2. Coco Beach Resort Dive: Across from Fantasy
island. They only cater to their guests. You cannot rent gear nor
go on a dive with them.</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">3. Barefoot Resort dive shop: It's about 4 miles from
Fantasy Island. I have no experience with them.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>Scuba Dive West End area: </b>There are loads of dive shops
to choose from. Many if not all dive shops include equipment if you dive
with them (all gear; mask, fins, weights, tank, BCD, Regulator).</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>Groceries:</b> Eldon's. Take collectivo bus or dinghy
to past Miss Annie's big black shrimp boat. The Fantasy Island Marina
also has a free weekly bus that takes you there and back, just tip the driver.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>Dental: </b>Dr. Grant at the Mega Mall. $46us to get your teeth cleaned.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>Laundry Service: </b>Mama's at the Mega Mall is a laundry
service. Same day if you bring your clothes in by 10:00 am.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>Shrimp & Fish market: </b> On the main road between
Fantasy Island and Eldon's called Hyber's. You can also purchase fresh fish at the Seafood store & restaurant at the Mega Mall.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>Dinghy Dock:</b> If you anchor in French Harbor you may
dock at Fantasy Island Marina for $2us / day. You can also dock at
Frenchie's 44 restaurant and at Miss Annie's.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>Hospital:</b> At the Mega Mall & in the town of Coxen.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>Banks/ATM: </b>There are 2 at the Mega Mall. If you
are in West End, use the safe ATM at the gas station.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><o:p></o:p></span></span>ALPENGLOWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466900792721630467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849237829983861812.post-73106534681056553572017-01-20T14:13:00.001-07:002017-12-28T17:31:17.284-07:00ROATAN PART I - "The Underwater World"<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<span style="background: white; color: #252525;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Roatan is the largest of three islands off the coast of
Honduras called The Bay Islands. They are located near the Mesoamerica Barrier
Reef, the largest barrier reef in the Caribbean Sea, 2<sup>nd</sup> largest
after Australia’s Barrier Reef. It seems
that the whole island is surrounded by coral reefs and exquisite blue turquoise
water. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #252525;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The underwater world is magical with all its colors, shapes
and fish life. One of my most enjoyable
things to do while cruising is discovering coral and sponges and fish I haven’t
seen before and trying to identify them.
When I was young, my mother used to call me a fish because I was always
in the water. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #252525;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Although the sea is amazingly beautiful, it is also
dangerous. I found this out first
hand. On Monday, January 16, 2017, I
went snorkeling with Dana, a fellow cruiser and friend. Close to Little French Cay is a wonderful shallow
area by the reef. I like snorkeling here
because it’s easy to do underwater photography.
Dana is also amazing is finding interesting sea life. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #252525;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was in about 3 feet of water snorkeling and put my left
hand down on top of the sand. Faster
than a lightning bolt, a large green moray eel attacked my hand. He had been hiding in the rocks or coral
about 1-2 feet from my hand. I instinctively
pulled my hand away. I stood up, saw the
blood and told Dana who was nearby that I was bitten by a green moray eel. I can’t describe the pain, it was so
intense. If it wasn’t for Dana helping
me swim back to my dinghy, I think I could have passed out and drowned. The blood was gushing out and I was afraid
sharks would be attracted. I screamed
and moaned while holding my hand above my head and kicking my fins to get to
the dinghy. We had to stop a couple of
times, Dana was getting tired until, at last, a tourist boat heard me screaming
and came to help. I highly doubt I could
have gotten into my dinghy so getting on
the tour boat was much easier. I was
told later that the tourists on the boat took several pictures of me. I guess they have a story to tell from their
vacation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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as I was in shock and trembling uncontrollably.
I do know they poured water on my wounds and Chris, the divemaster wrapped
up my wound to try to stop the bleeding.
Someone also called Tim who was on our boat. They helped me walk to Chris’s car and he drove
me to the emergency room. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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another hospital for a better diagnosis.
Dr. William said that he thought my tendon was not damaged but would reevaluate
in ten days. There is nerve damage but
hopefully one day, I’ll get some feeling back.
Normally, he would not have stitched me up however my artery and a vein
were exposed so he gave me more than 20 stitches. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #252525;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well, wouldn’t you know it; I am now the talk of the
town. People see my bandages and ask me “Are
you that girl who got bitten by the eel?” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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a notice not to feed the fish. Most people
think the reason why that eel was so aggressive is because many tour operators
feed the fish to make more tips. What we
should all do is tell the operators that we will tip them if they DO NOT feed
the fish.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4d3d20;">What I read was
that the bite of a moray eel can be much more painful than the bite of other
predatory fishes of similar size.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> </span>It was suggested that bleeding and
pain are related to a toxin in the slime coat of the skin and the mucous of the
mouth. The mucous of moray eels was analyzed, and not just one, but
several toxic substances were found. One of these substances is hemagglutinin.
This is a glycoprotein that causes <b>red
blood cells to clump</b> (my blood looked like gel). The toxin crinotoxins of
morays lead to increased pain and bleeding.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Moray eels have two
sets of sharp teeth; one in the jaw and the other at the back of the throat, similar
to the creature in the movie “Alien”.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color: #333333;">Contact with humans occurs accidentally (divers and
snorkelers) or intentionally, when moray eels are ‘hand fed’. Moray eels are
not aggressive animals, but are territorial and will attack in self-defense. </span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333;"> </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333;">Since their eyesight is poor, they
usually confuse between the ‘feed’ and the hand that feeds them</span>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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people who helped me and I want to thank all of you; Dana, Chris, Debbie, the
guy on the tour boat, the guy who called Tim.
I am truly sorry if I missed naming you as it’s all a blur to me, but know
that you did help and I truly appreciate it.
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am having nightmares and I know it’ll be
hard to get back in the water, but I will.
Be aware, be safe and don’t swim alone please.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>CHRISTMAS TREE WORM</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Soon after we left the
Lighthouse reef in Belize towards Utila, I saw a spout. A spout ?
Whale sharks don't breathe. Oh boy, it's a pilot whale !!!!!</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Our overnight sail from Lighthouse reef was well,
hard on the nose. We tacked back and forth for 40 Miles to make sure we
didn't go directly into the waves. Our intention was to go to the East
end of Utila however 10 miles short of the island, a 40 degree wind shift
pushed us off course. Since we didn’t want to gone directly into the
waves, we let the wind push us and it only set us back about 10 miles as we
motored around the West side of Utila. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="background: white;">On our way to Utila, I was staring at our odometer to watch it change from from 9999.9 nautical miles to 10,000. I was ready with my camera for the exciting moment. Unfortunately, it ended up being a real disappointment. Apparently our odometer doesn't have room for 5 digits. So rather than seeing 10,000 it showed only dashes. I should of known.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Utila is the smallest of the Honduras Bay Islands and the flattest. It's 9.5 miles long and 3 miles wide. Renowned as one of the best diving locations in the Caribbean and is also known as the cheapest. Honduras is known for the most aggressive no-seems anywhere. Fortunately, we weren't bitten alive however we did notice many tourists with nasty bites all over their legs. I guess the newly arrived tourists were better tasting than us. I'm not complaining!</span><br style="font-size: 13.3333px;" /><br style="font-size: 13.3333px;" /><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Diving is geared towards backpackers who don't travel with all their dive equipment. Many dive shops in Utila include all the gear when you dive with them. Not a bad deal at all !</span><br style="font-size: 13.3333px;" /><br style="font-size: 13.3333px;" /><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Whale sharks are in the area most of the year however the peak months tend to be between mid February to the end of April. We'll be back since we kept missing the whale sharks by a day apparently.....</span></span></span><br />
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the airport to find a fresh water cave. It was easy to find the cave
however getting inside required us to crawl on our hands and knees in
mud. As we were crawling, I felt wind behind me and between my arms and
legs which were bats flying around...cool ! Along the way we lit candles
so we could easily find our way back. At the end of the tunnel, a pool of
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hill. There are beautiful views of the island and some caves to
explore. The road up the hill is off of Lozano's street, on the left on
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found nowhere else in the world. The Iguana Station is trying to stop
their extinction by breeding them and bringing babies from the wild to their
sanctuary. One of the reasons why there are so few left is because the
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<u><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">CLEARING IN:</span></u><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> Captain and all crew must go to clear in.</span></span><br />
<span style="background: white;">The <u>Port Captain</u> will require 2 copies of
your picture passports and one copy of both sides of your boat
certificate. Best to bring your own copies. He will also need 2
pictures of your boat. One from the side and one of the back with your
boat name. If you get the younger Captain of the two, you may be able to
email him the pictures however if you get the older Captain, he'll want you to
bring your boat in close or at the dock so he can take a picture with his phone.
No charge. Port Captain only gave
our boat 30 days which is renewable.</span><br />
<span style="background: white;"> The <u>immigration officer</u>
will want one copy of your passports (they will not make copies for you).
They took pictures us and took our fingerprints. She charged us $6US. We got 90 days.</span></span><br />
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<u><span style="background: white;">CLEARING OUT:</span></u><span style="background: white;"> We did not clear out of
Utila and haven't yet however we did hear that pictures of your boat is
required when clearing out also.</span></span><br />
<span style="background: white;">There are no customs or agriculture officers.</span><br />
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<u><span style="background: white;">GROCERIES:</span></u><span style="background: white;">
You may leave your dinghy at Bush's market and we were told we could leave our
dinghy there even though we don't shop at Bush's.</span><br />
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<u><span style="background: white;">POTABLE WATER & FUEL:</span></u><span style="background: white;"> Get at Bush's dock.</span><br />
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<u><span style="background: white;">DINGHY DOCK:</span></u><span style="background: white;"> Captain Morgan's dive shop let us keep our dinghy at their dock
anytime (we did dive with them though). Other bar/restaurants have dinghy
docks.</span><br />
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<u><span style="background: white;">MAP & DIVE SITES OF UTILA:</span></u><span style="background: white;"> Find a good map at Bush's market.</span><br />
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ALPENGLOWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466900792721630467noreply@blogger.com0Utila, Honduras16.0949604 -86.9273531999999715.972251400000001 -87.089401699999968 16.217669400000002 -86.765304699999973tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849237829983861812.post-5170626753558825982016-12-05T10:03:00.001-07:002017-12-28T17:31:51.730-07:00BELIZE PART II (November & December 2016)<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is Part II of my
blog about Belize. Part I can be found
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After hiding from the
hurricane season in the Rio Dulce and visiting the beautiful
country of Guatemala, we finally had to say good bye to the numerous new friends we made and
say so long to our old friends in the hopes that our paths will once again
cross.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">From the Tortugal Marina, we motored down the
river to "Cayo Quemada" also know as "Texan Bay" named
after "Texas Mike" who once owned a marina there and now owns a
restaurant. We had the privilege of
having dinner with Mike and listened to his numerous stories. He's quite a
character and kept us entertained for hours. He told us the reason why there is little crime
in the area. Basically, the
Guatemalan mob keep the petty criminals in line because they don't want the cops
to come around. A ring leader woman and
her followers were stealing something and the mob didn't like it, so as the story
goes; the mob went to Backpacker's restaurant where the woman was having
lunch and killed her in broad daylight. This happened just a few years ago and by the way, Tim & I
have been to this restaurant several times.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Owned & painted by a French Swiss we met in Texan Bay. It took him 1 week to paint each side of his boat.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Leaving Texan Bay at sunrise, down the Rio Dulce towards Livingston, Guatemala</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>We caught a Cobia fish while sailing to Placencia. It looks like a shark because of it's color and skin texture.<br />The meat is absolutely delicious. </i></span></td></tr>
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because we were picking up our Colorado friends Brian & Sephora to visit
some of the Cays around Belize with us. We sailed, kayaked, snorkeled, caught lobsters, saw several
dolphins, visited a frigate bird island and had a fantastic
time with them. We visited the cays of
Ranguana, Rendezvous, Tobacco Range, Cross Cay, Sapodilla Lagoon and Little
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Full Moon sunset gazing with our friends Brian & Sephora</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>My favorite; Golden coconut juice</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Always love having Brian on board; 3 times now !</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>We caught 4 lobsters, one for each of us so no fighting !</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">While snorkeling one
day, Sephora spotted a crocodile onshore and it quickly ran to the water and
swam under the kayak she was in. We later read that there are American Crocodiles in Belize. </span></div>
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me if the blue light in the water was bioluminescence. I have seen lots of bioluminescence while
sailing and because of this I knew it wasn't so. It seemed that these bright blue lights swimming
by were either some kind of fish or jelly fish.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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friends we anchored in the Placencia Lagoon for more protection and to be
closer to friends Linda and George on s/v Chez Nous. They spend several months a year at the Robert's
Grove marina. Linda & George
spoiled us while we were there to a delicious Thanksgiving dinner, a barracuda dinner
George caught, swam in one of the 3 pools at the marina and we went for a drive
in their car to Spanish Waters. Although the water in the lagoon was murky, we were surrounded by
manatees & dolphins.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Thanksgiving with Linda & George on their beautiful catamaran named "Chez Nous"</i></td></tr>
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Placencia, we had happy hour drinks with Andy on s/v Jacobs, Dave & Mary on s/v
Argonauta, Shane & Rob on s/v Scurvy dog and Linda & George s/v Chez Nous. We will meet up with them again in Roatan except for Dave & Mary who are heading to Mexico.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SE wind which we needed to head north. We had a perfect 55 nm (nautical mile) sail from Placencia to
Water Cay which is about 10 miles from Belize city. Along the way, we
crossed a deep channel for cruise ships called The Eastern Channel with about
150 feet of water. Three humongous cruise
ships motored past us at dawn and anchored about 5 miles from us. They
were the Carnival Sunshine, Carnival Splendor and Caribbean Princess. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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following day so we had another perfect day of sailing to Cay Caulker. We sailed by Swallow Cay which is a sanctuary
for manatees. We needed to be vigilant
while sailing into the Porto Stuck channel, well named because at low tide it's
only 5.5 feet at each end of the channel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The population of Cay
Caulker is about 1,200. Their electricity is
