Wednesday, October 17, 2012

 

 

Summer is over, but it's STILL hot in Guat!

We are back in Guatemala on the LeChat Beaute.  Had a great time this summer visiting with family and friends.
 
Video of El Tortugal Marina, Guatemala - is it working?
Sunken Garden in Butchart Gardens, Vancouver Island  

This is a Monkey Puzzle tree!
 
Water feature in the Japanese Garden
 
 Lee, the beekeeper all dressed in his protective gear
 so he can smoke them out!

Dinner at Mickey's with Faye

Crackers Restaurant in Crystal River with Mom and Kerry
 

Jill smooching the Blues Brothers and Suzanne's next!

Rudy and Suzanne on the new Victory! 
 
The gang at Sleepy Hollow's, Floral City

With Mom and Paddy at the Olive Garden

Jill, Ray, and Karen
Duck sighting on the way to the showers

Hand painted showers

And this is the walk to the showers

Early morning on the Rio Dulce
Le Chat Beaute'
 
Paddy's had a long list of "to do's" that he has been chipping away at!  Today he installed the 2 new hatches for the hard top, fixed the windlass (that actually took 3 days - 2 to find the problem and one day to fix it), and had the dinghy measured for a new cover!  Trust me - as you know, a boat is a hole in the water into which you pour money - along with blood, sweat and tears.  Lots of sweat down here.  Playing International Trivia tomorrow night, then off to the waterfalls on Friday.
 
Thanks to all my friends who kept me busy this summer - will miss you!