Buenos Dias Bloggers:
Since my last blog a lot of things have been going on. Splash day for P2S was Saturday, July 28, 2012. It was just 4 weeks earlier that P2S was taken out of the water for repair. Just to tell you about a few things that have been going on. See below:
Went back over to the marina to gather our thoughts and put the boat back in some kind of order so that we could live on her.
a. It rained, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. We were already getting a little sick of the rain before Ernesto was on his way.
b. Wednesday we cleaned and provisioned and turned the car back into the rental place.
Splash Day:
On Thursday, August 2, 2012 Don and I left Puerto Real on our way to Salinas, P.R. We had a plan and yes that was altered just a bit.
1. We left our home in Puerto Real at 6:00 am. We had said our goodbyes two days before when we thought we were leaving and did not get to. We arrived in La Paguera at 10:00 am. We did not stop at Boqueron because we had been there, well probably too many times already. We anchored and enjoyed a beautiful afternoon. Snorkeled and had a really good time in the blue water. We had been by car to El Combate or Punta Aguila and seen the Cabo Rojo Lighthouse just a few weeks before, so we continued to La Paguera. We anchored in 12-15 ft of water off of the Magueyes Island. We knew if needed, there was a small hurricane hole just 2 miles east of La Paguera.
2. Friday morning at 6:00 am we left La Paguera and anchored at Ponce Yacht Club at 10:00 am. Again we enjoyed a nice afternoon of sunshine. We did not snorkel because the water was murky. Ponce is a big industrial center for Sears, McDonalds. The have a great mall and a really neat downtown. Ponce is Puerto Rico’s second city, and was quite reserved after being in Boqueron. Friday evening around 8:00 pm the storm came up and lasted about 24 hours of nonstop rain. Thank God we were anchored good and without incident. The rain continued all thru Saturday the 4th of August. The word was that the seas were 12 ft, with 55mph winds. Yes, this was part of Ernesto on the South end of Puerto Rico. Sunday we woke to a beautiful day filled with sunshine. This was our anniversary so we decided to stay in Ponce and enjoy the boardwalk activities. (and to let the sea calm herself)
3. Monday morning we left at 5:30 am and arrived at our destination at 10:00 am in a marina called Playa de Salinas Marina. We detoured just a bit, so we could see Caja de Muertos National Park (which is also called Coffin Island). We really want to come back to Coffin Island.
It was beautiful and the water was picture perfect. The Ferry from Ponce goes back and forth to the island. It has a lovely beach and several mooring balls.
We also did not want to get too far from Ponce, if the winds and seas were still heavy. They weren’t so we continued right on into Salinas. We entered Salinas from the inside route and on the northeast course. We love Salinas. We have been here probably a dozen times by car. Several of our buddy boats were here as well. Both Salinas and Jobos (which is right next door) are both good hurricane holes. While in Salinas we will be able to visit Cano Matias with our dinghy. Some people tell us we could probably take our boat over too, if we wanted. But nevertheless, this will be our home for the next several months.
These people are kayaking right off the back deck of a restaurant in Salinas. When tide is up the water comes right on to the deck. In this restaurant: no shoes, no shirt, there is no problem!!! They have that posted too, but in Spanish. We go to this restaurant, owned by Johnso, every Thursday evening. A guy from South Africa and a lady from Germany play the guitar and sing. We have fun and have a Medallion. We are back home usually by 9:00 pm.
Today is August 16, 2012 and just one more day one of our grandsons will be turning 3 years old. This would be our Hunter. Happy Birthday! We love you. My niece has a birthday on the 19th and by brother; Joe has a birthday on August 24th. Happy Birthday to all!
Since we have been in Salinas Don has been a very busy guy. All of our stanchions were ripped off in the wreck, so he has been bending them and re-welding them back. We now have them all back on and they look very good and straight. The pulpit also got torn off, but saved. It was also bent. Don and a couple of other guys straightened it back welded new plates and Don and I put it on this week. Looks like brand new! We got all our cleats back on and Don cleaned and oiled all the wenches and put them back on as well. Things are shaping up and should be ready to set the mast next week sometime, if we get some calm weather.
Hasta la vista, baby,
Don and Janis s/v Plane to Sea
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