Travel
Scream's Guide to Walking the Mayan Ruins in Tikal, Guatamala
The Mayan ruins at Tikal are fascinating and inspiring. We highly recommend a visit for anyone with an interest in history, archeology, or nature. The ruins of the Mayan capital of Tikal cover over 16 square kilometers. Seeing each ruin in any degree of detail will take many long, tough days. For most people one […]
Tikal
We spent two days at the Tikal Parque Nacional in Guatemala. It surpassed all our expectations, and we were overwhelmed by the sights - both the ruins themselves and the jungle environment in which they are situated. The ruins are extensive, and in various states from entirely overgrown to completely excavated and reconstructed. Some were […]
Getting to Tikal
We visited the Mayan ruins at Tikal, Guatemala for a few days last week. Tikal is the site of the ancient capital of the Mayan civilization, and is now a national park in Guatemala. Thanks to the information from the crew of Savannah , we learned that we could fairly easily travel to the site […]
Bahía del Sol
We have spent the last couple of weeks at anchor in the estuary of Bahía Jaltepeque, just off from the resort hotel of Bahía del Sol. We are enjoying the slower pace that we need to maintain now, as we aim to stay north of the worst of the Central American rainy season. We are […]
Huatulco
We traveled about 240nm from Puerto Marquez/Acapulco without a stop. We were able to sail in the afternoon sea breezes for the first two days, but otherwise we motored. We intended to stop in Puerto Angel. We pulled into the harbour and decided that it was too small, too crowded with pangas and had too […]
Provisioning for Mexico
"People eat everywhere" is a useful phrase to keep in mind when provisioning for a voyage. Wherever there are people you can get food. The conditions are that you may not like what they eat and where there are no people there are no groceries. Mexican supermarkets are comparable to those in Canada and the […]
Puerto Marquez
Scream spent two nights and a day at beautiful Puerto Marquez, just outside of Acapulco. We have heard many stories about the anchorage at Acapulco: it is deep and crowded; the moorings are expensive and con-artists prey on visiting boats taking moorings; and that theft from unattended boats is common. I heard these rumours often […]
Zihautenejo
Zihautenejo is a beautiful small city with a moderate sized bay. Comfortable anchorage can be taken in the bay despite the swell because the swell period is so long that it is hardly noticable. We anchored in 20', sand, just outside of the fleet of local powerboats. A marina also exists at nearby Ixtapa, but […]