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Guatemala, Rio Dulce – Wild life in and about the Marinas

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Well it has been long hot days working on the boat.

The humans have finished the last of the exterior woodwork.  Not a stitch of varnish left on the outside of the boat.   It has all been replaced with Coelan, so this should greatly reduce the amount of woodwork in the future.

http://www.coelan-boat.com/products/

There is still varnish on the interior wood, but that only needs a touch up now and then.  Unfortunately the wear and tear of the Caribbean means it is ‘THEN’ again.  So the humans are using their time in a marina to get another coat of varnish on the hatches, stairs and floors.

And for you other boat owners, when was the last time you totally stripped and cleaned your winches?  I got my humans to work on that one!

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Have no fear it not all work for the humans.  I drag them out into the mangroves and the hardwood forest that surrounds the Marina for regular walks.

And we happen upon interesting wildlife all the time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leafcutter_ant/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_tamandua/

Some of the ‘wild life’ is not as entertaining.  We found this spider on a rubbish bin by the toilets in the night.  Bit of a ‘big boy’ the humans did not entertain fooling around with.

A brown Recluse spider. He may not be poisonous, but he is still someone you want to leave well alone.
A brown Recluse spider. He may not be poisonous, but he is still someone you want to leave well alone.

And we met our first cruiser who got a ‘parasite’ under their skin.  You hear all these horror stories, but we actually met a cruiser who had to get his wife to remove a fly larva from his heel.  And he lived to tell his story!

!!!Warning!!!!!    DO NOT OPEN THIS ATTATCHEMENT IF YOU ARE SQUEEMISH!

http://www.rainforesteducation.com/terrors/botfly/botfly.htm/

But it is not all tropical jungle and wildlife here.  There are lots of activities for the humans to get up to when I let them have a break.

Yoga mornings at Nana Juana Marina. 5 minutes dingy ride up river.
Yoga mornings at Nana Juana Marina. 5 minutes dingy ride up river.
Worried you might not be 'fit enough' to drive your dingy home after an evening out. Do not worry the local restaurants are happy to pick up you and your friends in their own launches. This was Jennifer's 50th birthday party on the Rio Dulce.
Worried you might not be ‘fit enough’ to drive your dingy home after an evening out. Do not worry the local restaurants are happy to pick up you and your friends in their own launches. This was Jennifer’s 50th birthday party on the Rio Dulce.
Where there are cruisers there is sure to be music playing somewhere
Where there are cruisers there is sure to be music playing somewhere

But I try not to let them get too distracted as there is lots more to do on the boat.  Another hurricane season that is going to slip by much too quickly!

Sunset on the Rio Dulce
Sunset on the Rio Dulce

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