From Ponce, we made a leisurely passage of about 25 miles to an absolutely lovely anchorage in Salinas. We arrived in plenty of time for a restful afternoon of reading and relaxation. We anchored out a bit so that we would have easy access out early in the morning. We awoke at 5:00am to find that things had shifted around such that it looked like our anchor was quite close to a neighboring boat! But, as we started hauling in, it became clear that we had plenty of room. The passage out to open water was a bit scary in the dark, but we had a nearly full moon and a recording of our track in on the chart plotter. I haven't said anything about this device. For those not familiar with them, it is the
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