Small children in dugouts approaching our boat on the Rio Duice, Guatemala.
Spanish fort San Felipe on Lake.
We had decided to go on a tour, but turned out on 3 of us went as Al has come down with a cold. Spent a great day on a tour in a small lonchera(ponga). Saw lots of children and people living along the river. We floated by the old spanish fort from the 1500's. The Spanish were trying to protect the gold they were stealling from South America from the pirates. Very peaceful. Not just poor people, rich people had houses along the river. Lots of gringo's sail boats tucked into the side vegetation, with small docks alongside. Pelicans on tree limbs, no beach or shore or rocks to land on. White snowy egrants seating on nests on islands. Went all the way to Livingston on the Carriabean. Within a short distance was Belize, and Honduras along the coast. Ate lunch at a local place, about half way back at Agua Caliente. There were people off a board walk in the river in really warm water swiming. I and Ermila had a 8" fish with head and tail still attached. Very flat fish, tasted really good. Jerry ended up with a seafood coconut soup by accident. It tasted really good. They call soups "creama" not "sopa". We thought it was the sauce for on the fish. Then Jerry and I went to dinner at Backpackers paradise. A restaurant almost under the bridge, and set up over the water. Watched the boats go by, so peaceful and beautiful. Lots of gringos here living on their boats, even here at the Mar Marina Yacht club where we are camping. Mostly boat storage, nice restaurant and bar. They even have movie night, in English. Carol
Looks beautiful! Have you been swimming at all, when you talked about the fish, I thought at first you caught it....
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