Roatan to Belize City

This is french Harbour Roatan where we spent 2 weeks and hope to return soon.



This is the first cay that we passed on arriving in Belize.


We Arrived in Belize on Friday 27 Feb. overnight from Roatan it was a boisterous downwind run and we arrived at the entrance to the barrier reef entrance at 7 am. As a weather front was forecast we altered course for Belize city and headed north. At 3pm we anchored at Twin Cays for the night. This is one of hundreds of islands off the coast. The wind was blowing 15 Knots from the north East so we had a great sail north to Cucumber Beach Marina at Belize City where we need to check in and wait for son John and Laura to arrive on Tuesday.


The fishing was poor but we had a fair catch of fish that gave up and jumped aboard during the night.We were constantly throwing flying fish back but these are the ones that we missed until morning.


Sometimes people come out to you in small boats offering goods or services. I think that it is an old tradition

We arrived at Roatan in the Bay Islands of Honduras on Sunday 15 Feb. four days exactly from Jamaica. The trip was entirely downwind in 15 to 20 knotsof wind and occasionally 30 knots but that was only at 3 o'clock in the morning and in the black dark. The full moon had just passed so we had moonlight most of the way.
Roatan is a beautiful island and the spannish speaking local people are delightful and very friendly.
We are presently anchored in Old French Harbour which has been a safe haven for ships since the pirates were here. It is a fishing port and the main catch is prawns or shrimps to some.
The customs and immigration were a dream compared with the Bahamas and there is no charge.($300 in the Bahamas with major bad attitude). There is a ferry service to mainland Honduras and we plan to go next week.
The pictures below are of the main street,the anchorage, the reef that protects the anchorage and some local people on a Sunday afternoon on a sailboat

Bob Marley

Bobs Grave

Bob Marley Agriculture...............................................


Bob Marleys birthday, 6th February. A great time for a visit to his mausoleum!!
Hired a fast cab, at great expense ($100) an expert driver, he knew the way to Nine Mile, Mount Zion, with his eyes closed, ours were anyway.
We were dispatched into the hands of the locals, hands out for dollars, just for showing us a garden full of all different types of marijuana. We thought it was part of the guided tour and handed over our hard earned Jamaican dollars, for a few photos and a few joints.... Will we never learn?
Entered the walled Marley Mausoleum proper and waited in line behind a cruise ship load of Glasgow punters, white legs, burned feet in sandals. Followed this noisy crowd through the tour, a total rip off, the guides had their hands out at every turn looking for $$$
Had to remove our shoes to enter His bedroom, containing his Single Bed...
All in all it was an experience, and we kept our joints for later.
Our driver managed to remember part of the way home, and after a few patties, like a bridie, we arrived back at our anchorage just in time for Happy Hour. Bobs single bed



Bobs couch. Bobs pals
Glasgow Punters on dope

Monego Bay Jamaica

This a large tourist city and the climate is dryer than the east end of the island. We are anchored off Montego Bay Yacht Club which is very YA!YA! old chap.

The lobster fishing is good.

The city centre is very busy

We ope to leave

Port Antonio Jamaica

We have spent 1 week in Port Antonio and it has been very good . We would like to return.

This the Rio Grande

The local people do their laundry in the river and dry it on the stones .

The Rio Grand is the largest river here and comes down from the mountains. This is us rafting on the Rio Grande. The local raft captains pole the rafts for 8 miles downstream and pay apprentices to pull them back upriver. Some Pants!

Long Island to Jamaica

John and I had a lovely day on the ocean side of Hamburger Beach, yer man was beachcasting, I had my sun lounger and a good book.....
Only one sentence into the book and yippee!! he's landed a fish, it's a barracuda with great big teeth and will need to go back.

Headed for Long Island with Echo and Reach, only two other boats at anchor in Thomson Bay.

New beach restaurant opened at Salt Pond, so anchored there for a few nights, new place is fantastic, called Long Island Breeze, it has laundry, showers, fresh water pool, bar, and the food is the best we've had in the Bahamas. Also free internet.
Hired a car for two days and took in some culture!!!

The museum was very interesting, it also had a ladies bathroom, all important..

Climbed to the top of the beautiful white church, the view was amazing.

Echo and Sam the Skull left Reach on Monday morning, heading to Jamaica.
Caught no fish.

Saw lots of dolphins though.

Arrived Port Antonia, 8.30 Thursday morning, to clear customs and immigration we stayed at the beautiful Errol Flynn Marina, stayed for two nights, nice hot showers and laundry facilities.

Checking in was so easy, and free, locals are very friendly and no walk at all and we were in the town itself, it has a great market for fruit and veg, also crafts and of course the whole area has a cloud of Marijuana hanging over it.....

Met an American couple at the dock, they have a house high on the hill and invited us for dinner, quite a place and a wonderful dinner.

Took a cab ride on Saturday to Boston, world famouse for its jerk chicken and pork.

Boston Beach was gorgeous, perfect for surfing, and spent a wee while sitting on the rocks watching how its done...

Plan on leaving here on Thursday and head to Montego Bay.

Its Bob Marleys birthday on 6th February, and plan a visit to his graveside.

Long Island to Port Antonio Jamaica