Tuesday 4 December 2012 – Position 16 27.23N 85 52.22W 46 Motor miles!!! the batteries are full. Anchorage behind Dunbar Rock in a well-protected but mosquito-infested bay. The fridge is empty and we will just stay there while shopping in Bonacca (main city of Guanaja which…
It's a party on the Papuan Pirates' boat on the occasion of Manu's birthday. Theme of the evening: Men as women , Women as men !
Position 16 05.46N 86 53.57W The West Wind- Sud Ouest is favorable to us for sailing to the Bay Islands of Honduras which are at 90 miles. We leave Tres Puntas at the end of the morning and quickly climb the spinnaker… Peaceful navigation… quiet periods with engine, grains, Change of direction of the…
Position 15 56.32N 88 37.00W After a first night in “El Golfete” we go down the Rio Dulce to Lvingstone. Fast formalities… then crossing the bar around 5:30 pm just after sunset. It's the rising mid-tide, There are beautiful waves… In the trough of the biggest waves Hibiscus lands in…
Position 15 39.95N 88 59.45W Here we are ready for the third season…
Thursday, November 1st....Philippe's birthday at the Rio Dulce
15 39.96N 88 59.48W Thursday 26 October – Flashback, For the record! We have just returned from our Spanish course at Lake Petén Itza, thinking that during our absence the work of the rear gantry has advanced. Bad surprise nothing was done .. Not even a piece of stainless steel cut to measurements. It's a battle of 2…
Tuesday 31 July – After 6 weeks spent in France, we are back at the Rio Dulce at Marina Monkey Bay. Suitcases barely laid down, we book our language course in San Andres, small village located on the shores of Lake Peten Itza in northern Guatemala. It is a studious program that awaits us…
We arrive at the end of the day at the mouth of the Rio Dulce. It is impossible to enter the Rio at this time, There is only 1m60 of water , Hibiscus with a draft of 1m80 ca is a bit just to pass! We have to wait until the next morning. We anchor near the channel, the…