never did put the new link here..........four months later........
http://www.constantchatter-jmac.blogspot.com/
Monday, October 5, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Time to Change!
Ok. So Blew Bayou is nestled into its bed for the summer and the cap'n has been home a week.
We've had a flood at the lake and a pulled back that has kept him down since he's been back.
But hopefully, the sun is coming out, grass and flower beds will start drying up and we can get back into the groove of lazy, crazy summer days!
So.........I'm going to keep the heading on this blob but am going to begin another one under a new name to just throw babbles and chatter out there to my friends and family...just cuz I like to take pics and I like to talk...er, I mean, write!!
When I get it all set up, I'll post the link here so I don't have to send out a million emails.
Would love for ya'll to follow along and send updates to me about your lives too!!
To our sailor friends who are still out there...........Fair Winds to you all and git your butts and boats into hurricane protection soon!! (Mermaid....don't forget to bring your tail to land with you!!)
We've had a flood at the lake and a pulled back that has kept him down since he's been back.
But hopefully, the sun is coming out, grass and flower beds will start drying up and we can get back into the groove of lazy, crazy summer days!
So.........I'm going to keep the heading on this blob but am going to begin another one under a new name to just throw babbles and chatter out there to my friends and family...just cuz I like to take pics and I like to talk...er, I mean, write!!
When I get it all set up, I'll post the link here so I don't have to send out a million emails.
Would love for ya'll to follow along and send updates to me about your lives too!!
To our sailor friends who are still out there...........Fair Winds to you all and git your butts and boats into hurricane protection soon!! (Mermaid....don't forget to bring your tail to land with you!!)
Monday, May 4, 2009
Ready or Not.....
Here he comes!!!! and we're ready. All of us!!
Yep, the cap'n is swabbing the decks, making cute lil knots in the lines and lockin' er up....Blew Bayou is tucked in and ready for the summer........and the cap'n will be back on land come Wednesday!!
I've got a song going on in my head about sailing days comin' to an end but cannot remember all the words right now. So, I'll think on that one and come back to it.
Will post the last pics I've received from him from the town of Fronteras. The last one is a pic of his neighbor coming home........by helicopter!!
I've really enjoyed recapping our days onboard this year. Going to get it printed out and made into a cute lil book for me to read to the grandkids one day...well, maybe not all of it!! But have had so much fun that I think I may continue on with the blob. But I guess I'll have to rename it to read something like "What a cruisin' chick does when she's not cruisin'!!!" Heh......
Wash Day! (on the rocks)
Yep, the cap'n is swabbing the decks, making cute lil knots in the lines and lockin' er up....Blew Bayou is tucked in and ready for the summer........and the cap'n will be back on land come Wednesday!!
I've got a song going on in my head about sailing days comin' to an end but cannot remember all the words right now. So, I'll think on that one and come back to it.
Will post the last pics I've received from him from the town of Fronteras. The last one is a pic of his neighbor coming home........by helicopter!!
I've really enjoyed recapping our days onboard this year. Going to get it printed out and made into a cute lil book for me to read to the grandkids one day...well, maybe not all of it!! But have had so much fun that I think I may continue on with the blob. But I guess I'll have to rename it to read something like "What a cruisin' chick does when she's not cruisin'!!!" Heh......
Wash Day! (on the rocks)
I'm home, honey!!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Amendments to the Constitution!!
er.....um, I mean changes to the last post!! I made mistakes. Ok...so when I listen, sometimes I maybe don't listen to all the details and then I make a post that is not quite so complete. So, the cap'n, being the proponent of quite accurate details, sent me the corrected information to post here....
First night in Utila
Second night, laguna el diamante on punta sal (Honduras mainland)
Next morning to Livingston, Guatamala to check in......arrived late in day
Uncomfortable and unsafe to stay there, so continued into the darkening river (really dark!)
(and crusin'chick is wondering if this is where the howling monkeys are??!!)
Arrived in Texan Bay and anchored for the night
Continued in the morning to the town of Fronteras and Tortugal marina.
And as I type this, the cap'n is checking out marina, meeting people who will watch the boat and getting ready to leave it for the summer.
First night in Utila
Second night, laguna el diamante on punta sal (Honduras mainland)
Next morning to Livingston, Guatamala to check in......arrived late in day
Uncomfortable and unsafe to stay there, so continued into the darkening river (really dark!)
(and crusin'chick is wondering if this is where the howling monkeys are??!!)
Arrived in Texan Bay and anchored for the night
Continued in the morning to the town of Fronteras and Tortugal marina.
And as I type this, the cap'n is checking out marina, meeting people who will watch the boat and getting ready to leave it for the summer.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Straight outa the mouth of the Cap'n...
THIS AIN'T KANSAS ANYMORE, DOROTHY!!
Heh. Cap'n says....you just thought Honduras was a bit rural.......Says if I were to look it up in a book, I wouldn't want to go. But if he just took me there, I'd love it. Must be a neat family town...where culture and customs meet an american eye. And makes one realize that not everyone lives like the rest of us do! Love being able to experience that.
