Hello Puerto Rico. We left Marina Cap Cana in the Dominican Republic at 11:00 in the morning. We had risen early thinking we could leave early but dominican time took over. The customs officials had six boats to check out, the diesel pumps decided to go on holiday, etc., etc. David from "Liven Life" finally had to go into the nearby town with hughe jugs to get diesel for our boats.
The Mona Passage did not live up to it's reputation and that made us very happy. It was the calmest crossing I have had in my entire trip. We arrived in Boqueron, PR at 3:00 in the morning, lowered the anchor and went to bed.
It was a bittersweet crossing for me emotionally. This would have been our last major crossing for Mary and I. The hard part would have been completed and what we had hoped for to just start playing and relaxing would begin. With tears in my eyes I watched the sun set on this last part of our adventure and the finality of loosing Mary really set in.
I watched the sun rise over Puerto Rico after way to little sleep. It is time to start new adventures, make new dreams, and start a new chapter in my life. It certainly will not be the same, but life is what you make it, so I am going to make it a really good one.
The bay we are anchored in is exceptionally beautiful today with glassy water ( at least today), a sunny beach and a sleepy little town on shore. The town felt deserted as we walked through it but the people say it turns into party central starting Friday night. We will probably miss that since weather looks like we will be on our way again Friday Morning.