Don't Cry For Me, Guatemala ...
[14:24] [Thursday, March 08, 2007]
We received the voltage regulator for our generator yesterday afternoon, and within a couple hours we had fixed our problem. Hoorah!
Woke up this morning in no particular hurry, but we were -- as expected -- very anxious to get moving. Had our coffee, tidied up, filled our water tanks at Mario's "B" dock and started our not-so-lazy motor through El Golfete back toward Livingston.
The jungle and forest surrounding the Golfete was as gorgeous as we remember it. Brady slowed the engine to just a hair above nuetral as we exited the Golfete back into the river, and we let the Rio Dulce's current push us through the gorge while he took pictures from the dink. Is there any area of Guatemala not overflowing with breathtaking beauty? We can hardly believe we have been here just over a month ... It seems as though we already know the place like home.
Still, our bow points toward the rolling waves of clear, deep blue, and we could not be more pleased. Because we have arrived at Livingston so early in the day, we have decided to forego anchoring here tonight and continue north. We will stop at Punta Gorda -- the southernmost settlement in Belize -- and check-in there tomorrow morning.
So, SO pleased to be on the move again. The partial cloud coverage that saw us off this morning has broken open around a brilliant blue sky, and the wind has picked up to a pleasant 9 - 10 kts. It is as though nature herself bids us good tidings on our return to beloved Belize.
