After a nice ride down the Rio Dulce to Livingston to check out, we left for Utila about 8 pm. The high tide was waiting for us so we can get over the nasty bar just outside to river into the Gulf of Honduras. We made it over without a single touch on the bottom (hey, that’s twice in a row!), and headed out into the saltwater again. Rob and Heather from “Siqqituq” headed over the bar in front of us, but opted to go to an anchorage over by the point for the night, and head toward Utila in the morning. I expect to see them arrive anytime now.
I liked the winds we were seeing, so I decided that Lisa and I would head onward to Utila overnight. We saw some excellent sailing conditions in the first few hours. Sometimes the winds went a little crazy at 25 knots or so, but the boat handled it fine. After several hours of good sailing, the wind either died, or came directly from the east, hitting us right in our nose, so we had to motor for about half the trip.
The arrival in Utila was almost perfect timing for sunset. We set anchor, dropped the dink back into the water and made it to Utila for a beer. There, I saw Monica and Tony P, so we were able to get caught up quickly.
So it’s good to be out of the Rio Dulce, and to have Andiamo mobile again!
Comment from: MIchael Greaney [Visitor]
Tony,
As usual, a song comes on the radio and I think back to our Daytona days with Nick. I heard “Renegade” by Styx this morning and the smell of salt air and “Mr. Zoggs Sex Wax” came to my mind. Remember those girls from Ohio when you had the “West Wind” Surf Shop?
Glad to see you back on the H2O and that all is well.
Michael