Passage to the Rio Dulce

3-15-91 - Floyd
No wind so we motor to Cayos, meet up with Havalah - last supper with Maggie and Charles.
3-17-91 - Floyd
Day sail to Utila lost the wind by 0900 but it picks up again at 1400 just as we arrive at Water Cay. Make it in thru the reefs with no problems and anchor in about 7 ft of crystal clear water, looks like we are suspended in air. All night the wind Howls and growls out of the East and we think we’ll have it good tomarrow for our push to the river.
3-18-91 - Floyd
The wind has switched to the West and is piling the waves into our anchorage, no choice but to stick it out and head on. 10 hrs of tacking we make 20 miles. Havalah calls and says he is not feeling well and heads back to Utilia, he is singlehanding, we offer to stay but he assures us to go on. Then the wind dies completely and we motor on thru the night making good but noisy time of it. The wind gods just won’t give us a chance.
As dawn breaks we are rounding the point and a little wind springs up to help us along the last 10 miles. In sight of the Livingston bouy we spy C-Jay, Sea Lady and Shadow headed out for Belize, long enough to say Hello and Goodbye.