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April 26th 2011

Published: April 30th 2011

Signs of being back in the USA After our passage from the Dominican Republic our first anchorage in Puerto Rico was Boquerón. This is a small resort town located in the southwest corner of the island. It not an official port of entry, therefore we had to get transportation to the customs and immigration office in Mayaguez. In order to do this we found Raul who has a business providing transport ... Read Full Entry

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Bob & Janice Waller

s v Tsamaya

Like so many others we love to travel and we love to sail so cruising makes a lot of sense. Janice has retired from Cornell as a business manager and Bob has retired from South Seneca school district as the high school principal. It's time to sell the house, get rid of whatever doesn't fit on our 40 foot Caliber LRC named Tsamaya (this means Travel Well in Setswana) and set off to see the world. Our reasons for publishing this blog is twofold, first to keep in touch with our friends and family and secondly to share our experiences. If you would like to receive notification when we have added ... full info

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What a view

The hike up to the lighthouse is worth it to see a view like this

Doesn't he look at home?

Bob preparing some appetizers to take to a "sundowner. Doesn’t he look quite at home?!

Tsamaya

Now isn’t that a beautiful boat anchored out there?!! We did note that you don’t see the dirt or stainless that needs to be cleaned from this distance.

Looking toward Puerto Rico

A view looking across toward Puerto Rico from the lighthouse trail.

The police are coming!

Thanks to Madeline she got a photo of what looked like the police attack on Tsamaya. You should have seen it from our vantage point! Glad they just continued right on by us.

Sailor on the prowl

Sailor doesn’t have trees to climb anymore, but she seems to have adapted well to the sailing life. In the evenings she usually “prowls” around on deck before coming back down for the evening.

Sewing Projects

Took some time to get the sewing machine out to make some courtesy flags as will soon need some for the islands ahead. We are now all set for the French islands as well as the Dutch.

Friends from Saralane

We met Madeline & Skip from Saralane back in the Bahamas and are still connecting with them. The irony is that Madeline has an Ithaca connection as she went to school at IC, worked for some time at Plum’s and Ragman’s and knew people at the Ithaca Yacht Club – we are trying to figure out if we know anyone in common. She also has a friend in the Development office at Cornell so we may find a connection yet.

The fragrance is magnificient

We always enjoyed the smell of frangipani when we lived in Botswana - - we still enjoy its fragrance and beauty.

Morning duty

Janice on duty with the SSB radio. Each morning she listens to the weather at 7:30AM as well as uses this for email and checking in with ShipTrak to report where we are.

Freeways like back home

The freeway across the country to San Juan has traffic just like the freeways back home. Some things never change.

Giant Fern

The ferns were impressive as we drove past them on the mountain roads in Puerto Rico.

Thought these were house plants before

Guess we now know where some of those split leave philodendrons come from. These are for giants, not like the ones back north.

Larger In Life

A view of the radio telescope located at Arecibo, Puerto Rico. The reflector is approximately 305 meters across.

Would you like to service this?

Note that the connection to the telescope is actually a tunnel that people use to travel over to service it. You definitely can’t be afraid of heights to work here.

Bamboo Stand

The bamboo stands were majestic with the sunlight coming through them. We had to stop to see just how large they really were.

Down through the clouds

We drove down through the clouds on our way back to the coast from Arecibo.

Another view

Just another view down in to the valley below. With these roads it was great to have some pull overs to be able to get out to actually have a chance to look out and take photos.

Pretty Impressive

We didn't realize before getting here in PR how spectacular the views would be.

Central Square in Ponce

Here is the central square in Ponce, PR. These towns were built in the Spanish style of being built out in spokes from a central square. Most have a water fountain such as this one.

The Firemen's Musuem

This was a firehouse museum located in Ponce. The unusual thing about this one is that it is attached to the back of the cathedral located at the central square. It was quite a dramatic contrast to the white of the church.

1st May 2011

Lynn
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Hi, It is always good to hear from you and follow you in your travels. Great tan lines, beautiful sunsets, what a way to spend retirement.

2nd May 2011

Nelson
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Arecibo - NAIC - my first job a Cornell
Wasn't that place fantastic. When I first went to Arecibo I went up on the telescope. The views are magnificent, but scary when you have a fear of height as I do! We drove under the dish which conceals orchids and other beautiful fauna. It's magical for sure. Glad you got a chance to see it. Best. Nelson

3rd May 2011

S/V Bay Tripper
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Just saying hello
I don't know if you remember us Mike Michelle and baby Joshua. We first met in Elizibeth City and we last saw you in wrightsville beach. I hadn't looked at your blog in a while. Its nice to hear your doing well, last we talked you were not sure if you would go back north or south for the summer I see you decided. We ended up going to the Bahamas for a few months now were heading back up the ICW. Whats your plan for hurricane season? Fair winds and following seas Mike, Michelle and Joshua

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