Saturday, November 22, 2014

Nov. 19 Costa Maya and the Caribbean Sea

We were up having breakfast as we arrive at Costa Maya, Mexico.  The sea is rough and the wind is really blowing.  The Captain tried to dock at the pier, but the wind and surf were too much.  The waves were breaking over the dock and it was not safe to walk on it, and the wind prevented us from docking.  So we are on our way to Belize.  Checking the weather on our computer shows the same weather forecast there.  This is not good as Belize is a tender port.  Bouncing around in a little tender is not something we are looking forward to.

We went down to the dining room for lunch today and then back to the cabin for some reading and card playing.  The ship is moving at about 10 knots on our way to Belize.  The captain got within 39 miles of the port and turned around and headed back north.  I think we are in a holding pattern for ships.  He is still planning on arriving in Belize at 7:00 AM and then we will see about tendering to the dock.  We have a tour to a Mayan site tomorrow, but we will see if we make it.  Forecast for rain and a wind of 12 miles an hour.  Not a great forecast for a tour of a Mayan site.

The ship was in a holding pattern and the Gulf smoothed out and we headed to bed.  We just wish that information as to what the ship is doing would be a little more forthcoming. 



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