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Onward to the U.S. Virgin Islands!

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May 12, 2022and a Bright and early on Sunday, May 8, we left “party cove” after two loud nights. Our goal for this day was the island of St. Thomas, a part of the U.S. Virgin Islands, and a passage of only 22 miles. Under normal conditions this would take about four hours, but with …

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Little Culebrita

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May 9, 2022 We hurried on to Almodovar, our next anchorage on Culebra. This turned out to be a quiet little anchorage with a mooring ball to secure Slow Dancer for the night. We had a quiet and calm night. Bright and early the next morning, Friday, May 6, we dropped our lines on the …

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Culebra

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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 …

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Crossing to the Spanish Virgin Islands

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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. …

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Salinas Puerto Rico

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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 …

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Eastward Ho!

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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 …

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Buenos Dias Puerto Rico!

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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 …

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Goodbye DR

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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 …

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Dominican Road Trip!

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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 …

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Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

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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 …

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