Hola de Guatemala

Hola mi famalia,
For those who do not already know, we are in Guatemala for the remainder of the year, not Panama. That is the way the plan de jour works. You make a plan one day and then do something completely different in the days that follow. Who is it that said 'life is what happens while you are making other plans' that seems to work for us.
Well here we are in Guatemala and so far we love it! We are in Monkey Bay Marina in the marina zone of the Rio Dulce. It is beautiful here and yes, there really are monkeys. I have pictures to prove it. We will be here until Jan 09'.
John will head back to FL for another season with the Gators at the end of July and I will be living here anxiously awaiting his return. during that time I will: go to Spanish school in Antigua for 3 weeks, visit mom in FL for 2 weeks in Aug, trek around Guatemala with Kaitlin in Oct, and spend most of my time living and working on the boat here in the Marina.
Last week Rhonda and Bob came out to see us. We had a great time! The weather cooperated with us the whole week, only a few showers here and there, so we were able to play outside. The first day we just relaxed here at Monkey Bay Marina. The next morning we took Calusa down the river to an enlarged area of the river called El Golfete and anchored behind Cayo Grande (a small island in the river) for a pleasant afternoon of swimming, fishing, drinking beer and soaking in the hot springs on the river. We spent that night in a protected bay named Texan Bay (the boys went ashore to check out the marina bar while Rhonda and I stayed to hold down the ship; with a bottle of wine. It's a tough job but somebody has to do it). The next morning we cruised down the gorge to Livingston for breakfast and a walk-around and then motored back up river, through the gorge again, all the way back to the marina zone (about 14 miles total). We slept on anchor that night and docked the next morning at Monkey Bay. The rest of the visit was spent exploring the interior of Guatemala via bus. We went to Agua Caliente, a beautiful hot springs waterfall that is about an hour from the Rio, and to Antigua, which is about 6 hours away and worth every minute. Rhonda and Bob went straight to the airport in Guat City from Antigua and JW and I headed back to Fronteras. We love having Rhonda and Bob onboard, they are the perfect boat guests. They enjoy doing what we do best; eating & drinking, fishing, exploring and just good old fashion chillin'. Thanks again R&B we love you guys and look forward to the next visit!
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