07/25/2012, El Yunque, PR
El Yunque, the only rain forest in the United States and territories. Jose, Char, Bob, Leo and I drove to El Yunque to hike, walk and enjoy the scenery. Well, the walk was just a little togher than I had imagined! Steep trails and over an hour to the observation tower, but worth every ache and pain. I had never been in a rain forest, the greenery and flowers were amazing, and the much lower temperature was welcome. The view from the tower was incredible.......and the waterfalls were a short hike, in comparison, and also just as beautiful. Check the gallery for more pictures........
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07/25/2012, Fajardo, Puerto Rico
6/30......Sailed back to Jost Van Dyke to check out of the BVI.....next day set sail for Puerto Rico. Silvio and Verena headed to St Johns but we had a reservation in a marina for the month of July, get some boat work done and provision. July 1, we we here and had dinner to celebrate our 34th anniversary at a place called La Ola.....tapas and sangria! Our marina is very nice but no green space for Leo, we throw his ball along the breakwall. We rented a car and saw a couple of movies, shopped for groceries and generally explored. Jose and Char came in next to us for a few days to get ready to put their boat on the hard and back to Key West until October. They then decided to rent a car and we drove to San Juan to the Bacardi Factory for a tour. YUMRUM!
Bob and Jose at the Bacardi Factory
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07/25/2012, Virgin Gorda, BVI
6/27.....From Anegada, we sailed back to the Baths for Char and Jose, who had not yet been there. Another gorgeous day of snorkeling and climbing through the boulders.......we then sailed to Savannah Bay, just a bit north, and anchored for the night......snorkeled in the bay the next morning. Very nice reefs and anchorage!
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07/25/2012, Anegada, BVI
After 2 days at Leverick Bay, north end of Virgin Girda, we sailed to Anegada, named the "Drowned Island" because it is flat as opposed to the other Virgin Islands. Surrounded by reefs, the island can be tricky to approach, we saw several boats go aground, but we were fine. Anchored in about 9 feet of water. We grabbed an open air taxi and went to Cow Wreck Beach, a great place to hang out, swim, and snack. We had a romantic dinner at the Whistling Pines, on the beach in the open, then walked down the beach for a night cap, spreading our tourist dollars around!
Next day, Jose and Char joined us and we played dominoes in a bar even after they closed, on the honor system.
Anegada is always beautiful!
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07/25/2012, Virgin Gorda, BVI
6/21.......finally to the Baths, one of our favorite places ever. I believe we've been here every time we've chartered, the scenery and water here never lose their unique ability to awe. We grabbed a mooring and got right into the water. Loved using the new camera and didn't get out of the water until we were pickled!
Anchored in Thompson Bay for 2 nights, had dinner and drinks at the Bath and Turtle and played dominoes at a local dive until the wee hours. Loving life!
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07/25/2012, Virgin Gorda, BVI
After meeting Sue and Clay and JJ at Christmas Cove, St Thomas, (thanks for dinner Sue!) we sailed to little Harbor at Peter Island, BVI to meet Silvio and Verena. Enjoyed a nice swim off the boat with the dogs and a quiet, deep anchorage with only one other boat in the vicinity. Beautiful place!
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