HOLA PUERTO RICO !!!!

GOOD MORNING PUERTO RICO !!!!

Persephone is loping along through the Mona Passage without so much as a care. We really have had an idyllic passage. (after all the horror stories, we consider ourselves very fortunate...) Recall the boat that left Luperon and had to turn back I mentioned in a prior blog; well he left with 3 other boats. We heard them on the radio yesterday, and spoke with them. Seems they beat (literally)their way against the trade winds from Luperon to Samana, DR, where they have been holed up for a week waiting for "better" weather before going on...apparently, a hard lesson learned. We will hear all the gory details when we hook up with them in Boqueron.

We are just passing Isla Desecheo ("the discarded one"....gotta love that name) which is just off the coast of Mayagueez, PR. We have approximately 20 miles to go to the harbor enterance. We have slowed down significantly to time our arrival for sunup. (Nav computer says arrival time is right at 7 AM...perfect) I really don't like going into a new harbor in the dark; although this is a commercial harbor supposedly well lit. Still, I don't want to take any unnecessary risks...and it is a beautiful night for drifting down the coast.

At the watch change at 2 AM, T said "I have something for you"...."yeah, what"? (I have been craving something sweet since we left Luperon). We are out of cookies, crackers, munchies, etc. ("Pride" always had pudding cups, and tootsie roll pops on overnight passages...what was I thinking about ??) Anyway, T pulled out a chocolate bar that Ian had brought down when he visited at Christmas. What a treat !! Thanks, Ian !!

We are coming up to our last waypoint and will be turning toward the harbor. Gotta get back to my watch (although I am watching the radar while I'm blogging). Boy, do I need a shower !!

THE CREW