We’ve been in Puerto Rico since April 11th and enjoying a lot of exploring. Exploring takes up a lot of time, so blogging is taking a back seat. I think at this point I need to do this in smaller chunks so I can keep you all entertained and informed, but so that I don’t spend hours writing an entry.
As I described in my post on April 15th, we arrived in Puerto Real around 1:30pm on April 11th. Our friends on Wild Horses and Caretta had arrived that morning, and our friends on Bitty Rose had arrived the day before. Upon our arrival, we pulled up to the fuel dock to fill up, and while Dave was doing that, I ran up the Q-flag and started the check-in procedure on the CBP Roam app. Within an hour we were fueled up and had our call from US Customs to clear us into the country. Easy peasy checking into the US and its territories using the app. We had secured a slip for two nights, which ended up being the far end of the fuel dock. That made it easy to do laundry in the marina facilities. It also meant a short walk for land showers- woo hoo! After our first two nights in Puerto Real, we left the dock and anchored off with our friends for two more nights.
Puerto Real is a cute little village about two-thirds of way down the west coast of Puerto Rico. Being on foot, we only wandered about a mile in each direction, but this was definitely a bigger town than many on the out islands of the Bahamas, though not as big as Luperón. It had a couple of small markets, one even had a bakery. Of course we sampled the local, flaky pastries filled with jam. Yum! We sampled the fish tacos at the little, outdoor marina restaurant our first night there. For lunch one day, we picked up some empanadas from a street vendor a few hundred feed from the marina. Indigo Lady, Wild Horses and Caretta celebrated Barry’s birthday at the restaurant 9 Barrios, also only a few hundred feet from the marina. They had delicious wood-fire pizzas and locally brewed, canned beer. Mike & Victoria surprised Barry with a dessert pizza topped with ice cream for all of us to share. Delicious!
Our third night in Puerto Real was Bitty Rose’s last. They invited us, Wild Horses, and Caretta over for drinks and “snacks.” We all brought gourmet “snacks” such that nobody needed dinner. That was a good thing, too, because the party didn’t break up until around 9pm! Bitty Rose left early the next morning for La Parguera, while the rest of us stayed another night in Puerto Real before rejoining Bitty Rose.
And that’s where I’m going to leave this for now. I’ll pick up in La Parguera next time. FYI- it involves phosphorescence. Until then, stay safe and take care of each other!
Life on Lady 