Patillas, Puerto Rico

Blog post January, 2014

Since August, 2012 until February, 2013 we lived on our sailboat in Salinas, PR.  We went home for Christmas, 2012 for 3 weeks.  Then in February we moved.   The story below:

Plane to Sea is in Patillas, Puerto Rico.  Don and I bought a vacation home on the ocean, on the South side of PR back in late February, 2013.  We had not planned to buy a casa in the Caribbean anywhere. Plans changed and so do people.

While in Salinas, PR working on our boat, we met some very nice people from PR.  They took us all over the place.  One day we were driving on Hwy 3 and ended up at Kevin’s Bar and Grill to have a cold one, which is located by the ocean in Patillas.  When we left we went down the road beside the bar to see the ocean.  Low and behold here was this house right on the water (literally).  It had a big for sale sign and guess what?????  The bank, who owned the house and the Realtor were standing out front.  Our 2^ndmost fortunate day in the past year.  The month was October, 2012.  They let us see inside and we liked what we saw.  They told us that someone else had already placed a bid with the bank, but we could place one too, if we liked.  So we did right there on the spot.  Nothing happened between October and January, so we had virtually forgotten about it all.  Then late January, 2013 the realtor called and ask us if we were still interested in the Patillas property, we say WHAT?  Then as they explained we remembered and said of course we are.  The realtor told us the bank would be calling us that afternoon with details.  Two days later we were in Ponce putting our down payment on the table.  Two weeks later in February we owed a casa in Puerto Rico.

Much work was to be done on the outside and inside.  So we began by bringing our boat to Puerto Patillas bay.  It has one big reef and two smaller ones, so it is a great place to anchor our boat right outside our back door.  Another blessing!!!!

The Work Began!!!

Friends from sailing stopped by and they helped us off and on for several weeks.  This was such a fun time being with them and starting a new adventure and chapter in our lives.  Dave and Linda were starting a new adventure as well, as they were on there way back to California to be landlubbers once again and to arrive with a new grand baby (daughter) to spoil.

Until next time,

Don and Janis

Plane to Sea