We left Turtle Cove which is on the north side of the island and headed around to the south side and anchored. Then on Wednesday we headed towards Sapodilla Bay and we were going to anchor the night there then leave really early Thursday. When we got around the island the water was really rough. We were pulling towards the anchorage and we were talking to the other boat we were with, Off The Grid, and they didn’t want to battle the rough waters for an extended time but we decided that we would be better off just leaving straight to the Dominican Republic because if we didn’t, we might not be able to go until Monday because of the weather and wind. So we left them in Sapodilla Bay hoping they will catch up with us and headed south. It would have been nice to have another boat along on the crossing. It has been a long 34 hours and we are still about 40 miles out from Luperon. We decided to slow down so we would get in in the daylight and should arrive first thing Friday Morning.
In the middle of the night I was at the helm so Wes could get some rest. He was out on the bench on the deck and all of a sudden he lets out this yell and scared the sh— out of me. He said something hit him between the legs. So we got the flashlight out and started searching the deck and there bouncing around on the floor was a flying fish. He looked a bit dazed and confused so Wes picked him up and threw him back in the water before the dogs could figure out what it was or it would have been complete chaos.
It will be good to get this long stretch done and we won’t have any more this long. It’s about 150 miles with tacking because of the wind and averaging 4 knots an hour makes for a very long ride.
Here are a few pictures of coming into Dominican Republic with more to follow once we look around the town.
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