Wow, some days it feels like my whole life has become this
computer. This morning, we went to the
Dinghy Dock bar (before they opened at 11am) and tried to get our internet
chores done. We got there around 9:30
maybe. At first, the internet
connection seemed quick. It didn’t take
long for me to realize … it was all my imagination!!! Things were as slow as … ok, so I tried to think of some witty
analogy but failed. Sorry! We had our “to-do” list and waited and
waited to get each task accomplished.
About 1pm, we gave up and said …enough is enough! I was able to get the update sent and the
photos loaded to Facebook. We wanted to
download the weather charts but it was taking so long for everything, we
decided just to go to weatherunderground.com and get the “summary”, rather than
the detailed charts. I’m hoping this
will suffice.
Larry took our backpack (with computer/etc) back to the boat
so we could go for a nice walk without having to haul everything. And boy, am I glad he did. We wanted to walk to a place called Flemenco
Beach. On the chart, it didn’t look too
far. We had checked it on the GPS and
it was only about 1.5 miles (as the crow flies). Well … you know … we are NOT crows!!! We walked and we walked and we walked. Up one hill and down another.
Around this bend and then back around another. It seemed to go on forever!
We kept checking the “tourist” map that we have to ensure we were on the
correct road even!
But … after much time of whining and complaining … we made
it! (Yes, I just couldn’t shut Larry up
… he can be such a girl at time! Okay,
so maybe the whining came from me and he was the perfect gentleman and didn’t
comment once. Wow, I love him!) The beach was beautiful. The water was that tropical blue that we
love to see. But boy, was it
rough! The surf was … well, surf. I was shocked not to see people out surfing
on the waves. If we were back home,
surf like that would bring them out in the masses.
We had thought of sailing around to that beach and after
seeing it today, we are glad we didn’t.
It would have been a very rocky and rolly experience!
Once we got to the beach, Larry bought me the well needed rum and coke to try to help my aching back. Damn, I hate having these issues still. I’m hoping once we’re out here for awhile and I get more active, the pain will decrease. Is that wishful thinking or what???
So, we had a really nice walk along an absolutely amazing
beach. I hope the photos do justice to
it. There are also two abandoned army
tanks (one is on a hill near the beach and the other is right in the
sand/surf). They are rusting and
decaying but still a neat site to see.
Of course, they are now covered in colorful graffiti but what else
would you expect! There used to be a
large military presence on Culebra and on our trip over here from Farjardo, we
actually passed a “danger area” and the charts said there are unexploded shells
in the area. They warn about
anchoring/dredging/even trolling in this area.
When I was sailing, I tried to just skirt the outside of the area as to
not have Soulmatie explode into a gazillion pieces! Anyways, these tanks were left from the remnants of military
target practice being in this area.
It’s funny … when you walk somewhere new, the walk seems to
go on forever and ever! The walk back
from the beach, wasn’t as bad. We
seemed to actually make progress. We
walked up the last huge hill. We knew,
once we reached the peak, we would have the views of the harbor, the airport
and all the familiar surroundings we were longing to see!
We just crossed the peak and were enjoying the sea breezes
and downhill trek when FINALLY … someone stopped and offered us a ride. You know, in no other island where we’ve
visited, have we been able to walk any distance at all without being offered a
ride. Here (this is obviously US
territory), we walked all the way to the beach and most of the way back before
someone FINALLY offered anything. It
was two young girls (one was local, one was from Orlando and their family was
from this area). Although I wouldn’t
have minded the remainder of the walk (downhill and with an awesome breeze and
view), we gratefully accepted the offer.
They drove us to the “town” and then they were off to
explore another beach.
Back in town, we picked up some ground beef for dinner. I have been craving a really good burger and
tonight my cravings will be satisfied!
Larry is grilling right now as I update today’s adventure and sip my
glass of Valpolicello. We are hoping to
head to the outskirts of Ensenada Honda tomorrow and experience some of the
clearer waters we’d seen on our way into Dewey. Deep in the harbor here, the water is okay but not the clarity we
saw on our way in. We are anxious to
snorkel, swim, etc. I need to submerge
these achy bones and experience the weightlessness of these cool waters.
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