June 14, 06..Wed......moved from my beautiful little palapa onto the DEFIANCE and sailed her to my new Marina home. 

June 16, Fri......ANNIVERSARY, one year ago today the CHOUPIQUE struck the reef off Belize @ 3.30 AM.....

I'm enjoying my new living quarters and the Marina. A small one with only (4) slips and located right downtown. Adjacent to us is the DRUMBEAT, a beautiful ketch being restored by owners Steve and Anna and young daughter Africa, also live-aboards. Nice amall marina with clean showers and toilet facilities......less that 100 yds from one of the largest general store and favorite beer hang-out of local cruisers....also an internet cafe across the street...several restaurants, marine hardware stores and about (5) marinas here..I'm within walking distance of towns of Relleno and Fronteras, across the river from each other and connected by a bridge.  The rent here is $100 mo, oncl. elec. and water.  I was paying $250 mo. for a house and dock incl. elec. and water, plus about $75 mo. for gasoline for the outboard, back and forth from town.  The $150 and the$75 savings doesn't sound like much by stateside standards but here it's a lot of money

  Been working (7) days a week for the past (5) months and getting a little weary of body...now that I'm settled in my new home and stopped the $250 payments, think I'll take the weekend off and maybe read a book or what-ever, drink some beers with my crusin'buddies, maybe do some sketching, tidy up the boat.