Culebra

3/6/12
Culebra
18 18.21 N 65 17.70 W

Our trip around the corner of the island was rough to say the least – 12ft swell and 28knot wind on the nose – we were hardly moving whilst bashing our way through the swell – it smoothed out once we turned the corner and headed north and we had a relatively fast sail to Culebra.

Dewey is the town in Ensenada Harbor – a pretty little town with a hardware, groceries and pubs – what more could you want !!! Recommend the happy hour at the Dinghy Dock Bar where they often have live music also. We got into harbour just before the strong winds so it was nice to have a sheltered anchorage, even so we were boat bound for a couple of days not wanting a soggy dinghy ride. There are always plenty of boat jobs to do so took the opportunity to wore fridge & watermaker.

Heather and Ray from Ne'r Do Well and Don and I took the local ferry across to the mainland of Puerto Rico. Only $3 for the 90 minute trip who could resist the last chance to donate $ to the big American marine chain store West Marine . No more WM south from here and as always bought many more items than was on our list, returning to the boat that night with our arms full of boat “goodies”.

After leaving Ensenada we went around the corner to anchored in the beautifully calm reef protected bay Amorodover. We had a fun night on board when Ne'r Do Well Caribbean Souls & Spirit came over for dinner and lots of laughs.