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 Steve
and Deborah, husband and wife co-captains,
are now cruising on our sailing vessel ARGO, a Valiant 42. She was
built to our custom specifications and delivered to us in April 2002.
We left Houston in March 2003 and plan an open-ended cruise.
PART 1: After
2-¼ years, we had to return
briefly with ARGO, arriving in Houston May 30, 2005. During that
2-¼
years out, we logged 7,200 nautical miles (8,300 miles). Our travels
have been mostly in the Bahamas, Eastern Caribbean and South America.
We have visited 24 countries, 58 separate islands and anchorages too
numerous to count. We have endured a couple of tropical storms and
narrowly escaped hurricane Ivan. Our journey has included 38 overnight
passages. We have met (and logged in) over 400 cruising boats (800
people) that we have met along the way, and continue to stay in touch with
many.
PART 2:
We again departed Houston in March 2006 and plan on spending a few years in the Western
Caribbean / Central America. After that, we'll see . . .
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To find out where we are now,
or to keep track of us during passages, click the above Position Report
button. Additionally, the
Where are We? page has other links, some showing awesome, zoomable
satellite views. Our position is updated every time ARGO
moves. The Pictures/Journal and
Route/Maps pages are updated
periodically.
"Retire early and go cruising!" |
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  Update at a glance .
. . May 4,
2008 from
French Cay (Fantasy
Island), Roatan (Bay Islands), Honduras:
We're about ready to move on to the eastern-most Bay Island, Guanaja, where we will
stage for our trip south to Panama in May. There are several islands
on the way, so we'll be able to hop down doing a few overnight passages.
Our first destination in Panama will be Bocas del Toro. Our most
recent updates are at Pictures/Journal page
30.
March 30, 2008
from
Jonesville, Roatan (Bay Islands), Honduras:
It's been windy and rainy recently so it's been a good time to finally catch
up on our updates which includes: Trip to Monterrico on the west coast
of Guatemala to release baby leatherback turtles to the sea;
Deborah's Dad's visit to
Guatemala for 2 weeks so we did the "circuit" - Antigua, Lake Atitlán
and Tikal; Trip to Quiriguá,
Maya ruins known for their very tall stelae, and; A return trip to Copán,
Maya ruins in Honduras. All these updates can be accessed from
Pictures/Journal page 29. The
update for our Costa Rica trip has now been completed at
Pictures/Journal page 28.
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Monterrico |
Dad's Visit |
Quiriguá |
Copán |
Costa Rica |
We left the Rio Dulce in Guatemala
mid-February, crossed the shallow river bar without incident, spent a month in Belize (mostly around Placencia) and are
now enjoying Roatan (Bay Islands of Honduras) for the 2nd season. We
will eventually move to the eastern-most Bay Island, Guanaja, where we will
stage for our trip south to Panama in May. There are several islands
on the way, so we'll be able to hop down doing a few overnight passages.
Our first destination in Panama will be Bocas del Toro. Our most
recent updates are at Pictures/Journal page
30.
Been out of touch with our website? Then catch up with
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Hey, Rio Dulce
cruiser, if you're planning a trip inland, you may want to check out our
Pictures/Journal web
pages on Guatemala and the following
write ups (some of which have been updated as of February '08):
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services back in the U.S. that we have found to be very good -
U.S. Service Recommendations
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