Logged 43.2 Nautical Miles

Motored 5.5 Hours

Purchased 73 gallons of diesel

San Juan, Puerto Rico to Fajardo, Puerto Rico

Steeped in history, old San Juan is where numerous historical sites and monuments have undergone restoration in an effort to preserve Puerto Rico’s past. To protect San Juan from foreign adversaries, the Spanish built massive city walls as well as two fortresses. Cobblestone streets, narrow alleyways, hidden courtyards and a number of public squares are all part of old San Juan. Today there is a harmonious mingling of Spanish and American cultures. Puerto Rico is a communications and transportation hub of the Caribbean.

After just four hours sleep we got up, as we had planned to clear customs but could not find a place with dingy access. Customs is not open on weekends so we decided to hustle around to Fajardo on the east side and hopefully do it there. We arrived at Puerto Del Rey Marina at 3:00 and went to the fuel dock for diesel. The marina arranged for the customs agents to come to the boat and check us in. Next we anchored near the marina entrance. Although we were exhausted, we felt some time ashore would be good, so we took the dinghy in for dinner at La Curva Mar next to the marina office building. At the table next to us a local rigger said to call at 9:00 on Saturday and he would set us up with a fiberglass repair shop. Our waiter gave us the internet password for the restaurant.

Back on the boat, Dan tried to connect to the internet and we could hook up to the Wi-Fi but there was no internet connectivity. I was very tired and crawled into bed at 10:00. Just then the wind picked up, it started to rain and we were dragging anchor toward shore. Once again Dan urgently called for my help on deck. In the dark and rain we tried numerous times to set our anchor but it just would not hook up. So at 11:30 pm we motored to Isla Pinera just three miles away, set the anchor and finally got some much needed sleep.

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Agnes Long

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The City Lights of Cairns

The Attraction of Magnetic Island

Inside the Great Barrier Reef

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Active Volcano, Cave of Skulls and a Blue Lagoon