June 7, 2019 The Reserve, Stann Creek

A quick recap of our time at Antigua and Lago Atitlan- we both got the flu and I fell and injured my ribs. The lake is a very restorative place to hang out and we had found ourselves a lovely place to call home. Our room looked out to San Pedro Volcano, Santiago and Cerro …We enjoyed many mornings having breakfast on the deck and afternoons listening to live music our host Travis would bring in. We enjoyed a visit from our friend from Isla Mujeres now living in San Pedro. Off the table were trips to the Pacific or northern cities like Xela. The focus was on healing so we could return to sail. A few days back in Antigua for a goodbye to our favourite places -Maya Papaya, Freida's, the town center with the Buddy Bear exhibition and a lunch at Caoba Farms - no doubt the best salad and buffalo burger ever.
After a few weeks we packed up and headed back the same way we came- Van ride to the airport, taxi ride in Puerto Barrios to the water taxi, James Bus line ride to Maya Center and finally a pick up by Delaney from The Reserve. Back on the boat we started preparing to leave. Remember way back when I said cruising is boat maintenance in exotic places? Yup we got back and found our stove not functioning. The salt air and water are once again the culprits. It is the one piece we apparently don’t have in the spare box. Lucky for us most places we hope to sail to have resorts and restaurants so we may get a cooked meal from time to time. We shall see how we do with PB and tuna. ETD is Sunday June 9.