produced by huge, loud generators. One late night, we used the dock lights to unlock our dinghy and
not a minute later, the generators stopped working and all the lights on the
Cay were out. Good timing !<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cay Caulker was hit by
hurricane Matthew a few months ago. Most of the docks seemed to have been damaged and some trees were down,
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the "Barrier Reef Sports Bar & Grill" listening to local bands
and Garifuna drumming. This local's type bar
was full of ex-pats having a great time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We then sailed to San
Pedro on Ambergis Cay. There is no good anchoring here as the bottom is
sand over rock but our Rocna anchor held us just fine as the winds were relatively light and always from the same direction. There's a lot of wake in the anchorage as it's a
busy tourist area with jet skis and tour boats generating lots of wake. We needed to come here to check out of the
country before going to Roatan. In the meantime, we snorkeled at the Hol Chan & Shark Ray
Alley marine park and at the reef outside the park.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you want solitude,
you can find it in Belize. You can anchor by
yourself in the numerous tiny cays between the mainland and the barrier
reef. Some protect you from
the northerly winds others protect you from the east and south, you pick. Many of them are uninhabited or have a tiny
house for local fishermen we call fishing houses. Watch the dogs, some cays have dogs just to keep
you out. Some Cays are privately
owned, some have actual running small resorts, others have been under
construction for years, some have failed and some have never completed
construction. A few have a population
of about 20, those are the bigger cays for sure. Some privately owned cays will let you visit,
others won't even let you on shore even though they are completely vacant
except for the keeper. Keepers of Cays live there for 2 or more weeks, drink the juice of the golden coconuts, fish
for food, rake the seaweed, and count the turtle nests. They would gladly accept a drink or 2 or 3,
friendship and any food you'd like to share. One keeper told us he counted 58 turtle
nests! We missed the hatching
of turtles by 1 day, drats ! Many of the Cays are made only of mangroves so there's no way to
go onshore. There's loads of great
snorkeling around many of the cays and yup, we did catch lobsters.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><u><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">INFORMATION FOR CRUISERS & VISITORS ALIKE:<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></div>
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BELIZE IN NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2016:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u>Ranguana Cay</u>: Small resort, good snorkeling.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u>Rendezvous Cay</u>: A resort is under construction. Italian owner. Nice Beach. Can go ashore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u>Tobacco Range Cay</u>: Frigate bird island, a dinghy ride away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u>Cross Cay</u>: Seph saw an American Crocodile while kayaking. Very well protected from northerly winds. No corals, no snorkeling, very shallow waters.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u>Sapodilla Lagoon</u>: New marina, very posh, large homes. Has convenience store (ice, some fresh veggies,
ect...), fuel & water. Extremely well
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u>Little Water Cay</u>: Somewhat protected from north winds. Pitbulls onshore. We showed them sticks and they went away crying
with their tail between their legs.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u>Ambergris Cay</u>: San Pedro has several grocery stores & dive shops. </span></div>
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city peer. 15 Belize Dollars for a wash/dry/fold.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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your own soap. They also have a service for 20BD a wash/dry/fold.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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city dock across from Friends restaurant. Sometimes fishermen sell their fish at the end of the day at the
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lion fish. The marine park ranger
caught us and told us that the only way to snorkel in the park was to go with a
guide and absolutely no spearing whatsoever. Other marine parks in Belize will allow such behavior, just ask the ranger.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Lake Atitlán is renowned as one of the most beautiful lakes in the world, and I believe it. It is a crater lake located in the Guatemalan Highlands of the Sierra Madre mountain range. A Nahuatl word, Atitlán translates to “the place where the rainbow gets its colors.” It is surrounded by three volcanoes and mountains with steep hillsides. It is considered an "endorheic" lake, which means that it doesn't drain into the ocean.</div>
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An archaeological site has been discovered between 18 and 30 meters below the surface of the lake. This ceremonial Maya settlement, dubbed Samabaj, vanished beneath the water about 1,700 years ago when the lake suddenly rose 20 meters. From an archaeological perspective, island sites in the Maya world are extremely rare and underwater sites of this scale are unheard of in the area. Officially it's forbidden to dive the site, in order to preserve the artifacts. National Geographic made a documentary film called "Mayan Blue".</div>
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The lake is surrounded by a number of small villages inhabited by indigenous Maya people up on the hillsides. Depending on the villages, most only speak Maya languages of Kaqchikel or Tz'utujil. Many villages (San Antonio <span style="color: #222222;">Palopó</span>, Santiago Atitlán, <span style="color: #222222;">Sololá</span>) remain intensely traditional of which the men still wear traje; loosely worn pants just past the knees, which are mostly striped white and purple. The women's traditional wear is called huipiles which is a long skirt held up by a large belt and beautifully embroidered blouses. On the waterfront, rich Guatemalans and foreigners have bought the land and built private homes, hotels and restaurant/bars.<br />
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The area has had it's fair share of catastrophes, from a massive earthquake in 1976 (magnitude 7.5), a landslide in 2005 that buried the village of Panabaj, hurricane Stan and tropical storm Agatha, to mention only a few. Thousands of villagers were killed and in recent years, the lake level has risen by approximately 17 feet thereby destroying beaches, homes and walking paths along the shores.</div>
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San Pedro has a bohemian feel. The village has extremely steep cobble stone streets and some roads so narrow only Tuk Tuks (or tuc tuc) and motorcycles can ride on them. There is plenty of hiking from San Pedro. We took a 10 minute tuk tuk ride from town to the San Pedro volcano trail head. The elevation gain is approximately 4,000 feet which we did in about 2.5 hours. The hike brings you thru corn fields and coffee plantations. In season, you'll see farmers harvest the coffee beans and corn. The views from the top are breathtaking.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>On top of San Pedro Volcano</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>We hiked thru coffee and corn plantations on our way up San Pedro Volcano</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Tim on top of San Pedro volcano</span></i></td></tr>
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The very important village of Santiago is surrounded by the three volcanoes Toliman, San Pedro and Atitlán. Santiago is one of the most traditional villages of the lakeside villages, being the main center of the Tz'utujil speaking Maya.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">A home in Santiago</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Waterfront in Santiago</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Beautifully decorated colonial catholic church built in 1547</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Magdalena posing with her <span style="text-align: start;">Xkep or Cinta hat which is a band of red cloth that is wrapped around their heads </span></span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Sign on the side of the church translates to "No peeing allowed on the wall"</span></i></td></tr>
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For 2 days we hiked from San Pedro to the villages of San Juan, San Pablo, San Marcos, Tuzununa and finally Santa Cruz. We started with walking on the dusty roads but between Tuznuna, Jaibalito and Santa Cruz, there's a wonderful single track thru farm land high up on the hillside with great views of the lake and volcanos. San Marcos and Santa Cruz on the shore have several hotels of which many are yoga and meditation retreats. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Walking into the village of San Juan</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">No water ? no worries. Just find a coconut and drink !</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Kites and large bags of avocados for sale</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">View of Toliman volcano along the path thru corn fields</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Just a sign on the side of a wall along our path</span></i></td></tr>
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The bus ride from Panajachel to Chichicastenango drops down through pine forests into a deep ravine before ascending a steep set of endless switchbacks. The market, which occurs on Thursdays and Sundays, has been alive for hundreds if not thousands of years. You can purchase fresh vegetables, crafts, traditional clothing, weaved products, cats, ducks, chickens, pottery, textiles, fresh meat, limestone and more. You can get easily lost in the maze of stalls of which the choice of products is overwhelming.</div>
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One of my favorite places to visit in Chichicastenango was the cemetery. There were several families painting and fixing tombstones or just hanging out. It was like a family get together to be close to the ones they've lost. They were not sad; it seemed just like another Sunday get together. Kids were flying kites from the top of tombstones and Mayan ceremonies were being held. </div>
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On November 1st, Guatemalans celebrate Todo Santos (All Saint's Day). Massive kites are flown in cemeteries or large areas to release the souls of the dead from their agony. We chose to visit the kite festival in Sumpango. The colorful kites made of paper and bamboo are huge circular creations, measuring up to 20 feet tall. Teams of men work hard to launch the kites and keep them afloat. The kites often come crashing down into the crowds so one must be vigilant to not get hit by one of them. It's quite exciting.</div>
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In Antigua, during the evening of Todos Santos, we came across a procession of the church of Escuela de Cristo. About 100 men carried a religious float thru the streets of Antigua during the afternoon and evening. The float was about 60 feet long and must have weighed several tons. It was quite a somber procession and extremely religious. People lined up by the side of the streets with lit candles and the smell of incense was thick in the air. I didn't have my camera at the time but found the float at the church the next day.</div>
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On our last day in Antigua, we walked to the Caoba Organic Farm on the south side of town towards the Aqua Volcano. Entrance to the farm is free, and you can roam around and enjoy viewing their vegetables, fruit trees, herbs, flowers, bees, pigs, goats, quails, chickens and ducks. One can volunteer to work on the farm and in exchange they will give you a huge bag of vegetables and herbs. They have a yummy restaurant in which they serve produce from their farm. <br />
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Alpenglow said goodbye to Guatemala and is sailing to Belize then Roatan then ??????<br />
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<b>Breakfast & Lunch</b>: "Idea Connection" Italian restaurant in San Pedro that has great food (including awesome coffee and croissants) & Internet. Address: 7a Avenida, San Pedro.<br />
<b>Happy hour:</b> In San Pedro, there's a restaurant called "Jarachi'k" which has happy hour G&Ts and Cuba Libras for 8Q (~ $1.20us). They also have good food. Say hi to the waiter Pedro for us, he's a great kid and good server.<br />
<b>Hike San Pedro Volcano:</b> Take a 10 minute tuk tuk from the town of San Pedro to the entrance of the trail head. Tuk tuk should cost you 10Q and the entry fee is 100Q which includes a guide who will walk with you for the first 20 minutes or so. No need for a guide as the trail is very easy to follow. There are short cuts if you'd like to take them rather then the switchbacks. The view is spectacular.<br />
<b>Hike Indian Nose:</b> Most people do it as a sunrise hike. Travel agents will leave by bus around <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" rel="noreferrer">4am</a> from San Pedro. The hike is only 20 minutes and there are great views from both sides. You will get back around <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" rel="noreferrer">8am</a>. You can also hike it yourself.<br />
<b>Boats: </b> Lanchas go from village to village. Know the prices before getting into a boat. If you ask them, they'll know you don't know and charge you more.<br />
<b>Hikes:</b> Volcan Toliman, Volcano Atitlan, Volcano San Pedro, Indian Nose, hike along the shoreline from San Pedro to Santa Cruz.<br />
Villages to visit: There are several villages all around the lake easily accessible by boat. Some villages have no road access so the only way to get there is by boat or by foot. Make sure you know the time of the last boat for your return.<br />
<b>Scuba Diving: </b> In Santa Cruz, there's a dive shop called ATI Divers at the Iguana Perdida hostel. You can dive the old bar from one of the resort's which is now underwater and also there's a hot spring under water. There are a few other dives. Water is at a constant 23 degrees celcius.<br />
<b>Market in Chichicastenango:</b> The vegetable market is in an indoor basketball area. Go to the 2nd floor for people watching and great photography. The craft market is all along the streets, you won't miss it.<br />
<b>Caoba Farms in Antigua: </b> <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.google.com/url?q%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.caobafarms.com%26sa%3DD%26sntz%3D1%26usg%3DAFQjCNF3j9Gp3CKCW7Bh_IIeVUKi-TPI7w&source=gmail&ust=1478484689562000&usg=AFQjCNEGcScvSjo9owr0ZSPDj4kuHrNIxQ" href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.caobafarms.com&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNF3j9Gp3CKCW7Bh_IIeVUKi-TPI7w" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.caobafarms.com</a>. Walk down 5th <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" rel="noreferrer">Avenida towards Agua Volcano to</a> the end, the road curves to the left and keep going straight, it's on the left hand side just past the little bridge.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">To get to Antigua from our marina consists
of a 6 hour bus ride to Guatemala city, then another one and half hour bus ride
to Antigua. Both buses are 1<sup>st</sup>
class and air conditioned, really, not a bad ride at all. I really enjoy looking at the country side
along the way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Antigua, pronounced ‘an’tiyawa is a city
in central Guatemala famous for its well preserved Spanish Baroque influenced
architecture as well as several ruins of colonial churches. To give you an idea of how big the city is
now, there are approximately 35,000 inhabitants. The city of Antigua sustained several earthquakes
and volcano eruptions, some quite devastating. Today, the central park (<b>Parque Central</b>) is in the heart of the
city. It is a popular gathering spot
especially on week-ends. Off to the side
is the “<b>Cathedral of Saint James San
Jose Parrish”</b>. The first building
was built in 1545 with rubble brought from the destroyed settlement in the
valley of Almolonga. Its construction
was hampered by frequent earthquakes. A
2<sup>nd</sup> sanctuary would be inaugurated in 1680. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The “<b>Arco
de Santa Catalina</b>” is among the many notable architectural landmarks in
Antigua. The arch dates back from the
early 17<sup>th</sup> century whose function was of passage for the nuns
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I was lucky to have been invited to a
wedding at the beautiful Merced Church near the arch of Santa Catalia.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Antigua is quite touristy and has
approximately 300 restaurants and has many hostels, hotels and guide
services.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">To walk the city, I’d advise
to bring good walking shoes as all the streets are made of cobble stones.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">However I did see a family of 5 riding a
motorcycle.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">There is so much to see in
Antigua, you’ll never be bored (get a map from the tourist office).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Antigua is known for its very elaborate
religious celebrations during Lent named “<b>Cuaresma</b>”,
leading up to Holy week and Easter.
Elaborate and beautiful artistic carpets predominantly made of dyed
sawdust, flowers, pine needs and fruit and vegetables adorn the processions
path. There is a large parade like
procession during this time with religious floats.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Three large <b>volcanos</b> can be seen from just about anywhere around the city. They are Volcan de Agua “Volcano of water”,
Acetenango which erupted last in 1972 and Volcan de Fuego “Volcano of fire”. Fuego is famous for being almost constantly
active at a low level. You can see steam
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Tim and I walked many miles around the
city exploring many of the archaeological sites.
There are also several Jade museums since Jade is mined in
Guatemala. In ancient Mayan times, Jade
was not only used as ornaments but also used to fill in tooth cavities. We enjoyed dining in several wonderful
restaurants of every type. Our favorite
was a curry dish at the Tokoban restaurant along with imported German beers. Tokoban actually means “Unnamed Bar” in Indonesia
since the owner’s mother is Indonesian.
