It's hard to get your head around the need to return to the marina when you're in aplace like this. So what if hurricane season is arriving? I'd rather just stay here. Of course, one must eventually concede the necessity of returning to the safety of the marina for a while. So, we will make the trip back to PLC with MiLady while our other friends continue on to Bonaire and Curacao. We have decided to make a run back to the mainland coast south of the Aves and then turn east and go into Carenero for a day or two before continuing on to PLC. The overnighter was ok once we fell off the wind about 25 degrees and were able to sail all the way in to the coast. As dawn broke over the coast we turned east and fired up the iron jenny and dropped the sails as we were now headed directly into what little wind there was. A couple of hours later we rounded Cabo Codera in a flat calm and turned south for Carenero. Now this is a cape they warn you about and tell you you must make it around in the early morning to avoid the really rough seas blown up later in the day. We went around the corner in a dead calm at about 9:30 am. Guess the gods were watching over us that day. About an hour later we were entering the river that leads to the anchorage at Carenero. There are no public docks at Carenero, only those at the private clubs, Bahia de Las Piratas and The Carenero Yacht club. I would like to mention the warm and friendly welcome we recieved at Bahia de Las Piratas. We anchored a short distance off their dock at their request as a safety precaution. They offered us the use of all their facilities, from swimming pool to fuel dock. They could not have been more helpful or gracious hosts. We stayed overnite and thru the next day, filling our fuel tanks and preparing for the last 90 mile overnite run to PLC. Below is a picture from our stern leaving Carenero at sunset.