Dear F&F, March 29-30, 2009 Unfortunately we won\’t get to Costa Rica in time to meet up with Ron & Ken (Santa Rosa friend Karen\’s husband & brother-in-law, who have been there many times & are trying to establish a small business). We considered passing by Nicaragua, but decided to stick to our original plan, […]
El Salvador to Nicaragua….. Read More »
Dear F&F, March 23-25, 2009 We checked in to our Taca flight to San Salvador 4 hours early which was a good thing because it was a full flight. Scott did not get an exit row, but we did get to keep our aisle & aisle seats across from each other as I had reserved.
Return from LA & Second Beaching of \”Beach House\”….. Read More »
Dear F&F, March 8-12, 2009 Carmina & Alejandra bravely took the coastal \”scenic drive\” from Guatemala City to meet us at Bahia del Sol, El Salvador. Seven hours later, they landed onboard Beach House, pretty tired. We took the more direct route back to Guatemala City the next day, only 5 hours. The border crossing
Carmina\’s Guatemala….. Read More »
Dear F&F, Bahia del Sol, El Salvador March 2, 2009 This style of \”haul out\” is known as \”careening\”. It is very similar to the techniques used during all world traveling vessels in the \”Golden Age of Sail\”. It is still widely used around the world today in those far flung corners of the earth
THE DAY WE BEACHED \”BEACH HOUSE\” (intentionally!)….. Read More »
Dear F&F, March 1, 2009 Bahia del Sol, El Salvador I washed a 2nd load of laundry & both loads got hung & were dry before 11:00 am. Alex picked us up in his dinghy to go look at an alternate site to beach \”Beach House\”. There is a trimaran across the river from us
One Day Before Beaching \”Beach House\”….. Read More »
Dear F&F, February 28, 2009 Bahia del Sol, El Salvador Scott listened to the Pan Pacific net on the radio this morning. A whole different crowd of cruisers. Most of the boats on this net are here in Central America all the way down to Panama & many that are making the Pacific crossing. He
Two Days Before Beaching \”Beach House\” (remember, we\’re doing this intentionally!)….. Read More »
Dear F&F, February 26-27, 2009 Scott is wide awake by 6:15 am. There is no point in trying to sleep after he gets up. He goes straight outside for the hose & starts to wash the pounds of black soot & ash off our boat. There are some big chunks of burned stuff. Very, very
Passage to El Salvador….. Read More »
Dear F&F, February 25, 2009 We were not too surprised to hear from Ziggy the mechanic that the ship yard would not be ready to haul us out on Tuesday. But when we got another \”manana\” story this morning we decided to go there & see what was the hold up. Carmina drove us the
No Haul Out in Guatemala….. Read More »
Dear F&F, February 22-23, 2009 After breakfast onboard, we climbed into Carmina\’s Toyota Yaris (similar to a Corolla) & enjoyed the air conditioned 1 hr drive to Antigua. Guatemala has 36 volcanoes, several active. We stopped to let Scott photograph the grey smoke puffing out of the one called Fuego (fire). At least 2 are
Trip to Antigua & Tranmission Pick Up….. Read More »
Dear F&F, February 21, 2009 We slept very well with the air conditioner on which kept out the noise of the US Coast Guard sailors partying at the nearby palapa restaurant/bar. We got up about 7:15 am. Miguel Oscar who is recommended in our cruising guide as an agent to help with the check-in process
First Day in Guatemala….. Read More »