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Golfo de Fonseca
The Gulf of Fonseca borders El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. We stayed in El Salvador, in a few of the anchorages on Isla Meanguera. We could easily see both Honduran and Nicaraguan territories from the cockpit. The islands in the Gulf of Fonseca are beautiful. They are reminiscent of cruising the Gulf Islands in BC […]
The Beautiful, Majestic El Salvadoran Bus
The guide books call them "chicken busses", but the only chicken I've ever seen on board was fried and in a convenient cardboard takeout box. Whether you're going across town or across the country, these repurposed school busses (and for the very lucky, some old long haul coaches) will get you where you're going for […]
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 […]
Solar panels, a year in review
The solar panels that we installed last May have been wonderful. We installed two 195 watt solar panels on swivel mounts near the stern. Having cruised full time since we'd like to share a few thoughts. The pivoting mounts that mounted our panels on have been a success for entirely different reasons than we expected. […]
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 […]
Review of Uniden Atlantis 250 Handheld VHF Radio
We bought a Uniden Atlantis 250 handheld VHF radio at the 2008 Vancouver boat show. We bought the radio as we wanted a hand held to use from the dinghy or in an emergency. We've had good reception with the radio. The battery holds a charge well. It has been wet many times without any […]
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 […]
Cruising Budget 2008-2009
The Budget 2008-2009 After years of research we decided that budget of $500/week1 was an appropriate cruising budget for a 45' sailboat with a crew of two. We found some information on this topic in many sources, but it mostly lacked the level of detail that we wanted. So we have been tracking our budget […]
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 […]