Now this is what we’ve been wanting. We are in Dewey on Isla de Culebra and it’s an adorable town! It’s Caribbean, in every sense of the word! It’s colorful, tropical, clean, friendly … it’s perfect!
We dinghied ashore early this morning. There are several places to tie up your dinghy and it’s supposed to be very secure (no crime). There is a channel, completely through the middle of the island that goes clear to a harbor on the other side. Before we headed ashore, we explored the area. There is a bright red/white drawbridge that connects the two pieces of land. I guess in reality, they are actually two separate islands but it is referred to as the same place on both sides of the drawbridge. The water is clear because it comes straight from the ocean and flushes in the tides. The lagoon in the middle of the channel is adorable, with colorful houses, restaurants, bars, etc.
After exploring, we tied up at the town dock. One of the nicest docks we’ve seen since stateside! It was a cement dock that was very intact. Nothing like the broken down eyesores we’ve experienced lately that you fear will destroy your dinghy in it’s rubble.
Town itself … also adorable. Real little supermarkets and everything. Okay, so maybe my standards have reduced since the US because they are nothing like the Publix back home … but compared to the small shacks with bare shelves that they call supermarkets in the Bahamas, DR and PR … this is quite nice!
There is a ferry dock here also. The ferry runs between here and Fajardo and there’s also one that runs from here to Isla de Vieques. That’s the largest of the Spanish Virgin Islands. If you remember my comments on the ferry dock surroundings in Fajardo and our disappointment that there were no shops, restaurants, bars in the area … this is quite the opposite. At the Dewey ferry dock, it is what one would expect. Cute little gift shops, many restaurants, small hotels and bars. People hung around here because there was something to do. In Fajardo, you got off the ferry and left the area asap because you were BORED!!!
We shared a personal size pizza for brunch (around 10:30 am). When you’re cruising, time is really irrelevant. We do what we want, when we want! The pizza place was right across from the ferry dock. We did several chores. They had free internet. I didn’t get a chance to send this yet because we had so many other things we needed to accomplish. We ordered a bunch of stuff (some outboard parts for our broken motor, a replacement turntable tray for the microwave that tried to commit suicide, some parts to boost our WiFi receiving possibilities … it will pick up the WiFi signals from a further range so maybe we can get it on the boat more often, and well … some other stuff). Carl has graciously agreed to send us our mail and packages so we have had everything shipped to him. Once we know he’s received it all, we’ll let him know where to send it. Probably not till St. Thomas because it will take several days before he has everything … and then another several days to get it here!
We bought some fresh veggies from a little local stand and also bought a few groceries. We really don’t need much and I think with all the groceries we’re doing, we’re ending up with more stocks and not using it as quickly. But that’s fine too. Not sure what will be available down the road so we’re taking advantage of whatever we can.
In town, we noticed a lot of places said they are closed on Wednesday. We’re not sure what we’ll find available tomorrow so maybe it’s a day for snorkeling fun. They were also closed between 1pm and 3pm today … siesta time! Instead of being annoyed that they’re closed, we need to accept this concept and take siesta ourselves. That would be the perfect addition to our cruising lifestyle!
For the past several days, it has been wonderful weather in the morning … bright, sunny, warm … amazing! But … come the afternoon, the clouds move in and the rain is intermittent. It never rains for much (minutes really) but enough to make you reconsider what you’re doing and run for shelter. Okay … so normally this shelter is a local bar where we can sit and have a drink and watch the rain shower … but it’s still a slight inconvenience.
So … pizza for breakfast and we’ve decided on bacon/eggs for dinner. Mixed up or what??? Neither of us is too hungry and thought this would be a simple meal. I need to save this update and help Larry. Tomorrow we will try to send this update and also update Facebook with the latest set of photos.
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