Christmas in Guatemala
Once again S/V Dragonheart and Crew find themselves safely secured at Mario's Marina on the Rio Dulce in Guatemala.
The Capt and Admiral find themselves in charge of the marina while the owners, Mac and Ron, are in the States taking care of business. Boy and we thought that retirement was where we were in our lives. We have learned alot and decided that we do not want to go back to the work world.
Christmas was once again a time for the cruisers here at Mario's to put their best foot forward. We started with a potluck breakfast Christmas Eve morning. What a spread! Then it was down to business in the cocina. Time to get five turkeys and 30 pounds of ham ready for the one oven! Yes, one oven...so Carole on Androsian made out the schedule for turkey watch. 10 Pumpkin pies were made, 6 Pecan, 1 Cherry and 1 Apple pie. Then it was time to cut onions and celery for the stuffing or relleno de pavo.
By Christmas morning all the turkeys were ready and hams had been sent to individual boats for baking and the stuffing took center rack in the oven.
At twelve noon the bar opened and guests from all over the river started to converge with a dish to share. The tables were filled to the breaking point! Laughter filled the air as people moved through the line and filled their plates.
After the hearty meal we gathered poolside for the pinata. It was great to have kids around for the adults to cheer on. There was enough candy inside Santa to fill two pinata's.
Then back to the restaurant and the White Elephant gift exchange. Items were unwrapped and stolen back and forth until the final swap was completed and as the sun began to set on the river it was back into launchas and dinghys to head for home.
Once again S/V Dragonheart and Crew find themselves safely secured at Mario's Marina on the Rio Dulce in Guatemala.
The Capt and Admiral find themselves in charge of the marina while the owners, Mac and Ron, are in the States taking care of business. Boy and we thought that retirement was where we were in our lives. We have learned alot and decided that we do not want to go back to the work world.
Christmas was once again a time for the cruisers here at Mario's to put their best foot forward. We started with a potluck breakfast Christmas Eve morning. What a spread! Then it was down to business in the cocina. Time to get five turkeys and 30 pounds of ham ready for the one oven! Yes, one oven...so Carole on Androsian made out the schedule for turkey watch. 10 Pumpkin pies were made, 6 Pecan, 1 Cherry and 1 Apple pie. Then it was time to cut onions and celery for the stuffing or relleno de pavo.
By Christmas morning all the turkeys were ready and hams had been sent to individual boats for baking and the stuffing took center rack in the oven.
At twelve noon the bar opened and guests from all over the river started to converge with a dish to share. The tables were filled to the breaking point! Laughter filled the air as people moved through the line and filled their plates.
After the hearty meal we gathered poolside for the pinata. It was great to have kids around for the adults to cheer on. There was enough candy inside Santa to fill two pinata's.
Then back to the restaurant and the White Elephant gift exchange. Items were unwrapped and stolen back and forth until the final swap was completed and as the sun began to set on the river it was back into launchas and dinghys to head for home.
2 comments:
Great blog! Can I direct my blog readers to your site? Nice write up with photos of Christmas at Mario's. Kisses, Kathleen on s/v Deja Vu (www.dejavuchronicles.blogspot.com)
I don't like you all anymore. You're just havin' way too much fun and I'm still back on the block working. Bummer...
Dennis
s/v Donna's Diamond
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