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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.