So....after traveling to a halfway mark for the first night, he sailed on to Guatamala. Made it to the Texan Bay marina, http://www.texanbaymarina.com/contact%20us.html in time to check inito the country and had planned to anchor there for the night but the winds were kicking up and it was an iffy anchorage, so he plundered on for a few more hours until he found Tortugal marina in Fronteras. http://www.tortugal.com/marinadetails.html
And that's where he is now. Checking it out. Meeting people. Deciding if this is where he wants to leave the boat for the summer. Supposed to be a very protected area, hopefully safe from hurricane winds, with people who will watch and keep check over your boat. Will be tough for him to leave his precious Blew Bayou until the next voyage......so he most definitely will be there until he is reassured and confident that his second best girlfriend will be taken care of!!!
Pics to follow from the cap'n...
Tortulagan marina cinemax!
Blew Bayou in Rio Dulce!
Heh. Cap'n says....you just thought Honduras was a bit rural.......Says if I were to look it up in a book, I wouldn't want to go. But if he just took me there, I'd love it. Must be a neat family town...where culture and customs meet an american eye. And makes one realize that not everyone lives like the rest of us do! Love being able to experience that.
So....after traveling to a halfway mark for the first night, he sailed on to Guatamala. Made it to the Texan Bay marina, http://www.texanbaymarina.com/contact%20us.html in time to check inito the country and had planned to anchor there for the night but the winds were kicking up and it was an iffy anchorage, so he plundered on for a few more hours until he found Tortugal marina in Fronteras. http://www.tortugal.com/marinadetails.html
And that's where he is now. Checking it out. Meeting people. Deciding if this is where he wants to leave the boat for the summer. Supposed to be a very protected area, hopefully safe from hurricane winds, with people who will watch and keep check over your boat. Will be tough for him to leave his precious Blew Bayou until the next voyage......so he most definitely will be there until he is reassured and confident that his second best girlfriend will be taken care of!!!
Pics to follow from the cap'n...
solo raising of the Guatamalan flag! 
Tortulagan marina cinemax!
Blew Bayou in Rio Dulce!
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Home............
whew!! After a full day of travel, with thankfully, no problems, sophiejane and I made it back home about 9pm on Thursday night. And I kid you not......I was literally walking around my house... appreciating the room, the carpet, the smells, my BATHTUB, my bed! Even tho Blew Bayou provides us with so many opportunities for adventure, it's still a boat. And boats are not real roomy! And I have to admit it......I like home. Alot!
Spent Friday sleeping.....and going thru 2 months of snail mail.
Spent Saturday being very lazy and enjoying walking around our property.
Hey!! It takes time getting back into the real world after becoming such professional bums.
One of the sailors we met in Roatan told us that he and his wife try to get one piece of work done everyday.....ex: tending to repairs on boat, diving, cooking....and then taking the rest of the day off! Hmmmmmmmm. Sounds like a plan to me!!
So today, I plan to drive over to the camp and see what needs to be done there. I know all of my flowers have bloomed and the weeds are probably taking over. It's a beautiful Sunday and I think that sophie will be very happy to get back to chasing squirrels!
Cap'n left Barefoot Cay marina yesterday afternoon, pointed in the direction of Utila, his checkout point for leaving Honduras. He spent a few days after I left getting boat ready for travel. When I talked to him last night, he was sitting in the bay at the island of Utila. Plans were for him to leave early this morning headed toward Guatamala, stopping at Punta Sol for the night. Only a 6-7 hr. voyage. He is a lone sailor at this point and I'll be ready to hear he's reached his destination, Rio Dulce, where he plans to leave his boat for the summer.
Will keep you posted as I hear details.......
Spent Friday sleeping.....and going thru 2 months of snail mail.
Spent Saturday being very lazy and enjoying walking around our property.
Hey!! It takes time getting back into the real world after becoming such professional bums.
One of the sailors we met in Roatan told us that he and his wife try to get one piece of work done everyday.....ex: tending to repairs on boat, diving, cooking....and then taking the rest of the day off! Hmmmmmmmm. Sounds like a plan to me!!
So today, I plan to drive over to the camp and see what needs to be done there. I know all of my flowers have bloomed and the weeds are probably taking over. It's a beautiful Sunday and I think that sophie will be very happy to get back to chasing squirrels!
Cap'n left Barefoot Cay marina yesterday afternoon, pointed in the direction of Utila, his checkout point for leaving Honduras. He spent a few days after I left getting boat ready for travel. When I talked to him last night, he was sitting in the bay at the island of Utila. Plans were for him to leave early this morning headed toward Guatamala, stopping at Punta Sol for the night. Only a 6-7 hr. voyage. He is a lone sailor at this point and I'll be ready to hear he's reached his destination, Rio Dulce, where he plans to leave his boat for the summer.
Will keep you posted as I hear details.......
Thursday, April 23, 2009
For the Foodies!
Just a sampling of some of the yummy meals we had!
Now, THAT'S a piece of fillet!!
Homemade tortillas!
Homemade tortillas!
pastilita parreda.....freshly prepared 'meatpie' with pico de gallo. On the side of the road!
Freshly shredded coconut!
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