Farewell to Candace

Last night was our last night with Candace on board.  She met a local guy who lives at the condo development next to the public beach we are moored out from.  His name was Roger and he was a very nice and helpful guy.  He took us in his truck to the big hardware store in George Town sort of like a Home Depot back home.  We got a few things like rust remover, 5 gallon gas jug, water jug and a bunch of insect screen to help keep the bugs out of the boat when we get to Rio Dulce.  Rumor has it there can be bugs there.  We invited him out to the boat as he has his own little fishing boat he keeps anchored just off the condo beach.  He even filled and brought out the new 5 gallons water jug.  We chatted into the night and it was after 10 pm by the time we all,said good bye..  Then we had dinner and went to sleep.  Come morning Candace was packing up her stuff and when done she went on a last swim to the beach.  I guess she saw 5 sea turtles on that last swim.  The particular beach 'Spotts Beach' is listed as a good place to see turtles.  It has some patches of turtle grass and a little reef so it gets a lot of beach snorkelers.  There is a little parking lot, porta potty and garbage cans.  It's pretty popular at times.  It's been convenient since we are on a mooring ball just out from the reef.  

Then we all went to shore and caught the next bus to George Town but got off at the bus stop closest to the Airport and had lunch at a place called Mango Tree.  Then we walked about a mile with Candace's huge duffel bag double carrying it.  We eventually left after getting to the spot where only passengers with boarding passes could go.  

Walter and I stopped at a grocery store near where we ate lunch and stopped again at Mango Tree for a drink and one last check for new email.  Then we took a bus back and were out on the boat by 4:20 pm.. It's unusually quite and boring sounding around here?  Just the sound of the wind in the rigging.

I guess we are sort of waiting to see if another friend of Walter's about to start a 2 week vacation wants to come sail to Rio Dulce with us..  I hope we hear from her that she wants to come but if not... Off we will go sailing to Rio Dulce about 495 miles away.   It's about 475 miles to the mouth of the river where we check in to the country at a town called Livingston that apparently has no road access to it?  After a night anchored there we head up the river known for where scenes from old Tarzan movies were filmed.  The ones with the former Olympic swimmer Johnnie Wiesmiller.  I'm not sure how it's spelled.

Photos from last night but it was dark by the time Roger arrived