May 5, 2022 With an entire day ahead of us, we decided to explore Culebra and check out the restaurant scene. We had read that the town was divided by a canal with a bridge, so we jumped in the dinghy and headed toward the canal to investigate. We met up with some friends that …
April 23, 2022 After our 10 day stay, we left Salinas at 5:45 a.m. on Friday, April 22. We needed to leave early to beat the sea breeze that begins around 9:00 a.m. Our goal was Patillas, a small fishing village approximately 22 miles away. We arrived at 11:00 a.m. after a rainy, squally passage. …
April 22, 2022 We arrived in Salinas after a four hour sail from Isla Caja de Muertos. We left early to take advantage of the island lee that gave us calmer winds and seas in the morning. Salinas is a very protected anchorage and we knew that it was just what we needed with the …
April 17, 2022 Dateline: April 5, 2022 6:00am We were prepared to leave the security of the marina and head across the south coast of Puerto Rico. We read many guidebooks that talked about the best ways to tackle this coast and they all recommended making the passage in small increments…and much of it in …
March 31, 2022 On the morning of March 28, 2022, we motored into Marina Pescaderia in Puerto Real. This is a small fishing town that sits on a large bay with cruising boats sharing space with commercial and sport fishing boats. The morning was calm and we carefully docked Slow Dancer in our slip on …
March 26, 2022 We spent our last few days in the DR saying goodbye to new friends and preparing Slow Dancer for the two day passage along the Dominican Republic’s north coast. This coast is notorious for high winds and seas and we had been tracking the weather for a couple of weeks. All of …
March 15, 2022 Once we had most of our repairs done and had explored the area close by, we decided that it was time to explore some more of the island. We rented a car for a week and took off to Samana. This was Ken’s first experience at driving the two lane roads of …
February 28, 2022 Now that we were back on land, checked into the country, and had some repairs scheduled, we decided that it was time to explore the closest city. That city was Puerto Plata, a metropolis of approximately 300,000 people. We needed phone cards, for calling and internet, some groceries and fresh produce. The …
February 22, 2022 When asked how long we would be cruising, we have always answered “when it’s no longer fun”. The passage from the Bahamas to Ocean World in the Dominican Republic had us asking ourselves if we were at that point. We had been communicating with our weather guru, Chris Parker, who had us …
February 17, 2022 Next stop was Rum Cay. This was supposed to be another good snorkeling island with protection near the town. We motor-sailed directly into the 20k wind and 5 foot seas for 20 miles. What should have taken 4 hours took nearly 7. Needless to say, we were not able to snorkel the …