Culebra- Puerto Rico
Moonbeam
David and Lynn Wilkie
Thu 31 Mar 2011 14:12
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18.17.518N 065.16.825W
Charlotte Amalie was a pleasant stop although the
town itself is given over to catering for cruise ship passengers with jewellery
shops lining the main streets and most restaurants are only open during the day
and do not serve dinner!
Travelling on the $ bus is fun and you are expected
to say ' good morning' or ' good afternoon' to your fellow passengers as you
board. We met up again with Paul and Janie and said our goodbyes as it is
unlikely we will see them again until next year.
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Hook, Line and Sinker' Restaurant www.hooklineandsinkervi.comFarewell Lobster dinner with Paul and
Janie
On Saturday we sailed over to Culebra a small
island just east of Puerto Rico where we anchored for the night in Ensanada
Honda and went ashore to the small town of Dewey to walk to the airport and
complete our immigration into the US!
  Approaching Culebra
  The island is fairly unspoilt and good beaches and
then next morning we picked up a free mooring for the night behind one of the
reefs and enjoyed the warm breeze from the east.
  Moored off a reef
Monday was quieter as local boats were at their
moorings and we headed around the island via Isla Culebrita and past Flamenco
Beach then headed west for Puerto Rico. After a glorious sail we negotiated the
shallows and docked in Sunbay Marina in Fajardo where apart from being alongside
Terry and Debbie on 'Wings' we were surrounded by glossy
motorboats!
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