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Cayo Quemado, Guatemala
Sunny, hot and humid (oh
boy!)
Actually, the weather has
fluctuated between sunny and then a huge rain cloud will appear and empty all
its contents on US. Which means we are
scrambling to close all the port holes and hatches.
Cayo Quemado, is the last
bay before the river enters the gorge.
There is a small community here and several “gringos” have helped get
schools going in the area. One woman,
Kelli, raised three thousand dollars (the benefit was located at RAM Marina in
Rio Dulce) to get a music program started and to buy instruments. There is a Mayan village up the mountain that
produces woven baskets. I have been told
it is an arduous climb for an hour to get there….I don’t think my knees will
let me do that…damn!
At 3:00 today, Charlie and
I took the “Colibri” back up the lake, passing 2 more bays to visit,
Jennifer. Jennifer is a gringo that has
lived here for 25 years and has a beautiful open air home with lush gardens she
has planted. She lives here with her cat
and her dog….Dog (pronounced “dee OH gee”).
Jennifer is an artist that dabbles in all sorts of mediums. We have commissioned her to use our collected
sea glass (from Isla Mujeres, MX) to add to a turtle shell. She has decorated many cow skulls with coins
(“Cash Cow”) and seeds, glass, etc.
Besides her talent she is an interesting woman to talk with. At any rate, I joined her and two other women
for a yoga class up the hill from her home and under a beautiful palapa. (Kathe
and Janice, you would have loved this).
Back to the boat by
sunset, buying a loaf of fresh bread from the community restaurant. Again, we grilled on our new BQ pit and movie
for the night….Dead Man Down. Buenos
Noches mi amigos y amigas.
