Arriving in the Rio Dulce, Guatemala

After clearing in at the town of Livingston, at the mouth of the Rio Dulce , we made our way up the River. It was a misty rainy day, which made the canyon look impressive with clouds hanging above the limestone cliffs and lush green trees that fall to the river. Fresh water; the boat already feels clean.

The town of Livingston over the murky waters at the mouth of the Rio.

The town of Livingston over the murky waters at the mouth of the Rio.

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As you move up the river you pass by native huts made of thatch with the odd store along the rivers edge.
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P1090355There are men out on the river casting their nets for fish. It’s so tranquil. We feel like we have gone back in time.
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We stopped to anchorĀ in Texan bay the first bay after entering Lake Golfete, which has a small Marina with a nice restaurant and ended up staying for a week as the people here were so friendly and it was a perfect place to hang out and work on our project list, including getting some work done.

The Marina at Texan Bay

The Marina at Texan Bay

A great area to just hang out and meet the locals and cruisers

A great area to just hang out and meet the locals and cruisers

Brett preparing his new system for work to be done, interesting!

Brett preparing his new system for work to be done, interesting!

Every day in Texan Bay, we had local Quq’chi Indian women and children come by the boat in their canoes selling hand made woven baskets, fruit and vege. They live in the mountains close by.

After making our way further up the Rio thru Lake Golfete we arrived at Nana Juana the Marina we had chosen near the town of Fronteras for hurricane season. There are a great group of people here and our berth is good so we are pretty happy.

Lake Golfete every morning is very calm

Lake Golfete every morning is very calm to cross and thenĀ the winds get up in the afternoon

The Rio gets busier with big homes and marinas

The Rio gets busier with big homes and marinas

Our berth at Nana Juana

Our berth at Nana Juana

The day we arrived we were swept off to celebrate Canada Day at The Kangaroo

The day we arrived we were swept off to celebrate Canada Day at The Kangaroo

The palapa where everyone gathers to relax after a big day working on jobs

Looks like it will be a great place to hang for the season.