Saturday, January 14, 2017

Report #14 Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala Sailaway January 13, 2017 Friday Sunny & 90 degrees Part #2 Of 2 41 Pictures

More pictures…..

 

 

View of the volcanoes we never see in May

 

Guatemala – part of the "Ring of Fire"

 

There was some smoke in the sky

 

The morning pilot boat

 

The ship docks at a floating platform in Puerto Quetzal

 

Always feel welcome here

 

The endangered quetzal is the national bird

 

A gas facility

 

Military reserves

 

Power plant

 

Often see fellows running here

 

Other ships at anchor

 

Waiting for us to leave

 

Seaview Pool ready for another sail away

 

Off-loading equipment

 

A fishing boat/party boat

 

Complicated shore facility

 

Juvenile pelican

 

We saw only a few pelicans here

 

Probably there is less to eat

 

Sun setting around 6pm

 

Sunset casts a glow on the ship

 

Perfect

 

Looked like a ball of fire

 

Smoke and clouds pick up the rays

 

No chance of a green flash

 

Small fishing boats in the harbor

 

Odd clouds distorted the sun

 

Got hotter as it dipped down

 

Almost gone

 

Really nice tonight

 

Will be dark shortly

 

Few people saw this tonight

 

Done

 

Where's the moon?

 

Party time

 

Shoreside

 

Puerto Quetzal at dusk

 

A different pilot boat

 

Ships at anchor

 

Waiting for us to leave we suspect