17 February 2009 - St Thomas

The EJ's Voyage
Mike Everton-Jones
Thu 19 Feb 2009 14:06
We left St Thomas yesterday morning early and arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico at about 5 PM .
 
We had a fantastic welcome by the locals and enjoyed a little party with them on the quay with salsa and marenga music. They initiated us to the island Don Q rum and coke. Afterwards one of them took us to a unassuming cafe where we had mashed plantain and garlic shrimps. Very tasty.
 
We will set sail again tonight, destination Dominican Republic. About 300nm. Hope it will be a fair passage. The wind was quite strong yesterday and the sea most uncomfortable
 
We plan to visit the old town of San Juan this afternoon and leave the quay at about 6 PM.
 
Very hot here. Thinking of you all in the cold.
 
Hugs from us
Catherinexxx and Mike