We are alive and well. Internet weak to publish previous post. Just leaving Dinghy Dock bar. Loads of tarpin in the water!
Finally able to publish other post!!!
December 15...another view from the lift bridge. I walked into town today and Peter dinghied in. I wonder which is the fastest. I would have been there earlier but I stopped to chat to some lovely people on the beach.
Entrance to the harbour is wooden carved fisherman throwing a stone? Don't know the significance of that!
December 20...The significance of the carved fisherman is as follows.....apparently a Norwegian artist came to Culebra and painted murals on various buildings and then collected driftwood and sculpted "Hector the Protector". That is according to the curator at the local museum we visited yesterday.
We rented a golf cart and the five of us proceeded to tour the entire island. Some hills posed quite a challenge but we managed to overcome. We drove to the south shore, Punta Soldado where there was a mooring. Then looked over to Dakity where we had anchored several years ago behind a reef. Lots of boats there!
We proceeded to the eastern shore and ended up at Zoni Beach where the surfers congregate. We could see Culebrita and St. Thomas in the distance. We stopped by the museum which was very interesting. The US Navy had taken possession of the island in 1908 and didn't leave until 1975 with the help of President Nixon and a minor uprising of the islanders that had been left here and also had come back home. During the period the navy was here, they moved the islanders from their homes on Flamenco Beach and proceeded to use the beach area for target practice.
On the way back we stopped at Seabreeze Suites, also called by another name which escapes me, but there was no one there. Gorgeous pool and the bartender at the swim up bar had nothing to do.
Stopped at the mangrove swamp and took a picture of the Monkey Don't Climb Tree, so named because of all the needles on the trunk and branches.
Then off to the West Coast to Tamarindo Beach where masses of people from buses snorkelling.
On to Flamenco Beach to sit, have a rest, a beer and people watch.
A full day day!
Today, December 20, rain that we have been waiting for to get rid of the salt on the boat. We did manage to hoist the main sail to check it out, put a reef line in and put the cover back on before the next onslaught of rain.
Tuesdays and Fridays are market day. On this past Friday, I walked into town and took some pictures of the ferry dock from another vantage point. Lots of Christmas decorations!
We are actually really liking this place. For any interested parties, rental bikes are available, easy to get around with golf carts, accommodation available on VRBO or Air B and B, good snorkelling, great beach, one of the most beautiful, safe and bring your own libations as it is a bit pricy!
tarpin at the Dinghy Dock
Hector the Protector
pulling up dinghy at Culebrita
Bug finding her way
behind the reef
Zoni
bikes at Zoni
ferry dock
