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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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Ponce Gardens

We have been taken by the foliage that we normally saw as indoor plants. They are definitely impressive in the numerous gardens and plazas here.

Which pair should we buy??

We were having a hard time deciding which of these many styles of shoes Janice should get for wearing on the boat – any guesses which one won (or didn’t!)

Salinas Anchorage

The anchorage in Salinas shows you that there are many people out here cruising just like us. Some of these are local boats, but many are others on the move either north or south for a few months or a few years.

Mangoes Everywhere

We know we aren’t in TBurg when you can have a basket full of mangoes every day. They are in season here now and are as numerous as apples back home. Many give them away for free as their yards are full of them and they make a mess to clean up. A real bonus for us that walk by when they are giving them away. If not, we are able to buy them for as little as 25 cents each.

Tigers Onboard?

Do we have a tan? Guess s our feet are the best way to tell as we typically wear our keens to protect our toes on the many things that we can stub them on.

Heading to Culebra

Sunrise

We left the anchorage at Visques while seeing this fabulous sun rise. There is a bonus for taking off early as we would have missed this view.

Signs of Home

We have been impressed by seeing the well known channel markers that we had gotten used to seeing back in the US – nice to see them here in Puerto Rico.

How do you like those hours?

We liked the laid back hours of this vendor located in Dewey on Culebra.

Waiting for the ferry

Here are the holiday vacationers waiting for the ferry to take them back to the mainland of Puerto Rico from Culebra. Most of these were loaded down with backpacks and camping gear.

The ice cream truck

Remember the ice cream trucks of yesteryear? We found one on Culebra near the ferry dock. What a treat to have soft ice cream!

US Post Office - Dewey PR

The Dewey US Post Office must have missed the memo on the standard design of buildings. It is nice to see that they still have some uniqueness left here.

Different kind of street trees here

A new lift bridge

This is a new lift bridge built in Dewey on Culebra. The interesting thing is that there is a permanent water pipe across this channel as well at the same height as this road - as a result not sure if the lift bridge really has a purpose. It would be interesting to see it work.

High School in Dewey

This is the entrance to the school in Dewey – it was closed but had a chance to walk around and peek in the windows at the library and classrooms.

Using Local Resources

It is always nice to see local materials used in their building. This entrance way was covered with seashells.

Mangoes Everywhere

The tree tucked between these 2 buildings is loaded with mangoes. We have really been enjoying the ability to have mangoes every day!

Shopping Trip via Ferry

Just one of the many shopping carts that came off the ferry from Fajardo, Puerto Rico. The ferry to Culebra is only $2.25 so it appears everyone shops on the main land.

Another Rainbow

It is always great to see the rainbow that appears after the afternoon showers.

Stack them High

Fajardo is known as the boating area of Puerto Rico. There are so many boats here that they store them many stories high. Whenever you want to take your boat out you ask the yard to pick it out of the “parked” area and they will bring it to the water via forklift and launch it for you to use.

Fajardo - boating capital

This is a view toward the ferry dock in Fajardo. As you can see there are a few marinas here as well – this is only a small fraction of those in the area.

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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