The Dutch owner calls himself Eduardo because nobody can remember his
Dutch name. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Tim climbed the Acatenango volcano which
was a 5,000 feet elevation gain taking most of the day. The top is at 13,045 feet and it was freezing
up there. A hat and gloves would have
helped. The next day, both of us climbed
the Pacaya Volcano at 8,373 feet. Both
had amazing views from the top.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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galore ! I bought a few from Cristobal
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The Mayan people are some of the shortest
people in the world.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">It’s really strange
for me to look down at people as I’ve mostly had to look up.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I met several women and men who are 4.5 feet
and under !</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">There are 22 Mayan languages.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">When a Mayan woman marries a man from
another village, she is obliged to learn his language but not the man.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Their children have the opportunity to learn
both Mayan languages.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">They differ
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The Saturday market in Antigua is a very
large one with so much food, its mind bottling.
There are so many people, it’s hard to walk between the isles.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Inside the Hotel Casa Santo Domingo (</span><em><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">3ra
Calle Oriente #28 )</span></em><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">is an upscale hotel & spa along with
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">We took a chicken bus from Antigua to the village of San Antonio. This little village has a craft market where you can see several Mayan women weave their exquisite work. Unfortunately, a few days before we arrived, sadly the building burned and so did all their inventory. Several stores beside the market were still operating. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Bus</span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">: To
get to Antigua from Fronteras (Rio Dulce), we took the Litegua bus at 8am to Guatemala city bus
terminal (6 hours). From there, they
will put you on another bus at 2pm to the Calle 15, Zona 1 bus terminal (about a
15 minute drive). At this bus terminal,
there is a cafeteria with really good Guatemalan coffee. We waited there about 20 minutes before the
bus left for Antigua, taking about 1.5 hours.
The bus lets you off at the Central Park. From there you can walk or take a cab to your
hotel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">In Antigua, go to the <b>tourist
office</b> and get a map of the city which helps to find all the sites. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Best curry dish</span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">: TOKOBAN
restaurant with imported German beer. Inexpensive
with large portions however beer prices are more than local beer of course.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Best French Crepe restaurant</span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">:
LUNA DE MIEL. There are often
line ups on week-ends. We went for lunch
on the terrace upstairs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Shuttles to airport: </span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The earliest shuttle from Antigua to Guatemala international
airport if at 4am. I read that it takes
1 hour however the girl at the tourist desk sait it takes 1.5 hours. Because my flight was too early, I needed to
take a private taxi ($34us). It took us
45 minutes to get to the airport with no traffic as we left at 3:15am.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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There are plenty of tour agencies everywhere in Antigua and they don’t
charge the same prices so shop around.
They go to places such as Tikal, Semuc Champey, Lake Atlitlan,
Chichicastenango, Copan, ect ect…They can also book you on shuttles to the
airport and reserve taxis for you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Certified fitness
trainer/boxer:</span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> Eric Grahm.
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/antiguafitness">www.facebook.com/antiguafitness</a>. Tel (502) 576803653. Geetravel808@gmail.com<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
ALPENGLOWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466900792721630467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849237829983861812.post-65367803110725013712016-09-17T16:04:00.002-06:002017-12-28T17:33:53.065-07:00TIKAL & YAXHA RUINS OF GUATEMALA<div style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tikal & Yaxha are ruins in ancient Mayan cities in the tropical
rainforests of northern Guatemala.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tikal
is one of the largest archaeological sites of the pre-Columbian Maya
civilization. It became the most powerful kingdom of the ancient Maya.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tikal covers an area greater than 16 square kilometers
(6.2 sq miles) and has approximately 3,000 structures. Tikal lies in the Tikal
National Park which covers 223 square miles.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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of Tikal grew to 425,000. Major
construction was already taking place in the Late Preclassic period, around
400-300 BC and by the 9<sup>th</sup> century, the city fell into silence. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Pentandra was the sacred tree of the Maya.
We often saw and heard howler monkeys, spider monkeys, harpy eagles,
falcons, ocellated turkeys, guans, toucans, green parrots and leafcutter ants
and we also saw a tarantula! Jaguars and
cougars also roam in the park. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the top to be closer to the stars. They
were very religious and recognized an incredible array of gods.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ritual bloodletting was a fundamental part of the Maya religious
life. It took many forms such as cursory
self inflicted blood offerings to elaborate ceremonies involving the mass
sacrifice of captive kings and enemy warriors.
A common bloodletting ritual may have consisted of cutting earlobes,
cheeks or thighs and collecting the blood to burn, or sprinkling it directly on
a shrine or idol. Undertaken for
numerous reasons - to bless a journey,
the planting of crops or the passing of a family member. <b>A male
rite was to draw blood by pricking his penis with either a stingray spine,
obsidian lancet or flint knife !<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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affair in which prolonged death and torture were featured. Prisoners faced death by decapitation or by
having their hearts removed while awake !<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">In divination rituals, used to foretell the pattern of future
events or account for the cause of past events, the elite used various <b>drugs</b> to achieve altered states of
consciousness. They drank alcohol made
from fermented maize or a combination of honey and the bark of jungle
trees. Wild tobacco, which is
considerably stronger than the modern version was also smoked. They Maya also ate hallucinogenic mushrooms
such as the ‘underworld mushroom’ and the ‘lost judgments mushroom’ as they
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE ENTRANCE TO THE CAUSEWAY BETWEEN SANTA ELENA AND FLORES</td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">BUS from Rio Dulce to Santa Elena:</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> One option is to flag down the 1<sup>st</sup>
class Fuente Del Norte bus in Fronteras at the bridge (about 100Q). This bus comes from Guatemala and already has
passengers on board. Because you are
waving them down, you do not have a reserved seat and you must pay the driver
or his helper. Keep in mind, if the bus
is full, they’ll still let you on but you’ll have to stand the whole way (3+
hours). They will stop in Santa Elena’s
bus terminal, then you can either walk
to take a tuc tuc to Flores if that’s where you are staying. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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correct. It’s best to buy a ticket
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">FROM Flores to Tikal: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Flores is a very touristy town catering
to tourists going to Tikal. You can ask
your hotel concierge for a ride or go to a tourist office or simply take the collective
bus from the bus terminal in Santa Elena.
Do NOT accept anyone off the street offering you a ride, they are called
coyotes and will rip you off (we met a couple who paid 400Q for a ride to
Tikal, normally, it’s around 100Q).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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park entrance fee is 150Q pp. If you
arrive after 3:00pm your ticket will be good for the next day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you want to see the sunrise from the top of Temple IV, you must have a guide
for 100Q and pay I believe 100Q for the entrance to the park. This entrance fee is only good until
8am. If you leave the park after sunrise
and want to return later, you’ll have to pay another entrance fee of 150Q, so
just stay in the park for the day. We
know of some people who hid in the park before dark then pitched their tent on
a temple. If you bump into a security
guy, our friends offered him 200Q each and the security guy let them stay. I’m not saying to do this, but other people
have blogged about this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is no food to buy in the park but you can buy drinks and there are washrooms (I
always bring TP just in case).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that the last 11 kilometers is a slow bumpy ride as the road is not paved. It takes about 1.5 to 2 hours to drive there
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Restaurant:</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> I truly enjoyed the hippy feeling of “COOL
BEANS” in Flores. They serve large
plates and refill your coffee for free.
The food is very good as they also bake their own bread and make
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">All along the Rio Dulce
which means ‘Sweet River’, you can see small Mayan villages that have no
electricity with only the basic needs of life.
People get from one place to another by dugout canoes that they built
themselves. They wash their clothes in
the river especially under the bridge. Every
day fishermen are fishing from their canoes up and down the Rio. There are mountains everywhere. It’s a jungle out there with howler monkeys, iguanas,
fruit trees, exotic flowers and over 700 species of birds. It’s lush, green, mountainous and wild. The Rio Dulce is known as a ‘one of a kind’
ecological and cultural heritage for humanity and home of the largest bridge in
Central America. It is a majestic
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">After we arrived, our slip
at our marina wasn’t ready so we had to anchor for the night. We were excited to get there and friends
jumped on our boat to welcome us. We
hardly had time to think and off we went rowing our dinghy to shore for some
well deserved food and drinks. A storm
built up and it was raining hard, I mean hard !
Someone asked us where our boat was and OOPS, it was dragging in the
middle of the river ! We ran to our
dinghy in the pouring rain and Tim rowed as hard as he could against the strong
wind and current. All was good as our
anchor dug into the river bed. We just
put out more chain and dried up the boat as we also left some ports
opened. Lesson learned….don’t be in a
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALPENGLOW TUCKED IN THE TORTUGAL MARINA</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WALKWAY FROM THE TORTUGAL MARINA INTO THE TOWN OF FRONTERAS</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BUGS MATING ? AT TORTUGAL MARINA</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS ALL AROUND TORTUGAL MARINA</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DUCK HOUSE AT TORTUGAL MARINA</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALPENGLOW HAS A VIEW OF THE RIVER AT THE BOW AND JUNGLE AT THE STERN</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SEVERAL FRUIT TREES AT TORTUGAL MARINA INCLUDING AVOCADOS</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THERE ARE SEVERAL SPECIES OF BIRDS THAT VISIT TORTUGAL MARINA INCLUDING PARROTS </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MARINAO, THE GARDENER AT TORTUGAL MARINA HELPED ME PLANT MY TOMATO AND BASIL PLANTS</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THERE ARE A FEW AVOCADO TREES AT THE TORTUGAL MARINA</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The nearby town of
Fronteras is bustling with cars, tuktuks (also spelt tuc tuc), bicycles and
trucks carrying cattle, bananas, mangoes, you name it. It’s full of locals dressed in Mayan
customary clothing and some with cowboy hats and cowboy boots. The bus attendants scream out the name of
the town of where the buses are going to try and get the most people they can
on their bus. Women breast feed their
children in plain site on the sidewalks.
Boats come in from Livingston, near the ocean to sell their catch to the
smelly fish market. You can purchase
chicks (yes, live baby chickens), fresh meat hanging from a hook in the heat,
every kind of beans, plastic items, 2</span><sup style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">nd</sup><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> hand clothing, bulk dog
food, fresh spices of every kind, fresh fish, and groceries. Want street food ? no problema.
There’s even a French restaurant & hotel which just seems so out of
place but the food is good and cheap (35Q for lunch with drink). During our first visit to the town of
Fronteras, I almost got burnt by flying sparks from someone welding on a post
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PARROT ENJOYING EATING PINEAPPLE</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LESS THAN $1US FOR A PINEAPPLE</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CHICKS FOR SALE IN FRONTERAS</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">TUC TUC (OR TUK TUK). CHEAP TAXI RIDE</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SHRIMP FOR SALE AT THE FISH MARKET IN FRONTERAS</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BEAUTIFUL MAYAN LADY (NOTICE COWBOY IN BACKGROUND)</td></tr>
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wedding anniversary by getting up at 4am and taking our dinghy down a side
river to observe and hear howler monkeys.
There were about 40 monkeys and we even saw a baby monkey clinging to its
mother. </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">What a spectacular place ! </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sorry no pictures as my battery was dead, ARGGG. Since I always need to go the extra mile, we
got out of our dinghy to walk in the jungle to see more monkeys. Good thing they didn’t throw any monkey dung
at us however our running shoes were full of it, yuk ! We then did a long kayak ride and had a nice
dinner at a Mexican restaurant owned by an Aussie. The name of the restaurant you ask ? It’s “Kangaroos”. The owner will give you hints on what to
visit in the area and will give you more hints next time you visit his
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Of course we were not
going to spend our entire summer sitting in the marina so off we went on an
expedition to the Rio Polochic to see some more monkeys and birds. This river is 194 kilometers (121 miles) long
in eastern Guatemala. It was used many
years ago to transport coffee and timber, but most commercial transport in the
river valley is now carried out by truck.
We used a lancha (small boat with a motor used by many locals) to go down the river from the
town of El Estor. It was magical. </span></div>
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Paraiso waterfall and hot springs which is only a little walk from the
road. You can get there from the road by
the marina by hailing down a collectivo bus (local bus). It costs only 20Q to get in the waterfall
area. The water is both cool and hot but
very refreshing. Above the waterfall
there are private, natural hot pools in the forest floor. There are also caves that you can swim
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had the local boys take us up this beautiful canyon in their canoes. It’s a short ride because boulders stop you
from going further however this is where we swam up further. The canyon is incredibly beautiful and you
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Lara (fort) which is in walking distance of our marina, guarded Lake Izabal
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Around the fort is a small village called San Felipe. We often power walk from the marina to the
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">One of our main activities
is water skiing and wake boarding with friends Rick, Nancy and Scott. They are very generous to invite us to use
their equipment. We use Rick’s 15 horse
power dinghy to pull each other around the river and lake. We can spend several hours taking turns and
trying new tricks. We have a blast !<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you are wondering how hot it is in the Rio Dulce in the summer time, just ask our furry friends.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">As I am writing this, I’m
still in the Rio Dulce. I have not
finished visiting around this area so watch out for more…… I will be posting other
blogs about other areas in Guatemala we visited such as Antigua, Tikal, and Lake Atitlan. So watch out for those new blogs coming soon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Food:</b> Sandy on s/v Bonnie cooks and will sell food
such as chicken pot pie, lasagna, ravioli, apple pie ect…She listens to VHF 68. She is at Relleno Marina which is between RAM
and MAR marinas. She has a heart of gold and cooks well and her meals
usually cost 25 Queztazels (about $4.00 US).
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Restaurants: </b> In Fronteras, try "The Shack", "Cafe de Paris", "Bruno's", "SunDog's" and several local restaurants. Outside Fronteras, try "Backpacker's", "Kangaroo's"(Mexican), and several marinas/hotels have restaurants up and down the river.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Local web
site for cruisers</b>... <a href="http://www.riodulcechisme.com/">www.riodulcechisme.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Volunteering
opportunity</b>: <a href="http://www.passitonguatemala.org/">www.passitonguatemala.org</a> Contact is Julia, tel. (502) 4019 6677, jurojo2006@yahoo.co.uk<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>NET:</b> Mondays thru Saturdays at 7:30am on VHF 69<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Travel
agent:</b> Name is Oswaldo, he speaks
English. He’s located at the Backpackers
hotel/restaurant/bar. Tel. (502) 3039
1727<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Tour:</b> “Tour Otto Archila Otitours” Tel. (502) 4208 0178 or 5719 5861. Ask for William as he speaks English. Otto is a great driver and very friendly. We used him and were very happy with his service.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Custom Courtesy Flags: </b>Contact Jennifer Lindeen at (502) 5201-5361 or svoctober@hotmail.com. She makes most courtesy flags.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">Hiking:</b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> At the Hacienda Tijax
marina/restaurant/hotel/bar, for a price, they will take you on a hike behind
their hotel. You can also go horseback
riding there. Tijax is across from
Bruno’s.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Dinghy
dock:</b> In Fronteras, park your dinghy at
Bruno’s restaurant & bar for free.
