Rendezvous Caye

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August 20th 2005

Published: January 22nd 2007

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Lighthouse Caye

As seen from the Ragga King.

Sailing is the best decision I've made so far. Started out with breakfast at Herbal Tribe - just a bagel as I suspect that I was mildly hungover. Then up the boat and we were off. We have Sara and Alex (San Diego/Long Beach), John & Terry, Jamie and Philip, Matthew (London), Richard (England) and Thomas (Germany). Good group. Stop 1 was a snorkel in a channel. The guys went spear fishing and came back with a lobster. Apparently there was a manatee, but I didn't see it. Then lunch (chicken and cocounut rice and fruit - so good!) and a nap while we continued on.
We were largely unsuccessful with fishing, so we had to buy from fisherman right off of Lighthouse Caye. Was quite a hassle. And as soon as we left them we caught a barracuda. Then we hit our destination - Rendezvous Caye - about 3000 square feet of sand and palm trees, aka heaven. Pitched tents. Cooked dinner. Lobster ceviche ("cooked" it in lime juice, plus salsa, tomato, red, yellow and green peppers, onions, lime and cilantro). And of course rum punch by the bucketful. Dinner was mac & cheese, snapper, barracuda, potato salad, rice and

The Ragga King

Anchored off the shore of Rendezvous Caye.

stewed vegetables.
We spent the evening watching the sunset on one side of the island then turning around to watch the moonrise on the other side. Matthew and I are tentmates, as we're the only two solo travelers on the trip. I think it's going to work out well.

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