Culebra, Spanish Virgin Islands in November 2016

We returned to Fajardo, Puerto Rico, and spent two weeks after launch getting Silent Dream ready to cruise again.  We liked Culebra on our last visit, so we decided to return again for a few days.  We left Fajardo and arrived on November 16th after a 5 hour passage, struggling with strong east winds and 4 to 5 foot waves.  We anchored in the same area as last time in Dewey near the Dinghy Dock.  We continued to put the boat back together and get things in order.  We are experiencing items not working now when they worked just fine before we stored the boat – we guess Silent Dream is angry with us for leaving her so long.  There is lots of rain and no sun, we have to run the generator for power and the mold is starting to appear inside the boat.  Lots of cleaning days in our very near future.  The same restaurants are still here, Dinghy Dock, Zacos Tacos and Heathers Pizza, where we finally ate for the first time.  Sure hope the sun comes out soon!

Summer in the States

Our car now has 8,000 more miles on the odometer!  After hauling out our boat in July, 2016 and storing in Puerto Rico for hurricane season, we flew back to the U.S. for four months of traveling and visiting with family and friends.   We started in Florida and drove up the east coast to Michigan, Canada, then west to Illinois, Iowa, and south to Missouri, Texas and back to Florida.  We had the best times re-uniting with our children, grandchildren, family and friends!  The boat is just about ready to sail again to more Caribbean islands.  Look for more blog posts in the very near future.