We spent
just over three months in the U.S. visiting our family and friends traveling
through Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Colorado, Missouri, Texas and Florida. Our time with everyone was the best as we
have missed everyone so much and every goodbye was tearful. While in the States, we received a very sad
phone call from our very close boat buddies on Circe, their boat caught on fire
in Luperon while they were away and is a total loss. They are in the process of finding a new boat
and hopefully will rejoin us as soon as possible. We have returned to Luperon in the Dominican
Republic where Silent Dream has been waiting for us and being cared for by a
local couple. We have been slowly
putting her back together after removing and storing canvas, sails, etc. in
preparation for this year’s hurricane season (which was uneventful). She now looks like a real sailboat again! We will be departing Luperon in mid-November
heading east across the north coast and then down to the east coast of the
Dominican Republic waiting for a good weather window to cross over to Puerto
Rico. In the meantime, we took a driving
road trip with another sailing couple, Rick and Pam on s/v Forever, on the
northeast coast of the Dominican Republic.
This part of the country is very beautiful with picturesque beaches,
mountains and tropical flora. The
pictures shown are just a sampling of the country’s beauty which should not be
missed by any visitor. Finally, Chuck
received his Dominican tattoo this week – last picture.