Please support them by buying a drink or eating there once in awhile
because he’s the only safe place to can leave your dinghy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Propane:</b> At the Shell gas station. You can go by dinghy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Fronteras. Park your dinghy at Bruno’s
and walk towards the bridge. Before the
bridge, turn left. It’s about a 3 minute
walk on your left.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Groceries:</b> There is a large grocery store in Fronteras called La Dispensa Familia. Also in Fronteras there are several vegetable
and fruit stores and stands. Across the
street from Bruno’s there’s a tienda that has more specialized food. There is also a very expensive store at RAM Marina. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">On Tuesdays and
Saturdays, a lancha goes to all the marinas and sells meat,
fish, cheese, fruit, veggies, ect ect….
Esperanza works at an orphanage called Casa Guatemala and the proceeds from her sales go to
the orphanage. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">You can also find more
grocery stores in Morales and of course Guatemala city.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Litegua and the station is across from Bruno’s.
Litegua is first class and air conditioned. It takes about 6 hours to get to Guatemala
city. From there, you can take another
bus to Antigua.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In
Fronteras, there’s also <b>another bus </b>called “Fuente Del Norte”. See <a href="http://thebusschedule.com/EN/gt/index.php">http://thebusschedule.com/EN/gt/index.php</a><a href="http://thebusschedule.com/EN/gt/index.php"></a>. They go to many different places such as
Flores which is close to Tikal. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Do not trust the bus schedules online, it's best to go to the station and check on the latest schedules or simply call them if you know Spanish.</span></div>
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TucTucs in Fronteras and other cities. This is a cheap way to get around if you need to.</span></div>
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just had custom made chaps for $300us.</span></div>
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boat cover made for approximately $300 (not sunbrella, that would be way
more). We had it done at Elmer’s. It makes the inside of the boat about 10
degrees cooler and believe you me, you’ll want it. There's also another place that makes beautiful boat covers, his name is Ron.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Marinas:</b> Look at noonsite.com
for a list of marinas, telephone numbers and websites. Here is my take on some marinas as there are several others. Be advised that it’s only my opinion and I
have only stayed at the Tortugal marina.
I have visited these other marinas but not in depth. Many undergo changes so it may not be the
same when you get there. If you have any comments about these marinas, please please leave your comments in my blog below.</span></div>
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It’s also a backpacker’s type hotel with a restaurant/bar. They do great movie nights on Friday nights
with free popcorn and discounted pizzas + drinks. They have 6 showers, which are very large and
have great hot water. They don’t have
many side tie ups. Boats can either go
stern in or bow in, your choice. The
grounds are beautifully kept. There is a
walkway to the road so you can walk to the fort or walk to the town of
Fronteras (20 minutes). No pool but you
can swim in the river. The river is
clean at this marina because it is upstream from Fronteras. There is a work shop. The staff is extremely friendly and
helpful. You can get some work done
here. They offer also services such as
dehumidifier, cleaning your boat, looking after your boat while you are gone
ect ect…..The marina is farther away from the bridge so noise level is much
less than marinas closest to the bridge.
Free wifi. Complimentary coffee
every morning. There is a very nice
resident dog and a couple of cats and ducks (thought I’d mention that in case
you hate animals). The marina also has 3
double kayaks you can use for free. They have laundry service for a price. You can pay them by check or cash, no credit card. You can also get a massage here. They have a TV room with DVD player. You can also walk to the Fort and the village from here.</span><br />
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choice: They have 2 showers and they are
very small. They have a pool which
someone told me the water is cool. They have a small gym. They
have some side tie ups. They have a bar
and restaurant but the restaurant is more expensive than at Tortugal. They also have movie nights on Wednesdays and
Saturdays nights. You can walk to Fronteras
across the busy bridge. It’s near the
bridge so lots of truck noises. They
have an expensive parts store. </span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><u>Bruno’s marina:</u> There is lots of wake
and lots of traffic. Many cruisers use
their dinghy dock. They have a
bar/restaurant. They have a small pool. It’s
in Fronteras so close to stores. The
river isn’t as clean since it’s by the town. They are kind enough to let everyone use their dinghy dock so it's nice to give back and give them some restaurant/bar business once in awhile.</span></div>
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Across from Bruno’s. Many trees,
lots of shade. They have a
bar/restaurant. I don’t know about
showers. I would imagine there’s lots of
wake there also. You can walk to town
from this marina. They have a hiking
trail but unsure if you have to pay if you are a guest. </span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><u>Monkey Bay Marina:</u> Very quiet place. No restaurant, no bar. I don’t know about showers. There is no road here. </span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><u>Calypso Marina:</u>
Across the river from Tortugal marina.
Very quiet, no wind (could be hotter).
You can walk to Fronteras, probably 30-40 minute walk. It is far from the bridge noise.</span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><u>Nanajuana Marina:</u> Has a large pool but no shade which makes the water extremely hot. They have a large
restaurant which is quite pricey, not too many people seem to go there. You can walk to Fronteras by walking over the
busy, loud bridge. It is close to the
bridge.</span></div>
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It is away from the bridge.</span></div>
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Good haul out.</span><br />
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ALPENGLOWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466900792721630467noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849237829983861812.post-38792515522162796952016-06-03T10:03:00.000-06:002017-12-28T17:35:36.094-07:00BELIZE PART I (June, 2016)<div align="center" class="canvas-text" style="background: white; line-height: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13.3333px; line-height: 21.6pt;">Our plan in Belize was to pick up our friend Tom from Colorado and spend a couple of weeks with him visiting the three Atolls and some of the hundred Cays.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">We arrived in San Pedro
during sunrise after 550 nautical miles of sailing (that’s 4 nights at sea). We anchored in clear blue water and at 7 feet
deep; we could easily see the bottom. In fact, you can see the bottom at 30 feet. To
the west was the beach front of San Pedro and to our east, breaking waves over
the <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Meso-American Barrier Reef</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">with
aqua colored water. To our starboard,
anchored were only three cruising sailboats.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">San Pedro is divided by 3
streets, namely Font Street, Middle Street and Back Street. Ten years ago, the roads were hard packed
sand but now, they were upgraded to cobble stones. This was widely accepted because when it
rained on the sandy roads, the rain caused many potholes and mud. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Most everyone travels by cruiser
bikes or golf carts. There are few cars. Early in the morning, you can see mothers
drive their 1 or 2 children riding side saddle on the top tube of her bicycle
to school. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">At the art shop, I chatted
in length with the shop owner (sorry, I can’t remember his name, shame on
me). He told us about the numerous
plastic jugs full of bags containing cocaine or marijuana washing up on
shore. Once, a local was snorkeling and
hit his head on a container. He brought
it on his boat and counted the cocaine bags.
There were 30. He brought it to
the police station. In the newspaper, it
said that 12 bags were found. The guy
that found the cocaine was upset but not surprised as the cops are corrupt and
probably took some bags for them to sell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">On my birthday, we were at
sea. A squall woke me up as it was
howling with high winds and lots and lots of rain. I ran around the boat closing all the hatches
and ports while Tim was being blasted by walls of rain. In the corner of my eye, I saw flowers and a
card in the sink. What a way to start my
birthday ! We waited until we got to San
Pedro to celebrate. Tim brought me to a
very nice waterfront restaurant. The
whole evening was fabulous !<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">We didn’t have to go very
far to see plenty of underwater life right from our boat.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">I wasn’t in the water 5 minutes and I saw a
large crab who stole a conch shell, a small southern ray and a humongous
spotted eagle ray that was so close to me, I backed up against the hull of our
boat to get out of its way.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">Spectacular
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">The winds were picking up
to 30 knots and San Pedro doesn’t have the best protection or the best
holding. Up at 5:30am, the seas were
already choppy which made it uncomfortable.
A Chilean boat dragged and pinned
itself to one of the peers. A local
pulled him off and helped him re-anchor because his transmission failed. The four women looked petrified and the one man
was just screaming after them. After
breakfast, we sailed to a better protected anchorage, Cay Caulker.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">CAY CAULKER:<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">After provisioning, cleaning, topping off tanks, and laundry, a couple of minor repairs, we were ready for our guest. Tom, from Steamboat Springs landed in Belize City and took a 1.5 hour water taxi to Cay Caulker. Tom, you look so white ! ha ha ha. First things first, 6 beer bucket for $20BZ (that’s $1.67us a bottle) and street side BBQ. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">Cay Caulker is a much laid
back, Rastafarian style island.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">There
are no paved roads and most people walk, use bikes and some have golf
carts.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">Cars are not allowed on the
island unless you purchase a permit which people use for transporting goods
from the barges or for construction purposes.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;"> This island brings you back in time.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>MOST PEOPLE TRAVEL BY BIKES</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>A FEMALE PIRATE JAMMIN'</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">Hurricane Hattie came thru
in 1961 creating a cut between what’s now called the North side and the South
side.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">The cut is known as “The Split”.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">The only way across it, is by boat or
swim.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">As we would go by in our dinghy,
some locals would ask us for a ride across the split.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">At The Split, a well visited bar named Lazy
Lizard has a nice dock where tourist jump in the water or just wade and drink
local rum drinks.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">I didn’t know a Rum
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">The first people we met at
the Lazy Lizard were David & Debbie (sorry if I got your names wrong…too many happy hour drinks) from Arvada, Colorado !</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">Go figure.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">David was in the Coast
Guard and they recently returned from 2 years working in Alaska.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">How cool is that !</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">Debbie was a nurse and to boot, it was her
birthday the day we met them.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">Debbie is
my age and David celebrated his birthday a couple of days earlier.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">We had such a good time talking with
them.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">We hope you read my blog, keep in
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">We went on an exploratory
dinghy ride thru the mangroves and out behind our boat. We saw a manatee and several species of birds
but no crocodiles which we heard they exist in the area. Near the Lazy Lizard, several large tarpons
congregate and look for a handout. It’s
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">CAY CHAPEL:</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">This lovely cay with a
beautiful beach is privately owned by a Mexican. It boasts an 18 hole golf course and a
private airstrip. Beyonce was once a
guest here. Unfortunately, the manager
denied us access to the island so we were unable to see the “prettiest beach in
all of Belize”. It’s such a shame that some
Island owners deny us of such beauty.
It’s a nice place to just relax and snorkel near the reef.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Belize has three offshore
atolls that offer some of the most sensational diving in the whole
country. They feature far better
visibility and are home to a greater quantity and diversity of marine life. Atolls were formed by coral growing around
the edges of steep limestone plateaus.
All atolls are coral rings rising perpendicularly from great depths
enclosing a central deep basin lagoon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Sailing behind the Mesoamerican
barrier reef is truly some of the best sailing we’ve had. We could only wish to have these conditions
most of the time; Small waves with 15-20 knot winds at 60 degrees. Tom certainly didn’t complain along with the
fact that we saw numerous bottle nosed dolphins every time we sailed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The Mesoamerican Barrier
Reef system stretches over 620 mi (1,000 km) from the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula
down to Belize, Guatemala and the Bay Islands of Honduras. Belize’s coastline is home to approximately
80% of the barrier reef. This Barrier
reef is the largest in the northern hemisphere and the 2<sup>nd</sup> largest
in the world. Belize also has 3 offshore
atolls, several hundred sand cays, mangrove forests, coastal lagoons and
estuaries. The Belize Barrier Reef
Reserve System has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in
1996. We were lucky enough to be able to
visit all 3 atolls but only a handful of Cays.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">As you near an atoll, the
aqua blue water of the lagoon behind the fringing reef is in sharp contrast to
the cobalt blue of the deep Caribbean.
Turneffe is the largest of the 3 offshore atolls. It stretches over 30 miles north to south and
up to 10 miles east and west, covering a total area over 200 square miles. The islands consist of hundreds of mangrove
cays. Turneffe is surrounded by a wall
of living reef. There’s an average of 4
to 18 feet of water in the lagoon so as a sailor, you must wisely choose your
path visually. Some of the islands on
this atoll are named; Mangrove’s Cay,
Big Cay Bokel, Coco Tree Cay, Cay Bokel, Crawl Cay, Mauger Cay, Calabash Cays, Blackbird
Cay, Soldier Cay, ect ec…As you can see, there are many cays making up the
Turneffe Atoll.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">We motored thru Blue Creek
entrance which was lined with beautiful mangroves. We anchored between the Turneffe Island
resort and the reef. We snorkeled
around the reef and saw a beautiful hogfish which was about 3 feet long. A walk on Cay Bokel provided Tim with a Clench’s
Helmet. We were the only boat
anchored. Tom and I took turns kayaking
around Cay Bokel which was both relaxing and a good work out to paddle back to
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">This atoll is surrounded
by an incredible wall of living corals.
Its greatest length is 15 miles with a length of 4.5 to 6 miles. That’s huge !
There are six cays, all on the southeast side. Glover’s Reef is a splendid example of a true
atoll comparable to anything in the Pacific or Indian Ocean. On all outer sides, it is steep with well
defined reefs breaking the surface.
There are over 600 pinnacles and patch reefs that rise to the surface in
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Southern Pass which was much easier than we had previously thought. Tim was at the bow looking for coral heads
which were easy to see since the sun was high. It is the widest entrance into Glover’s
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Southwest Cay which reminded me of Mayreau in the Grenadines as there are
several palm trees and you can see the water breaking on reefs on the other
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is where the Isla Marisol Resort is.
It’s rustic with a few cabins along the waterfront. As we were walking the grounds, we were
offered golden coconut water which is my favorite.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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dive with the whale sharks. The whale
sharks are here during the April, May and June full moon phases. It is said that 3 days before and 7 to 10
days after is the best time to see these majestic creatures. The estimated life span of whale sharks is 60
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<u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">LIGHTHOUSE ATOLL:<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">We anchored at Half Moon
Cay in 5.5 feet of water off the beach.
