Well it took forever to get our part for our 38 year old motor, which of course arrived on the last day of the only window there has been which was Dec. 27th.
Stew worked on the motor for several hours and it seems to be running fine now. Chris Parker is excited about next week, which for us on the Mona looks like Thursday, Jan. 16th. The moon will be big, and hopefully we can leave here early and drop the hook in Boqueron Bay by midnight. (one of the few places that is ok to come in at night).
We took a trip to La Romana down the new 4lane highway; what a treat to be on a real road!Of course we almost ran out of gas not thinking about the fact that there are really no towns or anything else on the whole stretch. Luckily there was a brand new gas station that had just opened a few miles up the road towards Higuey!
We paid the ridiculous entry fee of $25/person to enter the Casa de Campo mega-rich "sub-division". It was amazing as it included the replica of the old Mediterranean city, an awesome marina, stores and shops, golf courses, an equestrian center, a shooting range with a Hemingway Bar, and some of the biggest, most beautifully landscaped mansions we have ever seen anywhere.
The area here around Cap Cana and there are home to many famous actors and other mega rich, including Vin Diesel! The down side is of course that it is stupid expensive and everyone thinks if you are here "you'all must be rich"!
Going to rent a car and check out Higuey tomorrow to try to buy some cheaper goods at a local market and pharmacy. Of course we are out of the good Ron Barcelo rum too!
Hopefully my next entry will be about the beautiful, uneventful crossing of the Mona:)