After a once-again picturesque ride back out through the Rio Dulce, and then an effortless crossing over the dreaded “shallow bar” at the mouth of the river, we made it out to sea again. Andiamo appeared to forget what it was like to be in salt water again after one month in cool, refreshing fresh water.
We started out of the gate with some fierce sailing in 18-20 knot winds, but that only lasted about 3 hours. After that, the winds died, and we ended up having to motor the rest of the 90 or so miles to Utila. It was a full moon though, so at least the sea looked pretty spectacular, even with the winds in absentia.
Getting into Utila was a breeze, and checking in was painless. Although we had to wait in line for an excruciating 2 hours to change some money into Lempiras. It wouldn’t have been so bad had we not been tired and hungry, I suppose.
So we’re here, and other than the sand fleas, aka “noseeums” eating us literally alive, Utila looks to be a charming place from what little of it we have seen so far. I’ll be posting an update soon, and will try to round out some pic updates from Guatemala while I’m here, since I found a nice, cheap and FAST internet cafe.
Hasta la Vista!
Comment from: MIchael Greaney [Visitor]
Tony,
My Mom and Dad are going on a cruise next month done your way. They’ll be going through the canal and then on too San Francisco. I’ll e-mail their plans when I get them. Hopefully you can meet up, maybe take them for a “sundowner”.
Glad to hear that all is well.
Mike