It’s a narrow island so you can see water on both sides of the island. The water under our keel is the clearest
water I’ve ever seen. Ok, I know I’ve
said this before about other areas however, I’m now convinced this is
definitely the clearest. Tim jumped in
and immediately saw 2 rays and a huge turtle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The island is well kept
and groomed by about 10 guys from Belize city.
They work on the island for 30 days then go home to visit with their
families. We were told that the ‘boss’,
a women prohibits them to drink any rum or beer at all while they are on the
island. Seeing the numerous mounds of
dead palm branches and empty coconut husks, I asked if they have bomb
fires. They said, they’d have one next
week. I said “but, I’m leaving tomorrow,
can we have one tonight?”, they said yes.
I told them that I’d bring the beer.
Smiles all around !!!! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">At the bomb fire, we met
several people that worked for the </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">National Audubon Society</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> who talked to us about the turtles nesting, 4 so
far on this island and their efforts to get rid of the rats on the island. We also met two men who were from the coast
guard. Every morning they would drive to
the Blue Hole to make sure visitors were safe and followed the rules. They spoke of rescues they performed and how
one had to swim over 1.5 miles to shore after their kayak overturned. I asked if they also enforced the illegal
taking of shells in the marine park and one said yes, but for me, he said he’d find
a nice shell for me thus making an exception to the rule. I think this young kid liked me but I kindly
rejected his offer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">There is an amazing amount
of tall coral heads with the usual suspects swimming in and around the
corals. I saw a very big grouper which
was all white with large black stripes.
I tried to identify this grouper however I found out that many of the
larger groupers are difficult to distinguish because of their ability to
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">As we were getting ready
to leave our snorkeling area, we saw a 5 foot Southern Stingray eating
and digging himself a spot in the sand. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Tobacco Cay is a beautiful,
charming, very small cay with full of tall palm trees and several small homes
with a few cabins to rent. There are no
bicycles, no motor vehicles, nada…, it’s not necessary at all. The locals are running out of fresh water due
to the drought so they are forced to take salt water showers. They must go by boat to get drinking water
from the mainland. There is only about
10-15 people living on this tiny cay.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">Mike, a Canadian who’s
lived in several countries including South Africa is now a resident of Tobacco
Cay working as a marine biologist. We found him at the bar with his cool t-shirt. Kirk, the barmen wrote a book on barmen etiquette and added some cool recipes (Tom's holding the book).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The snorkeling at the cut
is amazing. Here’s a list of fish I
could identify in 1 hour of snorkeling: French,
Gray and Queen Angelfish, schools of silvery fish(I could not identify), Grunts,
Hogfish, Snappers, Sergeant majors, Damselfish, Groupers, Sea bass, Parrotfish,
Bluehead, Squirrelfish, Lion fish, Goby, Queen trigger fish, Scrawled filefish,
Slender filefish, Yellow stingray, Southern stingray, schools and schools of Bleu
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maintained with mostly small cabins to rent.
Stacy, the barmaid was very entertaining. It was Tom's idea to do a Cay Pub crawl. He was definitely on vacation time.</span><br />
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Coral Reef Ecosystems (CCRE) Program is a long term field site dedicated to
investigations of coral reefs and associated mangroves, seagrass meadows, and
sandy bottoms. Field operations are based at the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.ccre.si.edu/CarrieBowCay/CarrieBowCay.html"><span style="border: none 1.0pt; color: #1595b8; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt; padding: 0in;">Carrie Bow Cay Field Station</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">on the Meso-American Barrier Reef in Belize.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Field Station serves as a permanent site in the Smithsonian's<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.si.edu/marinegeo"><span style="border: none 1.0pt; color: #1595b8; padding: 0in;">Tenenbaum Marine Obvservatories Network</span></a>, a global-scale
network of sites which spans latitudes and ocean basins. For over
forty years, research at Carrie Bow Cay Field Station has focused on the
topography, origin, geological development, and oceanography of the
Meos-American Reef and its numerous islands, as well as the biodiversity,
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get to the town of Placencia and say good bye to our guest Tom. Placencia has a wonderful long beach so it
was nice to get off the boat and stretch our legs. Along the way, we were given a jug full of
coconut water for our rum drinks. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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walkway near the beach and several shops and restaurants are along each side
the pathway. The main street is just 1
block from the water. We bought red
snapper and grouper for $6us a pound along with fresh fruit and veggies for our
travels to Guatemala.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Belize is bordered by the
Caribbean Sea to the east, Mexico to the north and Guatemala to the south and
west. There is 8,886 square miles
consisting of diverse terrain of which 36% is protected and in addition
includes 40 acres of marine reserves teeming with marine wildlife.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Belize is rich with
mangrove coastal plains, 185 mile Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and lush Maya
Mountains and the largest cave system in Central America. Belize has the lowest population density in
Central America with 15 residents per square kilometer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Known as the Maya
Heartland of the Nundo Maya World, Belize’s history is an intriguing one due to
Maya cultural influences. The Ancient
Maya have a legacy that remains intact today and can be traced back to 1500
B.C.E.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Europeans arrived in the
early to mid 1600s and later enslaved African people in the early 1700s. The Garinagu settles arrived in Belize from
Honduras after previously being exiled by the British from St-Vincent. Belize became an official colony of Britain
in 1862 and in 1871 became a Crown Colony.
In 1964, Belize achieved self government. In 1973, the country’s name was changed from
British Honduras to Belize and achieved full independence on September 21,
1981.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">English is the official language
however Creole is a more commonly spoken language. Other languages spoken are Maya (Kekchi,
Ycatec and Mopan), Garifuna and Spanish also.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">English: Good Morning.
Maya: Ma’alob Ki’in. Creole: Gud
Mawnin. Garifuna: Buiti Binafi<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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FOR CRUISERS:<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">(See my blog on Belize PART II for more information).</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">**** Stock
up on provisions, gas, diesel, and water…whatever you need in San Pedro and/or
Cay Caulker because there are no facilities in the Belizean Atolls and several
Cays.<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Checking
in San Pedro:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> First we had to go to customs and immigration
which is on 2<sup>nd</sup> floor of the Scotia Bank across from the airport
(and near the anchorage). You must then
take a taxi ($30US round trip) to the south end of the island for the Port
Authority. Port Authority and quarantine officer charged us $110US (this
depends on the size of your boat and how many days you stay in the country. Our boat is 38 feet and we stayed 25 days). </span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Laundry:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> There is no coin laundry. Nellie’s is a laundry service on Middle
Street up from the old Tackle and Box bar on the beach. She charges $2.50BZ a pound. She will also line dry any items you want at no
extra charge. They did a great job.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Swimming
pool:</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">You can use RAMON’s
VILLAGE swimming pool. Very nice with
cool refreshing water. No charge and I
guess if you don’t buy a drink, it would be ok.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Diesel
& Gas:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Across from Amigos Del Mar, you can dock
there however it is extremely shallow to one side (looked like 2 feet) making
it difficult if not impossible to turn around.
Check it out first ! We just
topped off our jerry cans. <b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Water:</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">We docked our boat in a
slip, with permission at Amigos Del Mar to fill up our water tank. We saw 5.2 feet under our keel while getting
in there.<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Dinghy
dock:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> We asked RAMON’s VILLAGE if we could use
their dock and they said yes.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Grocery
store:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> There are several. We liked the one by RAMON’S because it was a
short walk back to the dinghy. When you
exit RAMON’s take a left, the street slightly turns right and it’s on the
corner.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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because there are several water taxis and dive boats screaming by at excessive
speeds.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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II:</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Anchorage isn’t the best
holding. There is three inches of sand on top of rock. Try anchoring in grass where there could be
more sand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Laundry:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> There are several laundry mats and some are
self serve. The nicest one I found was
Jasmin’s at $2.50BZ a load which is both self serve & service but not the
closest to the anchorage. Some aren’t so
nice.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Grocery
stores:</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">There are several grocery stores. If you can’t find what you are looking at one
store, go to the next.<b> </b> There are at least 6 stores in town if not
more. Fresh produce comes in by water
taxi which can be any day.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Anchorage:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Do not anchor too close to the commercial
dock as there are several humongous generators that make quite a lot of
noise. Also, barges need room to dock
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Dinghy
dock:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> It’s to the right of the commercial dock,
behind the 2 gas tanks and the little hut.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Diesel, Water:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> At the commercial dock. They charge for water. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Garbage
& Ice:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> The store beyond the commercial dock sells
ice and will take your garbage. Other cruisers
were charges $2BZ, for us, it was free.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The island is privately owned and they deny access
to cruisers. We did not find any good
snorkeling there however we did not look very hard. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">BlueCreek
Entrance:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">
The resort told us to hug the port side
when you see the first set of buoys as it’s deeper on that side. Follow
the rest of the buoys which are easy to see and stay in the middle. When you get near the resort, stay between
the reef and the resort and perhaps a little closer to the reef as it’s deeper
there. We saw 4.9 feet near the resort.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Turneffe
Island resort:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">
Has a private high end resort. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Marine
Park fee:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> $10BZ a day for each person.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Snorkeling
& Diving:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> The Marisol Resort on Southeast Cay does
diving and snorkeling trips but their guests come first then if there is room,
you may go. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Marisol
Resort (SouthEast Cay):</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> You may eat at their
resort, only if there is food left over after their guests. $25us pp for dinner. It’s buffet style, does not include alcohol. US 1-866-990-9904. Office 011-501-522-0235.
Cel phone 011-501-610-4204.
Islamarisolresort.com<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Entrance
to Half Moon Cay:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> You must eyeball your way between all the
coral heads.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Bar:</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Kirk, the bar tender will make you burgers or
fried chicken if you’d like, just ask him.
A fish dinner could cost you about $25BZ.<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Provisioning:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> There are several small grocery stores and
fresh fruit and veggie stands. The local
fish market is straight ahead off the main dinghy dock in a small building with
a white sign facing the water.<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Town
dinghy dock:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> They charge $2BZ a day. You can dock nearby at some restaurants for
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ALPENGLOWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466900792721630467noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849237829983861812.post-79569938769056374292016-05-07T19:10:00.000-06:002017-12-28T17:36:02.591-07:00ISLA DE PROVIDENCIA, COLOMBIA<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 12pt 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">We had yet another fantastic sail from Cartagena
to Isla de Providencia (400 nautical miles). The winds were
light, between 10 and 15 knots, <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">mostly on the beam</span>. My
only complaint if I may, is that it was extremely damp, especially when the sun started
to set and all during the night. Every
part of my body, cushions, bed sheets were clammy. I really despise this feeling!!! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Around 8:30pm on my first watch of the passage, a
boat hailed us. I had already seen on AIS
(Automated Identification System) that there were three ships to starboard
which seemed like they were all following each other in a distance of 1 and 6
miles. I didn’t check any of them
because I assumed they were cargo ships which typically go faster than
Alpenglow and they were far away. I just
kept an eye on them. The conversation on
VHF went like this;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Alpenglow, Alpenglow, Alpenglow, this is the ship ‘RAMFORM ATLAS’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">ALPENGLOW: This is Alpenglow,
how may I help you ?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">RAMFORM ATLAS: Let’s go
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">ALPENGLOW: 72<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">RAMFORM ATLAS: I am a
Seismic ship. I have a pilot ship at my
stern. I am pulling a 6 mile long cable
and at the end is my trailing ship. I
need you to take my trailing ship’s stern.
In 5 hours I will be going to port at 180 degrees.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">ALPENGLOW: What is your current speed ?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">RAMFORM ATLAS: 5 knots<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Note: Alpenglow was
going 6.5 knots<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">ALPENGLOW: How much
radius to you need to go to port at 180 degrees ?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">RAMFORM ATLAS: 6 miles<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Note: Tim & I discussed if we could keep going west or if we truly had to take his stern
because taking his stern would have meant going against the wind and
waves. We figured out that we had no
choice in the matter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">ALPENGLOW: OK, we will
take your stern. Thank you for advising
us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">RAMFORM ATLAS: We still
stand by on channel 16 and 72.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">ALPENGLOW: Alpenglow
clear and standing by on channel 16.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Truth is, I should have checked these ships out on AIS and I
would have seen that it was pulling a cable.
I’m getting a little too comfortable at sea. The bash against wind and sea wasn’t too bad
and only lasted for about 6 miles. Tim actually saw lights on the cable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Seismic vessels</span></i></b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> are ships that are
solely used for the purpose of seismic survey in the high seas and oceans. A
seismic vessel is used as a survey vessel for the purpose of pinpointing and
locating the best possible area for oil drilling in the middle of the oceans.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">For the purpose of seismic survey, seismic waves are the main
components that are analyzed. The process involves a seismic detector that
shoots such seismic waves to a selected underwater point. The time taken for
the waves to refract back to their origin point determines whether that
particular subsea area is feasible for the oil drilling purpose.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The next day, a large school of dolphins once again kept us
entertained. We saw numerous dorsal fins
from a distance and flying thru the air in unison going hard towards Alpenglow.
We even spotted a mother and small baby jump together. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Isla De Providencia is a
Caribbean island which is part of the San Andres and Providencia Archipelago
and politically part of Columbia but is geographically closer to
Nicaragua. </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">The island is remote and approximately 400 miles from the
Colombian mainland.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">Most supplies including
produce have to be shipped or flown to the island.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">The population of Isla De Providencia is
approximately 5,000.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">Providencia is heavily protected by Colombian legislation - no
non-native of the island is allowed to own property there, or operate a business.
Thus, while many developers want to "build up" Providencia, it
seems unlikely that this will happen in the near future. It is quite unique in
its status as an undeveloped and unexploited Caribbean island. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">Some say Providencia means heaven.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">I couldn’t find it on google but I guess some
may think this is heaven.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The Lover’s Bridge, a colorful floating bridge brings you to
the little island of Santa Catalina, population, approximately 100. There are no roads on this island, just walkways;
a few homes and a couple of make shift bars where you may also purchase local,
cheap food. When we arrived at
one of the bars, they were out of beer.
