Video of our adventure in Cayos Cochinos, Honduras Bay Islands

Visitor and a trip to the Cayos Cochinos

Well this week has been exciting. A long time friend flew in from Houston last Saturday to spend the whole week with us aboard Saga Sea.

We showed her around the west end of Roatan. Had a great time and had a chance to play around with our new cameras. She brought a gopro and I had a knockoff brand. We were filming everything. You will get to see some of my awful filming on our YouTube channel or on Saga Sea's facebook page. 

On Monday we took off to The small Cayos Cochinos islands here in the Bay Islands. Had a great sail over there. It took about four hours from West End. 

A few hours after dropping anchor a local man, Foster, paddled over to us with his stash of jewelry that the locals have made. I bought a pair of earings and he told us that we could come by one of the little islands for lunch the next day. 

We had a pleasant night, the next morning we had a visit from the park officials were we completed their paperwork and paid the entry fee, it is $29 for the first day and $20 for each day therefore. 

We then headed out to explore the little islands. Two or three seem to be privately owned. On one we were politely escorted off. We then found Foster's island. 

We had a filling lunch and tour around the "peanut" island. The water was gorgeous with all the silky white sand. You will have to watch a few of the videos just to see these beautiful islands. 

On Wednesday, we sailed back to Roatan but to the east side and anchored in Jonesville bight. Here, Jesselyn got to see where we stayed a little over two months when Saga Sea's decks were being recored. She got to meet several of the expats friends we meet while there. One of our friends, Mark, took us on a road tour of the island then a boat mangrove tour. 

Today, Steve, Mark and Jesselyn went snorkeling and we enjoyed her last full day here in Roatan. When she first arrived ahe was welcomed aboard with a little chalkboard saying "Welcome Aboard Jesselyn". Tomorrow morning the chalkboard will say "get your crap and get off the boat" lol :-).  Honestly, we loved having her aboard. We loves sharing our life with "wage slaves"  even if it is only for a week.  Jesselyn has been a long time sailing friend. She has longed to live life and we are happy to have the opportunity to show her how easy it really can be. We cant wait for her to come back. 

Other great traveling blogs

Just to let everyone know I have added a list of some of my favorite blogs to the right side column. I hope all of the links work, we all know I am a bit slow at this, but I am trying.. I remember finding new blogs from others posting their favorites to their blog. It helped a lot when we were in the dreaming and planning stage of this lifestyle. Their stories and experience helped us tremendously. I am stubborn but I don't like to reinvent the wheel each time. It also help me figure out what way was best for us, each one has their own way and each of them works.... well!

I hope you find each of them as entertaining and helpful as I have. I continue to keep the Bumfuzzles on the list because they are the first, at least for us. Steve found them when they first started... they are the reason I am where I am.. lol thanks you Bums.. hahah

A Cruiser's Life in Roatan

Well as you can see by Schooner sleeping in the position she has settled right in with us and the cruising life. She is enjoying our routine of doing little except for short little errands on shore and daily trips for her to play on the beach. 

She doesnt seem to mind the weekly city Tica bus to the bank and Eldons grocery store

Ive been planting a few plants inside the boat from clippings I have gotten in my travels. 

Im planning on trying some herbs seeds in two litter bottles like the picture below. Hang them under our solar panels for a little protection. Ill keep you updated on my progress. 

Errands like picking up our laundry has turned into beach time as well. We love the littlw laundry place we found to wash and fold for a little less than a dollar a pound. Unfortunately they wont wash and dry her but we have found a faucet around the corner we can rinse her off with before we head back to the boat. 

Today we met up with a couple that we met in the Rio Dulce. They have been cruising for a little over 5 years. Luc and Aline on Oceana 1 from Canada 

We showed them West Bay beach 

Here is Schooner with a yellow submarine in the background. Well something that looks like a submarine 

I think she liked the looks of the beach

I had to hold the monkey. Maybe one day  I can trade Steve in for a monkey. Haha

Well that is all for today. A friend is flying in from Texas on Saturday. Things will get a bit more exciting soon. 

New Look

Well the blog has a new look! What do you think?  I hope it is easier on the eyes and user friendly. Now remember just because it now looks all fancy dont start expecting the content to be any different. You will still get the same typos and poor grammar as always. Hehehe 

Im excited to be able to add the Treasure Chest to the site. It will have all the products we use in our daily life on the boat. I will also try to write a review for each thing explaining why I like the product and what I use it for on the boat. When I saw this new feature that Amazon (my favorite store) was implementing my mind went into overdrive. If one of the bloggers I followed had this before I left I would have been on cloud nine.  

So it is up and available but very bare so please be kind and I promise I will do my best and try to include as much stuff as I can remember. You can alway ask any questions you have about preparing to cruise or what we do on a daily basis.

Ok ok, enough of that. Besides working on the site I have been crocheting on my throw blanket and enjoying the West End's beach life. 

My son posted some great shots of him fishing in Louisiana this past week. Loves seeing that on Facebook

My daughter, Samantha posted a great picture of herself at Halloween, as red ridinghood. Cute cute 

And Schooner and I have been visiting the local coffee shops when Steve goes for fuel. 

Thats about it for this post. Hope you enjoy the new look. Smooches 💕

 

Back to beach life in Roatan

Roatan has several areas. We enjoy anchoring on the West End for the access to beach. We had enough of green mountains. It is nice ti be able to pick, so later we will check out the other anchorages around the island. 

We had a great passage. Nearly perfect weather, we still had to motor sail. It was just an overnighter. We left Tuesday morning at high tide and arrived in Roatan on the West End side around 24 hours later. 

Schooner did great for her first over night passage. She figured out it was way safer in the cockpit and decided it was okay to use her potty grass even though it isnt in its normal spot. She was a great help when it came to Steve pulling up the anchor. She got to see a pod of dolphins as well. 

It is nice to be back to a place we have already figured out where all the essentials are located. We know how their bus system works. We know where to get the best produce and meats. We can just kick back and relax for this visit. 

Schooner got her first taste of the beach and absolutely loved it. She ran right in with no hesitation and swam like a fish. She played and played. She is just what Steve wanted. He is on cloud nine with his little girl. 

We have a friend flying in for a visit in a few weeks. We will show her around a little then take her on a sail over to check out a small set of islands close enough for a day sail. Until she gets here we will enjoy the beach life. 

I posted a few videoa on youtube and on Saga Sea's facebook page 

Heading back to the Bay Islands

Today is check out day. We decided to take the trip back down the Rio nice and slow. We stayed one night in the El Golfete lake and took a dinghy ride in the Manatee Preserves. 

Schooner enjoyed herself. 

Schooner slept for most of the trip down the river. I guess it was during her nap time. 

We went into Livingston yesterday for a Lobster dinner. While there a local Mayan Artist was admiring Schooner. 

Oh I forgot to mention the trivia night. We participated in the weekly cruisers dinner and a game of trivia. We were doubtful but we wanted to spend some more time with our adobted cruising parents before we parted ways again. We had a great time and it was at a cool hotel/restaurant. If you are ever visiting the Rio check out Kangaroo hotel. It was a cool laid back place 

Well we should leave for Roatan tomorrow morning at high tide. Back to beach life