San~San Adventures

Buenos dias! Hay alquien aqui que hable ingles?(Is there anybody here who speaks English?)

Currently we are approximately 17 degrees N & 66 degrees Bahia De Ponce (pronounced pon-say) Ponce Yacht & Fishing Club is surrounded by mountainous terrain and crisp ocean. Puerto Rico has 300 miles of coastline. The sky spans wide, the sun shines hot rays that kiss your skin and the breeze blows cool! When you hear Yacht Club you may think of a high dollar stuffy place surrounded by huge yachts and paid crew running around vying for your daughters attention. Not so here. The marina houses mainly sport fishers many of them are washed daily. Roughly 10 boats a day are visited by Spanish speaking men,“Hola,” they say. Then crank up the popular tunes and wash and wax their little hearts out! Don’t be surprised when walking down the docks you may smell the scent of rotting fish because the fishermen just gut them and throw them right in the harbor only they don’t go far! Yum. The Club boasts a Dominoe hall sporting several trophies. Older gents crowd the hall throughout the morning and evening, while the younger blue collar workers crowd them for lunch hour. Very exciting to watch. We took part in some dominoes last night, Gordon beat me and Jenn won once. Plenty of stray cats run around, one gray striped kitty let me pet her head while another calico kitty hissed at Gordon when he put his hand out to her. When dining in the outdoor area several black birds caw at you begging for food. The pool was refreshing to say the least, a little chilly for my taste but Gia was a fish in a past life I swear! What more could we ask for, you say? HA, not much. Here we sit until Thursday, when we will untie our lines and depart Ponce, Puerto Rico and head toward the Virgin Islands. Our first stop being Salinas.