I guess being a Sunday that could happen easily. We
also took a walk on the bridge at night and watched the numerous black spotted
rays swimming back and forth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">One evening, we decided to eat at Oliver's restaurant on Catalina Island with cruiser friends Debbie & Bob on s/v Inca Rose. The restaurant was actually at the cook's house and Oliver free dives to get delicious seafood. I had the king crab and Tim ate lobster head meat. Both were extremely delicious. Oliver hanged out with us as we ate and had many funny stories to tell us. He is from West Africa and moved to Catalina island 25 years ago. His wife was a journalist back in Bogota but moved to Catalina 28 yrs ago and met Oliver. She told us they had 14 mango trees on their land and it is forbidden to take a mango from the trees however, if the mangoes are on the grown, they are free for the taking. Good to know.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">Cruisers Marilyn & Dave invited us over for happy hour on
their s/v Argonaut. They introduced us
to their 24 year cat named Tigger.
Tigger could hear and see and honestly, didn’t look her age at all. She was very affectionate and stayed on my
lap as long as I let her. They will be
at our marina in the Rio Dulce this summer 2016.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Providencia Island sits atop the
Third-largest barrier reef in the world.
We went snorkeling near Morgan’s head (as in Captain Morgan). There are several corals, the
reef is healthy and the water is over 90 degrees !!!! No need for wet suits here, in fact, I find the water too warm as it doesn’t cool me off as much as I would like. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">It’s easy to dinghy all around Isla
Catalina. Along the way we saw several
spotted eagle rays jump out of the water.
So, we jumped in the water in search of some rays. Holly crap !
What do you do when a large spotted eagle ray comes directly towards you
? We’re still here aren’t we… What a
beautiful animal. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">One day, a cruiser called Mr.Bush (the local maritime agent) to get the coastguard to help them get off a rock. It only took 10 minutes or less for the
coastguard to get to them. That’s FAST! This rock btw, is on the chart, oops !<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">There’s a cut on the hillside called “Morgan’s Ass, named after
Sir</span><span style="background: white; color: #252525; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Henry Morgan<i> </i></span><i><span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #252525;">(1635 –1688). </span>He was a Welsh<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privateer" style="color: black;" title="Privateer"><i><span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: black;">privateer</span></span></i></a><i style="color: black;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buccaneer" style="color: black;" title="Buccaneer"><i><span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: black;">buccaneer</span></span></i></a><i style="color: black;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">, and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral_(Royal_Navy)" title="Admiral (Royal Navy)"><i><span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: black;">admiral</span></span></i></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></i></span></span><i style="color: black;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">of the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Navy" style="color: black;" title="Royal Navy"><i><span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: black;">Royal Navy</span></span></i></a><i style="color: black;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">.<sup> </sup>He
made himself famous during activities in the Caribbean, primarily raiding
Spanish settlements. He earned a reputation as one
of the most notorious and successful privateers in history and one of the most
ruthless among those active along the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Main" title="Spanish Main"><i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">Spanish Main</span></span></i></a><i style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt;">.</span></i><i><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">On our sail from Cartagena to Providencia, we caught a small tuna,
here is my recipe I found using Mr. Google (I didn’t have any Mirin and it still tasted heavenly).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">1/4 cup tamari (soy sauce)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Whisk tamarin, sesame oil,
mirin, honey, vinegar,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">1/4 cup sesame oil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">ginger, green onions and garlic
together in a <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 212.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="283"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">2 Tblsp. Mirin (Japanese sweet
wine)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">bowl until marinade is evenly
mixed. Place tuna<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 212.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="283"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">2 Tblsp. Honey<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">steaks in the marinade and
refrigerate for at<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">2 Tblsp. Rice wine vinegar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">least 1 hour (I marinated for 3
hours).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 212.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="283"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">2 Tblsp. Grated fresh ginger<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 263.8pt;" valign="bottom" width="352"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Spread sesame seeds onto a
plate. Remove tuna<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">2 green onions, minced, or more
to taste<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">from marinade and discard
marinade. Press tuna<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">4 (6 ounce) tuna steaks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">into sesame seeds until evenly
coated.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 212.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="283"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">2 Tblsp. Sesame seeds, or more
to taste<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Heat olive oil in a cast iron
skillet over high heat<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">1 Tblsp. Olive Oil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">until very hot; cook tuna in
the hot oil until cooked<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">to desired doneness, 30 seconds
to 5 minutes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">per side.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">2 minutes = medium rare (DO NOT
overcook)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Columbia is the only island we visited that did not ask us to
declare any arms or anything at all. In fact, when we rented a scooter for
40,000cop or $14.00us/day, there was no additional tax, no additional cost for
fuel or insurance. They rental guy
didn’t even ask us for our driver’s license, didn’t ask to see it, and didn’t
have any paper work. Nada ! </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'; font-size: 12.8px;">BEST WAY TO GET AROUND THIS SMALL ISLAND</i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">So, off we went on our scooter and visited all the bays and
beaches on the island. Remember, this
island is only about 5 X 3 miles so it only takes about 45 minutes to
drive around the whole island. We
stopped at South West beach and had a long leisurely lunch. We watched the fishermen come in with our
lunch. You don’t really have a
choice in which type of fish, whatever they caught is what you get. I think mine was a parrot fish which isn’t a
fish I would typically eat since it’s so beautiful and furthermore, I found out
later that it is a protected fish…crap.
It was still good. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'; font-size: 12.8px;">THE KITCHEN AT SEASIDE RESTAURANTS AT SOUTH BEACH</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'; font-size: 12.8px;">FISH AND LOBSTER FOR LUNCH, RIGHT OFF THE FISHERMAN'S BOAT</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'; font-size: 12.8px;">THE WAITER TOLD ME THIS WAS A RED FISH. IT'S PROBABLY A RED SNAPPER</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'; font-size: 12.8px;"> THIS IS HOW I FOUND OUT THAT PARROT FISH ARE PROTECTED, RIGHT ON THE NAPKIN HOLDER, DUH. THEY STILL SERVE PARROT FISH.</i></td></tr>
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April to July. The adult crabs live on
land, mostly in the mountains. </span><span style="background: white; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Once mature, females migrate annually to the sea to
breed. Near the sea they lay their eggs, incubate them for about two
weeks, and then enter the sea briefly for the larvae to hatch. The larvae
released into the sea must drift and develop for about twenty days, and if the
currents have been favorable, those that are lucky to survive come back to
shore to migrate inland to continue their life cycle. When </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">they come down from the
mountains, they must cross a road before getting to the sea. The local coast guard now closes that part of
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Bay </span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">which local youths ride speeding horses
bareback down the white sand beach, while seemingly half the island’s
population places friendly wagers and cheers the riders on. The first Saturday we were here, there was no race because one of the horses was not quite right, we were told. Mr. Livingston told us to come back next week. Well, we went back and still, there was no horse race. Mr. Livingston said this time that one of the horses was sick. He told us to come back next week and they'll be 2 races. </span></div>
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highest point on Providencia is El Pico at 360 meters. It has outstanding 360 degree views of the waters surrounding Providencia which has been named the Sea of Seven Colors by
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rock</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">: Not all charts have
this rock </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">marked.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">As you are coming in
the channel it’s to the left of the last green buoy.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Someone got stuck on it.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">So, just make sure you follow all the buoys.</span></div>
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We arrived from Cartagena, Columbia.
We were only staying about a week in Providencia. They charged us $160us. Yikes.
Especially after it costing us $120us for a week in Cartagena (we got
off not having to pay temporary importation but that was discretionary we were
told).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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boat</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">:</span></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Arrives on Tuesdays or Wednesdays from Panama or San Andres.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">WIKI Travel:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span><a href="http://www.wikitravel.com/"><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">www.wikitravel.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> has loads of good
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Excursions:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> We met Timoteo “Bambi” at Almond Bay. He was a delightful chap that spoke very well
English. He does excursions. For a picture, I told him I'd put his boat card in my blog, so here it is....<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ALPENGLOWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466900792721630467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849237829983861812.post-91748080770552084822016-04-20T13:19:00.000-06:002017-12-28T17:37:20.385-07:00CARTAGENA, COLUMBIA<div class="canvas-text" style="background: white; line-height: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">We had the near perfect sail from Aruba to Cartagena, Columbia. DDW (Dead Down Wind) for 400 nautical miles. The winds were constant between 15 and 20 knots. You gotta love that ! The only downside, no fish. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The Magdalena River is the principal
river of Columbia. It is 949.5 miles
long. It flows into the ocean near the city of
Barranquilla. You can see with the naked
eye, a line of fresh green water and blue ocean water. The fresh water can be seen 12 miles from
shore. While sailing thru the ocean and
fresh waters, we noticed how calmer the seas were in the green waterway or was
that just an illusion?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.6pt;">As we were approaching the
Boca Grande entrance at 5am, we saw an amazing amount of tall buildings.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.6pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.6pt;">This is the Boca Grande area which is a
neighborhood with many condos, extensive shops and hotels.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.6pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.6pt;">During the 1700s, the Spanish
built an underwater wall at the entrance of the Boca Grande channel.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.6pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.6pt;">This was to force the English to enter at the
Boca Chica entrance where the Spanish had 2 forts they could shoot from.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.6pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.6pt;">Today, a 100 foot gap in the wall was created
and is marked by flashing red and green buoys.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We anchored off of the Club
Nautico marina and to the other side of us are Columbian Navy ships and three
submarines. This anchorage wasn’t the
best as there are numerous boat taxis running all day long creating much
wake. Since we are anchored in a large
commercial port, the water is less than desirable. Soon, we’ll be going to the island where the
water is crystal clear.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.6pt;">El
Centro, as it is known in Cartagena, is the Old city or the Walled city. It is a heavily-fortified Spanish town that
was the key strongpoint of the Spanish Empire.
The city is protected by thick stone walls that took over 100 years to
build. It contains plazas, churches,
narrow streets, balconied houses and monumental buildings in admirable states
of preservation. There are numerous
restaurants for all tastes and lots of good shopping. Beware!
We saw a street food vendor sharpening his knife on the edge of the
sidewalk then using it to cut the food….be selective about your street vendors!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.6pt;">Every day was stinking
hot. I’m talking about 34 Celsius (93.2
F)with 70% humidity hot. With the heat
index it feels like 46.8C (116F) . Finally,
after 6 weeks with no rain, it poured so we jumped on the deck and jumped up
and down like kids. We cooled off
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Felipe Fort which is the largest Spanish fort in all of the Caribbean. There are several underground tunnels. We found one in particular that was quite
steep and we could never find the end as there was 6 inches of water on the
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">In the district of Getsemani,
we found a street with numerous hostels, cheaper but very good eateries and the
famous Café Havana in which Hillary Clinton, while secretary of state had a
diplomatic event there. On a Saturday
night, Tim and I went here to listen to a Cuban 10 piece band and dance salsa
until the wee hours of the morning (the band only started at 11:30pm). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Another famous bar is called
Tucandela. This is where Obama’s secret
service agents got drunk and had prostitutes entertaining them. It was quite a scandal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">One more drinking hole I must
mention is called Donde Fidel. They play
good salsa music whereby many locals dance in the aisles. Unfortunately, the music is extremely
loud. You might as well stand outside
and dance where there is more room.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We had a most delicious lunch
at the Cevicheria (Calle Stuart, 7-14 / <a href="http://www.lacevicheriacartagena.com/">www.lacevicheriacartagena.com</a> / tel 312 209 6301). Anthony Bourdain made one of his TV food
episodes at this restaurant. I want his
job. If you never saw his show, it’s
called “Parts Unknown”. He travels
around the world to taste local food.
They talk about traditions, some history and he’s always with
locals. It’s my dream job.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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restaurants that are very affordable and delicious. There will be mostly locals at these restaurants
and very few if no tourists at all. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I gave this street artist our
boat card and asked him if he could paint Alpenglow. He was very happy to oblige.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We visited the gold museum and
the Emerald museum, both next to each other.
Columbia has the most beautiful emeralds in the world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">One must always taste the
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Navigating:</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> If
you want to take the Boca Grande entry to Cartagena Bay, it is well marked with
red and green simultaneously flashing buoys. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The water in the bay is dirty and we don’t recommend swimming here. Expect your anchor chain to have black mud on
it when pulling up. It is a very busy
bay with many local boat taxis and pleasure boats which cause a lot of
wake. Expect loud music at night for a
short period of time when tourist boats pass by. Look out for some fireworks !<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Club Nautico:</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> Good <b>dinghy
dock</b> however they ask that you don’t lock your dinghy. That said, it is gated with a security guard
24/7. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">It has a nicely air conditioned self serve or service <b>laundry</b> with folding table for 10,000COP
a load (self serve). It also has 2
couches and a TV.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The club also has a restaurant and has <b>shower </b>facilities but not air conditioned. Free <b>Wifi</b>
is just ok. The marina is very busy, med
moorings with lots of surge.</span></div>
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approximately… $1 us to 3,000cop.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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city is 6,000cop ($2us). However, you
can walk which can take about 20-25 minutes one way. At night, taxis cost 8,000cop.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and ask to clear in. They called an
agent for us which arrived soon afterwards.
