Back in Honduras Bay Islands, Utila 1st

Utila is now our check in and check out port for the Bay Islands.  We enjoy the convenience of the location for the Port Captain's and Immigration offices.  We also love how convenient it is to get all the supplies we need in Utila.  It is becoming fast one of our favorites spots.  

I love the coffee shop with a dock for the dinghy and wifi.. 💕

Sunsets are Gorgeous!

Able to get different food and Ice coffee

Plenty of bars/restaurants that have a great view of our home

The Island is small enough that it only takes a few hours to tour it in a Golf Cart.

The roads aren't always the best especially after rains

But they can be fun!

Until you get the Golf Cart stuck.. then it Sucks big time. We recommend renting the  4 wheeler.. not the golf cart unless you stay on paved roads

I thought you would all enjoy seeing how it can really be traveling with us..  

Steve was in a Very bad mood because of this for a few days  hahaha

But once he received the new VHF that a few friends muled to us.. he was on a much better mood. He also got a new tablet. 

I am still working remotely and loving it!

This is a restaurant's dish washing area.. 

These next videos of this awesome resort/restaurant that is amazing.. the restaurant was closed when we went there but we were able to tour the place. 

We love the Jade Sea Horse

We stayed a few weeks in Utila then we headed to French Key Harbor in Roatan.  We will be back in Utila at the end of our 90 day stay in the Bay Islands

I HATE Fronteras, Or do I?

Wow, a lot has gone on since I last updated my blog.  I left telling you we were going to travel inland for a bit and we did.  We loved every bit of it.  Before we went we did a few things; we hiked up to the tower here at Tijax Resort/Marina, and we hosted a cyclist. 

Our first season here in the Rio Dulce, I was excited, but then by the second season, I disliked the town here in the Rio. The streets are crowded, dirty and hot, so not a real pleasure to shop for necessary supplies.  This season, being our third time here,  I believe I got things down. I can navigate more comfortably, and I am no longer hunting miserably for general supplies.

This lifestyle is mostly moving to a new location and first finding all necessary supplies then exploring for pleasure. Rio Dulce’s small town of Fronteras took a lot of joy I normally find out.  I am so glad I have finally found how to maneuver through it with little aggravation.  So, this season I took a few new friends I have met that are new here on a short tour of the town.  I showed them little things, such as where to get laundry done, where to get meat from butchers, where to get your hair cut, where to get hard to find gringo groceries such as cheddar cheese and pickles and where to find other gringo supplies such as shampoo we recognize.  I did this because I wished someone had done that for me when I first arrived.  I do enjoy exploring new towns, but Fronteras is very overwhelming. The congestion of people and moving motor vehicles, so close to vendors make it very unnerving.  Yours constantly guarding yourself to keep from being robbed, looking for what you came for and what else you may need in the future, as well as, making sure you don’t get hit or shit on by a passing trailer of cows. Now doesn’t that sound fun?! 

The Rio Dulce gets lots of tourists, from backpackers, vacationers to crazy cyclists touring the country or setting some record.  We have friends that cycled through a few countries.  They belong to cycle tour groups that share information regarding towns and where to find shelter.  Well, our friends contacted us recently and asked if we would host a cyclist passing by here. They just needed a place to sleep. We agreed to open our home to one of these cyclists.  Our friend got us in contact with each other, and we scheduled to pick her up when she got to a nearby restaurant.

So that was an interesting experience. You can read about our new cyclist friend, Natalie and her travels here.  She came and went because she is on a mission to completely cycle the Americas.  If you are interested in assisting these cyclists, I believe you can sign up on one of the many websites.

We finally hiked to the top of Tijax’s jungle trail.  It isn’t a hard hike but Steve isn’t a big fan of the creatures in the jungle, and I am usually too lazy.  Schooner and I have ventured on most of the trial but not the whole thing until our friend Jane drug us out of our comfort spot.  I'm glad she did because it wasn’t as hot as I thought it would be and I thoroughly enjoyed it. 

I want to endorse some newer friends of ours which I am sure you have already found. Desiree and Jordan off SV Atticus.  We met them in Isla Mujeres and became fast friends.  We have given them all the information we on Belize, The Bay Islands and Rio Dulce.  They are talented with videos on YouTube.  They can explain how it is out here much better than we can.  So if you are wanting a better idea of what our life is like, check out their YouTube channel... of course Steve and I are better looking than they are, hahah.  

Sorry, I don't have pictures of giving the ladies a tour of the town but parts of it may come out on one of Project Atticus' videos.  

I do have a picture celebrating our friend, Karen's, who runs RAM's marina and boat yard, birthday at Dreamcatcher.

Well that is all for now.. I promise to tell you all about our trip inland next time.. 

Remember, be good to yourselves and to others

Three Week Stay With Flaca

So our stay with Flaca was just a joy.  She is such a sweet girl who appreciates her life greatly.  Schooner and I enjoyed our twice daily walks with her.  She taught Schooner how to hunt and guard.  She also taught her how to sit and be patient until she has the command to eat her meals.  

 At first, Schooner was intimidated by Flaca being larger than her.  Flaca gradually won Schooner trust and friendship. By the end of our stay, they were running rampantly together and picked on each other just like siblings. 

Steve continued his work on the boat.. becoming the varnish king.

We would get away visiting friends probably once a week.  Here is a couple of short clips of going to a restaurant in the jungle. 

As you see Flaca really did feel safe with us.  This photo is an example of why I feel having someone come to watch your pets in their own home verse sending them to a kennel.  She missed her parents but she was happy to be at home.  I think she just felt we were her guests there to feed and pet her. 

Steve enjoyed the shop at the home.  It made working on his projects a breeze.  I still wasn't able to convince him to purchase land so we can have our own shop.. hahah  

I worked on cushions.  I am a person all about getting the most out of products.  I will take good care of the things I buy as well as use them until they are falling apart.  Since I can't send them to be dry cleaned or steam cleaned I did the process myself with ammonia and water and the use of a wet-dry vacuum. 

As you can see Flaca was thrilled to have her parents back home.  Usually when you house sit you most likely will never see the pets again.  In this case, we can see Flaca whenever we come back to the Rio Dulce 

Because we are somewhat Gypsies, Schooner is ready to move onto the next adventure.

Ok, I'm not sorry... I have to show off my son and my gorgeous grandson.

Here is a shot of a small upgrade to SV Saga Sea..

Now we are back at Tijax Marina because we have plans to travel inland up to the highlands of Guatemala.  You will have to check back and see where we go and how it turns out.. Until next time my friends, be good to yourself and Others!