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Here are some pictures of our sailing trip to Belize Jan-Feb 2007
On Jan 16, 2007 to Feb 25th we will be off sail boating on a 47' catamaran for 6 weeks. We will start the first leg in Puerto Cortez, Honduras then up the famous Rio Dulce River of Guatemala. Second leg, motoring back down the Rio Dulce, then sail 200 miles up the coast of Belize along the 2nd largest barrier reef in the world to Belize City. ( Up Date ) We are back from our trip to Belize and have posted pictures below.

(Puerto Cortes, Honduras) SV Escape Cay on the hard 

 

  

Escape Cay on the hard

 (Rio Dulce River, Guatemala) motoring up the river on our way to Fronteras, Guatemala

  (Rio Dulce River "sweet water" in Guatemala). Eric on the bow.

Area 2

(Rio Dulce River, Guatemala) Susan and Eric going up the river.

 (Rio Dulce River, Guat.) Local Indian Man fishing in his mahogany dug out canoe. 

Area 3

 (Rio Dulce River, Guat.) Houses above their 2 boat garages.

(Fronteras, Guatemala) Marina "Hacienda Tijax" on the river Escape Cay.

 

 (Hacienda Tijax) Morning breakfast area with great coffee.

 (Tikal, Guatemala) lost Mayan civilization. Excavations have uncovered temples,acropolis's and plaza's and palaces from which 1100 yrs. of nearly ceaseless construction by the Mayan's.

#VER#
Area 1

We were up at 4am to start our flashlight tour.

(Sunset) that was always a special time, looking for the green flash. Susan, Larry and Eric.

 
Area 2

 (City of Fronteras, Guatemala) Right next to a very large bridge over the Rio Dulce River that has connected them with the rest of the world.

 Susan at the Helm, all the way down the Rio Dulce. Exciting and Scary.

 
 

Lobster, Longosta, Yum Yum, Captain Lee and his trusty sprear.

 

Conch before we ate it.

 

Susan's going snorkeling off the back of the boat.

 

Grouper a very tasty fish, Eric's the one on the left.

 

Success, life is good.

 

Mutton Snapper, also a very tasty fish.

 

Lee at the helm, Eric with dinner.

 

Captain Lee, providing another tasty meal.

 

  Nice one.

 

 Eric, always makes sure we get every last bit, waste not want not.

 

  Pan full 7 lobsters, Eric, English couple Audrey and David, Susan and Larry cooking something up. We had more lobster that night than the 6 of us could eat!

 

 In the Cockpit: Eric, Susan and Larry. With a tasty fish dinner!!

 

 Couple other boaters over for a Sundowner.

 

  Susan doing galley duty.

 

 Our dolphin escort, their playing at the bow of the boat as we sail. 

 

  (Placencia, Belize) Restaurant the Purple Space Monkey. Looks like we could just help ourselves to the liquor, and the food was great.

 

 Captain Lee, Eric and Susan. Our first stop of the trip.

 

 Larry and Susan enjoying the sail, and waiting for the fishing reel to make a noise!

 

  Eric, a Cuban man,  Captain Phillip and Dolphina from the tri-maran Manatee, which later on in the trip we heard on the VHF radio they we asking for assistance had run aground on a reef.

 

 Eric enjoying the hammock at the bow of the boat.

 

 (Caye Chapel, Belize) an island made into a Golf resort, which we were fully welcomed ashore.

 

 (Caye Chapel, Belize) Dinning area, breakfast was $8.us, lunch $15. and dinner $35.  Under priced compared to any islands near it, and was like being royalty for a day.

 

 Picture this:The sun, 85 degress, breeze touching your skin, sound of the palm trees rustling.

 

 Can you feel it yet? I hope I never forget this feeling.

 

 Clayton do you remember coming here in 2000 with Rosa towards the end of our trip to get fuel? It was in construction with dump trucks all over the island, it's located south of Caye Caulker. From here Rosa took us to Ambergris Caye to his friends dock.

 

 (Caye Chapel) Let's go swimming!

 

 (Caye Chapel) Hey Rick make me another Pina Colada! "please"

 

Escape Cay from the island view.

 

 Escape Cay anchored outside of Caye Caulker

 

 (San Pedro town Ambergris Caye,Belize) After a fun 5 wks, we're off the boat. Motel Coconut.

 

 Lee up the mast doing repairs, looking down you can see a sting ray to the right.Clear water!

 

 Breadcrumb tracks of our trip from Honduras (lower right red start), to Belize

 Grey mass north of river Guatemala south of river is Honduas, mouth of river is Livingston, red breadcrumbs up the Rio Dulce River, green (bc) leaving. Picture #1

 Continuation of map up the Rio Dulce River.