He charged us $30us up front then another $90us when we leave. You may need a temporary importation document
which would cost $100us if you stay beyond a certain amount of days.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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other cruisers that because the marina is near a coal mine, if the wind is
coming into the marina, you will get black coal dust on your boat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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2016 and said that the coral reefs are all dead and all is grey. There were no other cruisers there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
- <b> FREE TOUR</b>: This tour lasted 2 hours. Our guide Edgar was great.<br />
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Cartagena to Santa Marta. Cruiser
friends took this 4 hr trip. They drove
thru the old city and then got dropped off at a beach and back they drove 4
hours to Cartagena. They were disappointed
and surprised to have been dropped off at a beach rather than in the old town.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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ALPENGLOWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466900792721630467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849237829983861812.post-36593265113536366642016-04-10T13:59:00.000-06:002017-12-28T17:39:56.709-07:00ARUBA<div class="canvas-text" style="background: white; line-height: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18.75pt;"><span style="line-height: 21.6pt;">We had a beautiful 58 mile downwind sail from
</span><span style="color: #26282a; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 21.6pt;">Curaçao</span><span style="line-height: 21.6pt;"> to Aruba. Still more dolphins entertaining us at our bow as we were sailing at 7 knots. </span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.6pt;">Once the dolphins left, we tried to fish but
lost 1 lure, again and had 2 other bights but loss the fish. Darn, no fresh fish tonight...</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #26282a; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;">Roughly 103,000 people call Aruba home. It
is the smallest of the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, </span><span style="color: #26282a; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;">Curaçao</span><span style="color: #26282a; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;">). It’s only 19 miles long and its total area is
less than 75 square miles. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #26282a; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We decided to take a slip at the
Renaissance Marina. They put yachts in
transit beside the helicopter pad and boat shuttle to their private island and
a small barge they use for transporting food to the private island. Also, we had a nice view of the many cruise
ships. All in all it wasn’t that
bad. We took advantage of their pool and
hot showers. Talking about cruise ships,
the Scientology religious group own a cruise ship name ‘Free Wind’ which was in
town while we were there.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.6pt;">Since we stayed at the Renaissance marina, we could use their three pools and go to their private island on their boat shuttle. There are some very tame flamingos there that they feed and they did cut their wings. I believe this is done so that the tourists get to see some flamingos without having to find them on their own by leaving the comfort of their hotel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 28.8px;">I found some flamingo feathers on the beach in Bonaire. I didn't have any Styrofoam but found some on the beach. Then I took an empty bottle of mouth wash to put the Styrofoam in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.6pt;">The Renaissance hotel has basically 2 buildings. One is by the ocean and the other across the street. Their boat shuttle goes to both hotels to pick up guests and bring them to their private island, simply named 'Renaissance Island'. To get to the hotel across the street, the boat goes under a man made tunnel to the shopping area of the hotel, right next to Starbucks. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>ENJOYING RENAISSANCE ISLAND</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">DRY THRU STARBUCKS AT THE RENAISSANCE HOTEL BRINGING GUESTS TO THE PRIVATE ISLAND</span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.6pt;">We took a local bus north to Eagle Beach and
Palm Beach where there is a strip of low rise hotels and another strip with
high rise hotels with lots of beach chairs.
Palm Beach is very beautiful, somewhat less touristy at Eagle Beach.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 28.8px;">This contraption is called a "Sunscreen Application System". Put in some money, get into the.....thing, close your eyes and get a blast of sun tan lotion. ok ?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hawksbill turtles lay their eggs on Eagle
Beach starting in April and they hatch, I think, around September. When we were there in early April, only 4 had
laid their eggs. In 2015, there were
approximately 35 turtles that laid eggs by the end of the season.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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has fresh water. There’s an observatory
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Aruba reminds me of America with their
numerous shopping strips with loads of known makes such as Prana, Boss, Lacoste,
Calvin Klein, ect…There are also numerous cruise ship jewelry stores, expensive
hand bags and local markets with goods made from China. They have the most American fast food
restaurants I’ve seen in my travels in the Bahamas and Eastern Caribbean. There are Chinese restaurants, Seafood &
Steak houses, Cuban food , Mexican food…all at a very high touristy price. There is even a free trolley you can hop on and off that goes thru the shopping district.</span></div>
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Baby beach. On the way, we drove thru
the dry towns of Santa Cruz and San Nicolas.
There wasn’t one house with grass since it’s so dry on the island. They leave their lawns bare with dirt or the
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.6pt;">Along the shore, we came across some wild donkeys. I really enjoy these docile animals. They let me pet them until they realized I had no food and off they went or was it because they wanted to mate; sorry no picture.</span><br />
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #26282a; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">Immigration/customs</span></b><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">: We had to dock our boat at the
customs dock in Oranjestad. They ask
that you hail them on VHF16, 30 minutes before our arrival to ask permission to
dock. Immigration and customs came to
our boat each in their own cars and made us fill out forms. Then they both went back to their office to
scan our passports. Once they returned,
customs came on board and opened cupboards and looked in our bilge
lockers. They asked us if we had any
liquor and we said yes. We had about 4
liters of liquor and some wine in which all had been opened. They told us that we were NOT allowed any
booze at all. So our choices were to
surrender our booze and in this case they would have put them under lock. Our other choice was to pay duty. Lucky for us, they let us go because all our
bottles were opened. To check out, we
had to dock again at the customs dock. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #26282a; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">The <b>bus system</b> is very
good. It costs $2.50us a trip and goes
to the northern and southern tips of Aruba (not the national park or windward
side). There is a bus terminal in
downtown Oranjestad behind and to the west of the pink Royal Plaza. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #26282a; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">There used to be a self serve <b>laundry</b>
mat near the Renaissance hotel but it closed in the beginning of April
2016. You can have your laundry done by
the marina for X amount a kilo plus they charge a $10.00us delivery fee.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #26282a; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">If you take a <b>slip</b> at the
Renaissance marina, you get access to their pools (3) and you can take their
shuttle boat to their private island.
You can also use their employee hot showers. They tend to put transients beside their
shuttle boat and barge. The hotel is
next to the airport, and when a plane takes off, it’s quite loud. There’s also a tourist helicopter beside
the shuttle boats and it’s also very loud when in use. Its med mooring and the marina personnel are
extremely helpful. There are many
tourists walking on the docks since they do not fence off the marina area. There is a security guard at night and felt
very safe here.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #26282a; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">There’s a <b>cinema</b> at Palm
Beach plaza and at the Renaissance hotel in Oranjestad., call +297 59 29 393 or
email turtugaruba@hotmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #26282a; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">If you want to <b>volunteer in the
turtle</b> during the nesting or hatching seasons, call +297 59 29 393 or email
turtugaruba@hotmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span></div>
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by a man from Montreal. It costs $15us.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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free</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
ALPENGLOWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466900792721630467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849237829983861812.post-81032897627861127322016-04-03T13:16:00.000-06:002017-12-28T17:39:40.836-07:00CURACAO<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">Curaçao
is pronounced “cure a sow” and was discovered in 1499 by the Spanish explorer
Alonso de Ojeda accompanied by the Italian Amerigo Vespuci. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">By
1513, Curaçao and neighboring Aruba and Bonaire were declared ‘Islas Inutiles”
(useless Islands) after depleting the little gold there was and finding the
water sources insufficient for farming.
In 1634, there was only a small group of Spanish remaining on the
island. The Dutch West India Company
(W.I.C.) then saw an opportunity and took over the island without too much
resistance. The W.I.C. promptly founded
the capital of Willemstad on the bank of the inlet called Schottegat. This
inlet is now called the St.Annabaai and it became a fortified port town with
the construction of Punda city.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">Curaçao
is the most populous island of the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao). The population of Curaçao is more than 150,000
residents. The island is of medium size, an area of 171 square miles.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_Antilles" title="Netherlands Antilles"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Netherlands Antilles</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">, an autonomous<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Caribbean</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">country within the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands" title="Kingdom of the Netherlands"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Kingdom
of the Netherlands</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">,
was dissolved on 10 October 2010. After dissolution, the "</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BES_islands" title="BES islands"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">BES islands</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">" of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonaire" title="Bonaire"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Bonaire</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint_Eustatius" title="Sint Eustatius"><span style="color: windowtext;">Sint Eustatius</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saba" title="Saba"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Saba</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">became<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Netherlands" title="Caribbean Netherlands"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">special
municipalities</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">of the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Netherlands</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">proper, while<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao" title="Curaçao"><span style="color: windowtext;">Curaçao</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint_Maarten" title="Sint Maarten"><span style="color: windowtext;">Sint Maarten</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>became<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constituent_country" title="Constituent country"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">constituent
countries</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">within the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands" title="Kingdom of the Netherlands"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Kingdom
of the Netherlands</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">,
along the lines of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aruba" title="Aruba"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Aruba</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">, which separated from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The official languages are<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Dutch</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papiamentu" title="Papiamentu"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Papiamentu</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">, and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language" title="English language"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">English</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>However, Dutch is the sole language
for all administration and legal matters.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Most
of Curaçao's population is able to converse in at least two of the languages of
Papiamentu, Dutch, English, and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Spanish</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> but the most widely
spoken language is Papiamentu, a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese-based_creole_languages" title="Portuguese-based creole languages"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Portuguese creole</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">spoken in all levels
of society. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The Capitol city, Willemstad is
divided in two by the </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">St. Anna Bay</span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> waterway used mostly by oceangoing
ships. One side is called Punda “The Point” and the
side is called Otrobanda which means “the other side”. OK, that’s simple enough.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">One way to get from one side to
the other is to walk on the Queen Emma floating pontoon bridge. The bridge is hinged and opens regularly to
enable the passage of oceangoing vessels. On the opposite end from the hinge is
a small shelter where an operator controls two diesel engines turning
propellers. The propellers are mounted perpendicular to the length of the
bridge and allow it to swing parallel to the shore. The process only takes a
few minutes to complete. The bridge was
built in 1888 and was completely renovated in 1939.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>WE WERE ALLOWED TO STAY ON THE QUEEN EMMA PONTOON BRIDGE WHILE IT SWUNG OPEN & CLOSE</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The Queen Juliana Bridge is a
very impressive single span bridge that boasts to be the highest in the Caribbean. The original bridge collapsed in 1967 killing
fifteen workers, and got replaced. The current bridge opened on Queen’s Day,
April 30, 1974. It is 185 feet high. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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on this bridge as it doesn’t seem to have much protection.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 18.75pt;">The local yacht club had sailing races in Spanish
Waters right around our boat during Easter week-end.</span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 18.75pt;"> </span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 18.75pt;">There were J-24s, Sunfish & young kids on
Optis.</span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 18.75pt;"> </span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 18.75pt;">The bigger ocean sailboats were
racing at sea.</span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 18.75pt;"> </span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 18.75pt;">It was way too rough to
go and see them by dinghy unfortunately.</span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 18.75pt;">
</span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 18.75pt;">What impressed us was the fact that the wind was blowing constantly at
30 knots and those kids rocked!</span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 18.75pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 18.75pt;">Whether we are in town visiting
the sites or walking along the shores or hiking, there are sounds of
parrots.</span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 18.75pt;"> </span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 18.75pt;">They are quite easy to see
since there are not many leaves on the trees due to the drought.</span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 18.75pt;"> </span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 18.75pt;">My new camera’s zoom lense rocks !</span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Punda is full of color and
shopping opportunities (many cruise ship type stores unfortunately). Boats from Venezuela arrive in Punda with
fresh fruit and vegetables that they sell right from their boat. The area is called the floating market. Some shoppers slowly drive past the vendors
in their cars making purchases thru their car window…kinda a drive thru
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">FRESH PRODUCE AT THE FLOATING MARKET</span></i></td></tr>
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climb it. So, the first thing we did
with our rent a car is go to the Christoffel National Park and climb the 377
meter mountaintop. It was a good hike
with class 3 scrambling up top. The park
is home to many parrots and dozens of species of orchids.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS JUST LIKE THE ONES IN COLORADO</i></span></td></tr>
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National park. There are seven Bokas, or
inlets on the rugged northern coast which offer a spectacular view of the
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where we were anchored in Caracasbay, Spanish Waters, just to take in some
sites and visit around. We found this
really hippy beach called TUG BOAT. It
has a small hut that sells a few trinkets and cold drinks and rents out beach chairs. It’s a laid back place, not like the posh
tourist area of Jan Thiel Beach where there’s a man made puny beach, packed
with beach chairs so tightly you could hardly walk around. By far, I preferred the cool Tug Boat beach
area. The snorkeling here is quite good
and there’s a tug boat that wrecked and has many corals growing on it. I just loved the atmosphere of this tiny and
quaint area and so close to our anchorage. Along the way, there's a nice fort that you can climb to the top for a nice view.</span></div>
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harvest festival/parade comes to life.
The S</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">eú
is made up of graceful dance steps called “wapa”, mimicking the movements used
in planting and harvesting. The parade
was about 10 miles going along Breedestraat (main shopping area) and
ending up in Otrobanda on Rouvilleweg street.<span style="color: #252525;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Spanish Waters, it was time to see other places of Cura</span><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 18.75pt;">ç</span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 18.75pt;">ao with Alpenglow. We had a fantastic 27 mile sail to a bay
called Santa Cruz. During our sail, we were visited by a pod of dolphins taking leaps sideways as if to show us they pink stomachs then slapping their tails like beavers as they were sliding back into the sea.</span><br />
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in the bay which is surrounded by hills on each side and has a rocky coastline. It has a nice local’s beach with a few straw
huts. At night, the little bar has a
laser and shoots off laser beams off the hill which is really neat. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">We dinked to a snorkeling site
called “The Cave, Blue Room”. You can hardly see it from the sea. There’s a little opening you swim under and
it opens up to a large cave. When
looking back at sea, the blue colors are truly amazing. We were lucky to have this place to ourselves
for awhile until a tour boat arrived.
Tim and I were sitting on rocks in the cave and a lady tried to get up
the rocks. Because of the surf, she got
banged up against the rocks and received many cuts which were bleeding. She was quite afraid to go back, I was afraid the blood would attract sharks ! Tim got a life ring from the boat and we
helped her back. That was our good deed
for the day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">After visiting the Blue Room we
snorkeled on the site called Mushroom Forrest because of the large number of
mountainous star corals growing vertical on a sandy plateau. The mushrooms shapes occur because the coral
heads have been bio-eroded at their base to narrow columns by boring clams and
sponges.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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night. It is narrow and there are rock
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cruisers complain that it is quite inconvenient to clear in and out of Curaçao
because it’s quite a ways from Spanish Waters.
We decided not to sweat it and make a day out of it. Bus # A6 runs right outside the fishermen’s
dock where you tie up your dinghy (anchorage zone A of Spanish Waters). There’s
plenty to visit near the customs office and a nice walk across the floating bridge
to immigration and harbor master. The
bus ride is approximately 20-35 minutes.
The Port Authority office closes between 11:45 and 13:00 for lunch (as
of the end of March, 2016).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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can get a paper bus schedule at the bus terminal on the Otrobanda side. The bus schedule at Punda is on a panel at
the bus terminal. The #A6 bus has a bus stop at the roundabout outside the
Fishermen’s Warf (Anchorage zone A in Spanish Waters). This bus passes in front of Budget Marine,
Waterworld, laundry & grocery and ends up at the bus terminal in Punda.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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says the free shuttle to shopping (grocery store, Waterworld, Budget marine,
laundry service) leaves from the Fishermen’s warf (Anchorage zone A of Spanish
Waters) at 10:00 but it now leaves at 8:30am instead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">Best
place to get a really good road map is at a car rental agency.</span>ALPENGLOWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466900792721630467noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849237829983861812.post-70996734314330763342016-03-30T09:20:00.000-06:002017-12-28T17:39:25.705-07:00BONAIRE<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">The
sail from St-Martin to Bonaire was approximately 500 nautical miles, all
downwind. The wind prediction was 20 to
25 knots from the East and North East, so our sail would be mostly dead
downwind. The wave height was predicted
at 8-10 feet but they were more like 10 to 15 feet, if not more. It was a very uncomfortable 3 night’s sail
with hardly any sleep. It didn’t matter
what sail combination we put up, Alpenglow rocked from side to side. We had to
hang on to sleep otherwise; we would have been thrown to the ground. We definitely need to install Lee cloths.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the first time on Alpenglow we got pooped.
