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For the last week we’ve been sitting in the very busy anchorage at San Pedro, Belize, hunting for supplies and getting blasted by big, cold winds from the north. The many, many local ferries, water taxis, and dive boats here have been buzzing us, day and night, along with a few barges that come surprisingly close to where we are anchored. Yesterday while rowing into shore we nearly became turtle food. As we made our way through the anchorage a powerboat came speeding toward us and, fairly close to us, turned sharply to avoid bulldozing straight through us. It wasn’t exactly a near miss but my heart definitely started racing just before he swerved. Afterward the driver had the decency to proceed slowly with a great show of looking all around him.
To our surprise, all of the traffic hasn’t seemed to scare the wildlife away – we’ve seen giant sting rays, turtles, and a manatee around the anchorage. In anticipation of our first passage of the season, and the probable corresponding seasickness, we’ve been fattening up with pizza, nachos, and happy hour rum and cokes. The life of the unemployed sailor is one of highs and lows.
In a recent plot twist, we’ve made a last minute decision to throw aside our plans to travel to northern Cuba, the Florida Keys, and then the Bahamas. After re-tracing our steps through Guatemala and Belize for the last three months, we’ve decided that we need to shake things up a bit. So, from here we will head to the Cayman Islands, the south coast of Cuba, and then to the Bahamas - if we can get there. It might be difficult to round the east coast of Cuba heading north so there may be stop in Jamaica or the Turks and Cacaos if we’re struggling. We have high hopes that Santa will visit us in Cuba and then we’ll be sipping rum punches and swimming with the pigs (that’s a real thing – you should definitely look it up) in the Bahamas by February.
To our surprise, all of the traffic hasn’t seemed to scare the wildlife away – we’ve seen giant sting rays, turtles, and a manatee around the anchorage. In anticipation of our first passage of the season, and the probable corresponding seasickness, we’ve been fattening up with pizza, nachos, and happy hour rum and cokes. The life of the unemployed sailor is one of highs and lows.
In a recent plot twist, we’ve made a last minute decision to throw aside our plans to travel to northern Cuba, the Florida Keys, and then the Bahamas. After re-tracing our steps through Guatemala and Belize for the last three months, we’ve decided that we need to shake things up a bit. So, from here we will head to the Cayman Islands, the south coast of Cuba, and then to the Bahamas - if we can get there. It might be difficult to round the east coast of Cuba heading north so there may be stop in Jamaica or the Turks and Cacaos if we’re struggling. We have high hopes that Santa will visit us in Cuba and then we’ll be sipping rum punches and swimming with the pigs (that’s a real thing – you should definitely look it up) in the Bahamas by February.