On Sunday we left Puerto Real, and motored the short 5 miles to Boquerón. In the evening we headed into town, to wander around, and met up with Harmonioum and Shally for a nice dinner out. Boquerón is a local weekend party and vacation town, so the music was loud, lots of it, and lots of folks out enjoying their weekend.
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| Charm anchored in background right |
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| Lot of vendors and small food stands along the roads |
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| Narrow busy streets with folks enjoying the weekend |
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| Karaoke done in the street at the bar/restaurant |
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| Just a nice bug |
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| A mural we had not seen before when in Boquerón last time |
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| Night falls, and the lights come on and the music gets louder |
Monday was a relaxing day, some odd jobs around the boat, cleaning, laundry, the usual. Monday night around 5:00 we headed out and motored the 60 miles overnight to Salinas. The wind dies at night close to shore, so it is the best time to head east. It wasn't a bad trip, a bit lumpy, but we made good time, enough we had to slow up to come into Salinas after the sun rose. Harmonium and Shally made the trip as well.
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| Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico |
Tuesday afternoon Dean felt like having a cheeseburger, so we walked into town up the Wendy's and had lunch. Stopped at the grocery store and then back to the boat.
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| Last time in Salinas our dinghy was shot at the dinghy dock, so far so good this time. |
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| In the Wendy's - don't take down the Christmas tree - just decorate for a different holiday |
Wednesday Kris started working on her wood refinishing again, and Dean did some metal polishing. We also started working on making flight arrangements to head back to the states in June - working on finding the best flights and prices. Our friends Matt and Sharlie on Matcha came into the anchorage, so visited with them a bit. Last saw them in Trinidad in 2024
Thursday we had another boat day. Went and visited with Matcha again, and saw their nice new custom bimini and dodger. Took a short tour of the Salinas harbor. Unfortunately, Salinas seems to be congregating a lot of "never leave" boats, as it is a nice-protected harbor, and convenient to town. There are quite a few "junker" boats and sinking or sunk boats in the area.
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| This one still might be saved, but seems no one cares |
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| Sailboat, burned to the waterline |
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| Lots of pelicans around which are fun to watch |
Friday we went out for dinner with Harmonium and Shally, as they were leaving that night to make another overnight passage.
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| Nice dinner out |
We will be here longer, as our Amazon packages we are having shipped in won't all arrive until Tuesday.
