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November 11, 2007
At Anchor, New Haven, Belize
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| Happy Birthday to me!!!
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| We left Texan Bay Marina yesterday morning
at 9:45, aiming for New Haven in southern Belize. The
weather wasn’t all that great, overcast with some showers,
but it matched our mood at saying goodbye to the Rio Dulce. |
| The cruise downriver was a bit like a
farewell parade, as some fish were running that brought out
the Mayan cayucos by the dozen. |
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Crossing the corner of the Gulf of Honduras
wasn’t too bad – certainly it wasn’t as placid as our
arrival last March – and it came as a shock to the system of
Mary Margaret von Stripenfurs, the seasick pussycat
princess. Part of the securing for sea ritual is making a
circuit of her “deposit” sites, trying to keep things tidy
for obvious reasons. When we finally dropped anchor in New
Haven at 2:45 in the afternoon and shut down the engines and
generators, she glowered at us until the food dish was
lowered at 5:30. |
| After the obligatory anchor dram and nap,
Ole made me a birthday dinner featuring huge pork chops
(from the Casa Guatemala orphanage store) braised in herbs
and apple juice, with garlic mashed potatoes and fresh green
beans – followed by a beautifully conceived Norwegian cream
cake, caffe lattes made with the stovetop machine and
cognac. Great celebration!
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Jan the Webmeister
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