Colombia to Mexico

Today I'm writing from Isla Mujeres, Mexico after a six day non-stop sail up the Yucatan Channel from Cartagena, Colombia. We had very easy sailing, luckily, and great weather. The only bit of discomfort was about two days of high seas off the coast of Panama, which was not bad considering some of the seas Mike and I have had previous to this journey. It is so nice to be on a sailboat once again! We love how Chantecler sails; the owner has really done a great job with the boat and she makes offshore sailing a breeze.

It is Cinco de Mayo which is a huge holiday here in Mexico. Unfortunately, we're confined to the dock for the night as Customs has the day off due to the holiday. We see the island hopping and celebrating the holiday and we're tantalized by clear bright green waters that we long to swim in to wash off the grim of our offshore passage. I guess we'll have to wait until tomorrow. Fortunately, there is a tiny shack of a restaurant which is part of the marina where we are, so we are able to get a taste of the Mexican food and the internet, so we are well entertained until tomorrow.

All of our plans are a bit up in the air at the moment. At first we were planning to sail to Florida and eventually to cross the Atlantic, however, the owner has now decided to sell the boat out of the home port in New Orleans. We're a bit concerned due to the giant oil spill in the gulf, which the owner is convinced that we can sail through without harming the boat. Mike and I beg to differ. So we may or may not be sailing to New Orleans in the next day or so.

Another issue that we've been having is that we've been given the opportunity to purchase the boat from the owner. She's a world class world cruiser and would be a home for us that we could turn into a business opportunity in the future.  Since everything is up in the air at the moment, we don't really know what to do, but I will do my best to keep everyone posted! I feel that if it is meant for us to have this boat, then it will all work out, but if not, we move on with life and find a new opporunity.

For now, I'm going to go enjoy some local Mexican cerveza and try to stop swaying after not being on land in 6 days! Stay tuned!!