San Juan, Puerto Rico

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We sailed to Cinnamon Bay, St. John, USVI with our friend Pat sailing her boat “If Knot Y Knot” along with us. A picture of a 30 lb. turtle we saw there is attached. We continued on to the Spanish Virgin Islands of Culebra and Vieques. In 1941 about two thirds of Vieques was taken over by the U.S. Navy . The Navy purchased the land from the locals, but did not give the locals the option of keeping their land. We saw a film interviewing some locals that were upset about the Navy taking away their land.

We did some fishing on the way to Puerto Rico. A picture of one of the Mahi-Mahi’s we caught between St. Martin and the BVI's is attached. Donna’s sister flew into San Juan to sail with us. She brought a 90 lb. Wahoo up to the boat, but he got away before we could board him. A picture of the San Cristobal Castle in Old San Juan is also attached. A picture of the Arecibo Observatory is also attached. The Arecibo Observatory has the largest radiotelescope in the world. We are currently circumnavigating Puerto Rico in a counterclockwise fashion. We’ll be headed to the BVI”s and Saint Martin next. After Saint Martin we plan to slowly sail toward Venezuela, island hopping along the way.

Jimmy

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Photos

Arecibo Observatory
Arecibo Observatory

Turtle in St. John
Turtle in St. John, Cinnamon Bay, USVI

San Cristobal Caste, Old San Juan
San Cristobal Castle, Old San Juan

Mahi Mahi
Mahi Mahi caught between St. Martin and BVI's

Comments

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WOW
I can hardly wait to visit you guys. Kathy's talking like next in PR would work. We'd better get on it. Wil you still be in the Caribbean?What happened to the beard?