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It’s just after 11:00 a.m. and we’re
finally getting ready to get underway for what we hope will
begin the fun portion of this cruise.
Ole got back yesterday afternoon as
planned, we washed down the boat, reset the lines, pulled up
the anchor we had set against the norther, and looked at
what we’ll do with the remaining 19 days of his vacation on
the way to Guatemala. We think we have a plan. We’re not
tied down to waypoints and planning for seas, as we’ll be
cruising all through protected waters until we arrive in Rio
Dulce – but the plans do call for napping, skinny-dipping,
snorkeling, and the “work a little, play a little” ethic we
thought this cruise would be about.
Jan heard over the radio that Mercury
was retrograde during the months of January and February and
was about to turn direct – apparently there’s some folklore
that when Mercury is retrograde, travel and communications
get messed up. No kidding.
It’s return to a direct path, whether
we believe it or not, at least gives us reason for optimism,
hoping that the next three weeks will be much more
delightful than the first three!
This morning, we went to the open-air
market to provision fresh fruits and vegetables, and to a
modern, clean grocery store to stock up on the dairy, dry
goods, and beverages.
Here are a few pictures of what we
saw:
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