For those of you who don’t know the meaning of pooped on a sailboat, it
simply means a large wave crashing into your cockpit from the stern (the back
of the boat), getting salt water in the cockpit and getting everything wet
that’s in the cockpit and sometimes it goes below deck, especially if the hatch
boards are open. Luckily for me, only
Tim, the cushions and the cockpit got wet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">On
our second day out at sea, we noticed an airplane flying very close to the
ocean to our starboard. We watched it
curiously as it banked and came back towards our boat at our stern. As it approached, we were able to see that it
was a Coast Guard plane which was painted white and yellow. Was this the Dutch Coast Guard? We had hoped they would have hailed us but
they didn’t. I guess we didn’t look
suspicious. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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always plan to arrive in an unknown harbor during daylight. We knew very soon that we wouldn’t arrive
during the day. I despise getting into
an unknown harbor at night. As far as
harbors go though, this one was very wide and open with mandatory mooring buoys
equally lined up along the brightly light seashore. My only hope now was that a buoy was
available; otherwise we would have had to dock at the commercial dock which
didn’t have adequate lighting. I motored
along the outside of the boats while Tim looked for a suitable buoy. Luck had it that it was a calm night and very
easy to pick up a mooring. I stressed
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we stepped out of our boat the first morning to have a first view of Bonaire, a
small pod of dolphins welcomed us in the acrylic blue water. Bonaire & Klein Bonaire (small Bonaire)
are surrounded by an almost continuous fringing reef. A shallow and narrow terrace slopes down
gently from the shoreline to a depth of 30 feet then suddenly drops, typically
at an angle of 45 degrees to a depth of 130 feet. There are vertical walls and double reef
formations. This makes it very popular
for shore diving. Many people rent cars
and walk from their cars to the beach and walk into the water. If you do this, I suggest wearing booties
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walked and biked along the seashore in the town of Kralendijk looking for Dive
shops that would allow us to tie up our dinghy to their dock while we scuba
dive. It wasn’t as easy as we thought
but we did find two outfits that were accommodating. While talking to one of the dive shop
keepers, she received a phone call. She
got all excited screaming that there was a whale spotted just north of
here. She was so excited, she completely
ignored us. She just kept looking
outside beaming from ear to ear. I was
wondering if she was expecting the whale to pass in front of us?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ended up choosing a small shop called Carib Inn near the center of town. The
owner Bruce, store manager Kitti and instructor Karen were extremely pleasant
and helpful. Bruce owned his scuba diving shop for 35
years. He lost most of his fingers on
one hand due to an electrical saw accident.
Bruce also hired a local deaf young man who was always smiling and very
helpful. This dive shop wasn’t as
crowded as the others. I loved this
place instantly. Karen, an instructor
gave us a review since both Tim and I haven’t dived since 2012. She explained how to shore dive on our own. We opted to do a couple of boat dives with
the shop then dive from our dinghy on our own.
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<span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">There
is a beautiful art shop in Kralendijk called Art Bonaire. At the counter, Larry, the artist’s husband
is a real hoot. He talked to us about
living in Bonaire, politics, and the economy for quite some time. He is originally from Nova Scotia but moved
to Bonaire 20 years ago, marrying Janice who is the artist. His
wife, Janice Huckaby Baillie (</span><a href="mailto:janice@janartbonaire.com"><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">janice@janartbonaire.com</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;"> paints beautiful local art. I bought a tile from her for my collection. Larry was in the navy and was very
opinionated and had quite the potty mouth but he was very entertaining. He looked like a typical Harley dude and in
fact, he did have a Harley outside the store.
He was quite mad about the Chinese in Bonaire taking advantage of
children they bring from China and make them work 7 days a week, wearing the
same t-shirt day in and day out. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; line-height: 115%;">The island is the home of approximately
17,000 people, who have the luxury of spreading out over most of the 113 square
miles. The north end of the island is mountainous (highest peak is 784 feet)
and largely unpopulated, as is the rugged and windswept east coast.</span><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; line-height: 115%;">Bonaire is the top of a volcano that erupted
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water. Most people here have septic
tanks and some use the contents to water their gardens at night. They say it stinks at first but the smell
doesn’t last long. The wild donkeys on
the island adapted to drinking salt water, therefore their meat has a very high
content of salt so it is not suitable for human consumption. Since there is no fresh water on the island,
there are no mosquitoes. Bonaire is
known as the driest island in all of the Caribbean and while we were there, the
island was in the midst of a severe drought.
Dust covered Alpenglow inside and out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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it is part of the Netherlands. The most
widely spoken language is the creole language called Papiamentu (read more
about this in my blog on </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao" title="Curaçao"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Curaçao</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">). The other languages are Spanish and English
which is spoken with only 2.8% of the population.<span style="color: #26282a; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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part of Bonaire making a loop out of it.
We started in Kralendijk and headed south to the salt lakes called
Salinas and the manufacturing of salt. The
Cargill Salt Bonaire Company manufactures natural salt from the sea water in
salt ponds. It seems that the whole
southern end of the island is covered in salinas. There are 2000 tons of salt an hour that are
loaded by conveyor belt onto ships. The
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to the most southern tip of Bonaire greets us with a nice beach (Atlantis
Beach) lined with many colorful kites.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">This was definitely the hangout for kite boarders.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">Parked were 2 school buses selling snacks and
cold drinks.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">They set up some shade and
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along the southern tip of Bonaire, inland are the never ending salinas and
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">FLAMINGO FEATHERS ARE NATURALLY WHITE. THEY TURN PINK BECAUSE OF THE CAROTENE IN THE FOOD THEY EAT.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>I GOT TOO CLOSE & OFF THEY WENT</i></span></td></tr>
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road is flat and straight. There is no
shade and the headwind is constant. Our
lips our drying out and we’re feeling dehydrated even though we keep drinking. This may only be a 30 mile bike ride but the
heat and dryness is making it very difficult. A car stopped and asked us if we were ok to
continue on. We said yes as sweat was
pouring down my face. I now carry a
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>WE SAW THIS LIGHTHOUSE WHILE SAILING INTO BONAIRE. NEAR IS A RED LIGHTED RADAR TOWER</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>LONG, FLAT LONELY ROAD</i></span></td></tr>
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found civilization.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">A resort named
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kite boarding area but beware, I’m sure in the future; someone will set up
accommodations at the kite boarder’s area also.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></div>
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our way back to our boat, there’s a donkey sanctuary. For $7 you can ride your car along and feed
the donkeys. By then, we were soaked
with sweat and in need of another cold drink.
All I wanted was to dive into the ocean to cool down and get a
beer. Anyways, we already visited a
donkey sanctuary in Antigua. I’m
positive that the donkeys here are quite the same. But…..wild donkeys are everywhere and while
driving to the national park, a few were in the middle of the street and
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trip to the Washington Slagbaai National park is a must.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">There are more salt ponds with flamingos, and
also parakeets, iguanas, small white sandy beaches, blow holes, historic
buildings, diving & snorkeling and kayaking areas.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">We rented a car and spent a good part of the
day driving thru the park and taking in the views.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">The size of the park is 14,000 acres.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">It provides safe habitat for many important
flora and fauna of Bonaire.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">The beaches
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also drove to the Lac which is the largest bay in the Netherland Antilles. Lac is home to 3 globally endangered
species: the Green Turtle and the Queen
Conch and the mangrove trees. Here we saw
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our last day, we dinghied 2 miles to Klein Bonaire (small Bonaire), which is an
island that’s only 2 by 3 kilometers. It
has a very nice beach but unfortunately, the island is mostly covered with
spiny trees so it makes it difficult to hike it. Best to stay on the beach, however there is
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marina, look for a parking lot on the water side with a security booth at the
entrance. Go beyond to the hotel and
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your dinghy</u> at their docks even if you dive with them. There are 2 shops we found that would let
us: Divi Flamingo and Carib Inn. But you should ask them first as the rules
often change. We used Carib Inn and
Bruce, the owner was very accommodating.
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Marina: a young man in the office will
tell you that you may leave your dinghy tied up to the fuel dock at either end
as long as it is not in the way of boats coming in the dock. You may not lock it. Also, since the marina opens only at 8 and
closes at 5, you cannot come into the marina after these hours. We suggest you lock your dinghy on the
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or at Karel’s restaurant and bar. If you
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ALPENGLOWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466900792721630467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849237829983861812.post-71320240862517665842016-03-08T11:39:00.000-07:002016-03-31T05:53:46.145-06:00ST-MARTIN / SINT MAARTEN<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Just prior to arriving in St-Martin, we did a lunch stop at </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px;">Île</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Tintamarre. Approximately 28 years ago, I sailed here with my step sister Kellie on her sailboat, 'Mystic VII'. At the time, we had the island all to ourselves however now, unfortunately, it was crawling with tourists. </span></span><br />
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Maarten (Dutch) with Alpenglow. Our
previous blog on this area is dated March 30, 2015 if you’d like to view
that. Since we visited the island last
year, this year we concentrated on spending time with friends and preparing
ourselves and the boat for our passage to the western Caribbean starting in
Bonaire. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Many people ask us what we did to prepare for our sail to
Bonaire and beyond. Here’s a short
list: Check flare expiry dates, add a night light
for the auto pilot, check rigging tensions, provision, laundry, teeth cleaning,
receive new t-mobile phone, refill soda stream canisters, fill up tank with
fresh water, top off diesel and gas, purchase new camera, purchase boat parts, verify
ditch bag, test epirb, go over emergency
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good morning or good afternoon while entering the bus. How nice is that? So, we made a trip to cruise ship town called
Philipsburg to purchase a new camera.
We also made a long trip to the Dutch Quarter by bus to get our soda
stream canisters refilled. Believe you me;
it’s not easy finding a place, anywhere to get CO2. I was very pleased because it’s hard to
find tonic for my G&Ts and we don’t have to carry loads of cans from the
grocery store. The only issue now is
what do we do when we run out of the liquid to make the tonics and coke? Note to self:
ask visitors to bring soda stream tonic and coke.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">We had lots of fun doing happy hours, shopping, participating
in a lady’s luncheon and just hanging out with many cruiser friends old and new;
Veronique & Philip, Bob & Gigi, Janice & Dave, Brita & Jason,
Sally & Peter, George & Jan, and Catherine & Henry. The day before we left more friends arrived
but we just couldn’t stay any longer as hurricane season will soon be upon us
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dinner that we caught. Also on s/v Mowzer, Catherine & Henry hosted a birthday party for Jason & Gigi. Catherine was amazed she got 12 people on board :) Thanks for Janice for an amazing chocolate cake !</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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were there. For 4 days, there are parties, music shows and lots of boat racing. We participated in their
daily activities and watched the races from our dinghy right at the pin. There were approximately 185 sailboats racing
from bareboats to Volvos. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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watches for whales. If a whale is
spotted, the race is automatically canceled since the baby whales cannot dive
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protection. The water in the bay is much nicer than in the lagoon so you may want to make water outside !<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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It was really simple to fuel up and take on water at the Port St-Louis
marina. You don’t have to be a guest
there to do your own laundry, however small.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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driver to let you off where you can take a 2<sup>nd</sup> bus to the French
Quarter. Once on the French Quarter bus,
ask the driver to drop you off in the Dutch Quarter at the McDonald’s. TROPIGAS is directly behind McDonald’s. It’ll take you about 45 minutes to get
there. TROPIGAS was able to fill 2 types
of canister fittings that I had, namely N207 and D207. It costs $5us each canister. I had to wait approximately 2.5 hours. In the meantime, go to McDonald’s for free
wifi. TROPIGAS SXM telephone # is: (721) 588-6363.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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to GAS KING. It is a 2 minute walk from
Budget marine in the Simpson Bay lagoon on the Dutch side. They will bring your canisters to Tropigas on
a Wednesday and return them the following Wednesday. A cruiser friend was charged $9.99 a bottle. GAS KING’s phone numbers are (721) 542-0355
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> 3. CARIBEAN
INDUSTRIAL GASES, 7, Parcelle Normand, Rue de Cul de Sac (near Palm Court at
Orient Beach hotel) in Grand Case on the French side. Phone # 0890 39 10 24. I was never able to contact anyone by phone. Update: A cruiser said this place is no CLOSED.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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and out on the French side at Island Waterworld on the waterfront street near
the Capitainerie for 2 Euros. Yup, I
said 2 Euros, versus checking into the Dutch side where they charge you to go
thru the bridge and a daily charge to anchor.<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></span></div>
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closed. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> - There
is one however to the left of the Super U grocery store next to the parking lot
on the French side (past the bus terminal).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> - Park
your dinghy near the capitainerie on the French side. Walk in front of the restaurants to the
corner where you can walk to the street.
On the first street, turn right and walk 5 minutes. It’s on your right side. It’s big and very clean. They have only been open for 7 months. I used this and liked it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Laundry
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1. Shrimpy’s on the
French side near the bridge. They have a
free dinghy dock. If they are busy, you will only be able to get your laundry
back the next day even if they say they have same day service.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">2. Many people use the laundry service on the Dutch side
behind Lagoonies however a cruiser friend of ours had one of their laundry bags
stolen or lost.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Cruiser’s net</span></u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> is on channel 10 at 7:30, Mondays thru Sundays.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Groceries:<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">PRIME
store on the Dutch side is near Budget Marine.
It’s like a Costco. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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CARREFOUR is a huge, beautiful, expensive grocery store on the Dutch side near
Port De Plaissance. Park your dinghy at
PDP and walk to the street and turn right.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">SUPER
U on the French side is past the bus terminal and it’s a huge, well priced
grocery store with the best wine prices around.
Across from SUPER U is a bakery.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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is a convenient, small grocery store 2 minute walk from Shrimpy’s.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Good wifi</span></u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">: Shrimpy’s for $3 all day. They do have drinks for purchase.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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