An adventure day after two brutal weeks working on our sailing catamaran! Episode 3
After two weeks of unloading, fumigating, and cleaning our new boat, we're ready for an adventure. Join us as we explore down river toward Rio Dulce Canyon and beyond.
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Two weeks doesn't seem like a long time until you're learning just how much you can sweat even though you're not exerting yourself. The past two weeks have taught us a couple things we weren't expecting: 1. People from the Pacific Northwest aren't engineered for tropical heat and humidity. 2. In this climate everything takes much longer because everyone has to move slower. We're learning to adapt with schedules (mornings are much better than evenings!) and taking breaks during the heat of the day to enjoy some aircon and get our body core temperatures down toward something reasonable. Oh, and I should mention bugs - it's like nothing we've ever seen - It's impossible to escape them so we're looking for a supplier to provide some serious bug repellent spray in 190 liter barrels!
The boat is coming along nicely and, even though she's not reassembled, she's cleaned out and bugs are under control. We're looking forward to the local cruiser's swap meet today where we'll have the opportunity to re-home a bunch of stuff from the boat that we don't need/want. It feels great to keep useful stuff out of landfills and get it into the hands of people who can benefit.
Next week we'll be back on the boat and getting serious about inventory management, stowing, and figuring out systems.
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WE'RE GERI AND SHAWN. A couple travelers out chasing the horizon, meeting the people, and capturing it to share with you.
We’ve chosen to Roam the world by boat because, let’s face it, the most interesting path is rarely a straight line.
As we learn to let go of our American drive to finish, and embrace the meandering routes across islands, oceans, continents, and people, we hope to gain a better sense of our world and our place in it.
The path won’t always be comfortable or easy to find but, it will always #roam
Here's an index of the video in case you want to see something specific:
00:00 Logo Splash
00:25 Check out this boat!
01:50 Adventure Begins
02:55 Longest Bridge in Guatemala
03:25 Rio Cochón Machas
04:00 Rio Dulce Canyon
05:41 Estatua El Salvator del Mundo
06:26 Tarpon River
08:48 Beach Picnic
09:51 Overview Map
10:44 Wrap up
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👋 Hi, we’re Geri 👩🏻⚕️(a retired nurse) and Shawn 🤓 (a not retired technologist). We’ve gone on the greatest adventure of our lives instead of living the comfortable and predictable suburban world we left behind. Living aboard Roam, our cruising catamaran, we explore and immerse ourselves in new cultures, do boat repairs in exotic places, and get up to all kinds of shenanigans. Roam isn’t just the name of our boat, it’s kind of a philosophy. We’re not taking the shortest routes or using a formula to sail around the world. We’re not in a hurry either. We’re meeting the people, seeing the places and getting distracted by things we find interesting along the way. We’re unconventional and we’re living the best life we can imagine! Join us as we turn our 11-year old catamaran into our perfect adventure platform and see what’s over the next horizon. We can’t wait to meet you wherever you are! Clamptite Tools link: https://clamptitetools.com/?sld=syroam 10% discount: gerischaffer10
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An adventure day after two brutal weeks working on our sailing catamaran! Episode 3 Locations
- Rio dulce isabal (15.8547569,-88.8218125)
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