As in no sailing as of yet. The wind finally died down for a day and a half, in which time, we had to reset the anchor Brian dragged out to keep the boat from smashing into the dock so hard, and reset the channel buoy that came dislodged by the wind storm. It only took Capt. Gary 3 attempts to get the buoy back but now that it is set we can safely go out for a sail. However, now if only mother nature would cooperate, it would be smooth sailing. In the meantime, we made a trek to a bigger town, Chetamal with some friends we have made here. Steve and his wife Kathy took us in their car, otherwise it would have been a 3 hour bus trip. Steve does his shopping there on Mondays for his restaurant in Mahahual. Tagging along for the day, we also ran some errands and picked up some items we can not get in Mahahaul - like pillows and mosqutio netting!
Chetamal has a population of 250,000 and is nothing to brag about, except for one thing - The Free Zone. This is an area between Belize and Mexico that is a huge flea market. Alas, we saw the border but never had the chance (or time) to go across, maybe next time.
In the meantime, we will have to just sit on the beach sipping our pina coladas, and frolicking in the beautiful, seafoam green, bright turquoise, and deep sky blue clear, refreshing waters......
Hasta Manana!
