Voort zetting reis / continuing journey

Het vervolg van onze reis verliep iets anders dan we gedacht hadden.
We zijn van Bonaire naar Puerto Rico gevaren.
1dag voor de kerst was de wind zeer gunstig om dat te doen. De reden dat we weg gingen was omdat er uberhoupt geen openbaar vervoer was, alles met moest je met een taxi doen en waren duur op Bonaire.
Op de 2de nacht brak de lijn waar mee je de genua (het grote voorzeil) kunt in rollen.
We hadden hem ongeveer 3/4 uit laten rollen.
Maar nu die geheel uit gerold was liep het schip wel erg hard 11 knopen. Dat is wel erg veel! We konen maar 1 ding doen en dat was de Genua strijken ( naar beneden Halen)
Dat was niet een voudig want het was donker en er stond behoolijk veel wind 28 knopen wind gaf de wind meter aan. (1Knoop is 1852 meter) Het lukt Marjorie goed om de boot op het juiste moment met de kop in de wind te krijgen zodat ik het zeil met een rotgan naar beneden kreeg aan dek.
Nu de zaak vast binden zodat ze niet alsnog overboord waaid. Het laatste stuk hebben we op het oliezeil (motor)af gelegd. Precies na drie dagen waren we in Ponce Puerto Rico.
Een mooi en heel rustig baai waar we eerst een paar dagen voor anker gingen.
Waar we eigelijk weinig of geen contact konden leggen met de mensen, hebben we besloten om toch maar de jachthaven in te gaan.
We waren op oud jaars avind in de haven waar een live cocert van Salsa muziek werd gegeven met buffet.
Op de tweede dag van het nieuwe jaar werden we wakker geschud door moeder aarden een aarbeving van 6.9 op de schaal van Richter. Het bleef die dag en de dag en daarna zeer onrustig wat aardbevingen aan ging. We hadden al snel besloten na de zware beving om toch maar weer voor anker te gaan.
Het blijkt dat het hier een zeer onrustige bodem is., die zo gemiddeld 30 bevingen per dag teld. Maar die zijn van ligtere aard.
Neemt niet weg dat we door dat gedonder van de bodem tocch leuke contacten hebben kunnen maken.
Een klein propbleem met de wasmachien was dat de afvoerpomp stuk was gegaan. Die we in Nederland besteld hebben, die is nu onder weg, bij de Post NL werd gezegd dat die in 5 werkdagen op Puerto Rico must zijn, Dat klopt dus schijnbaar niet want na 7 dagen is het er nog niet. We moeten nu hier blijven tot dat het pakje binnen is want we willen zo gouw mogelijk van dit gebied weg.
Het weer hier is zeer aantrekkelijk op deze tijd van het jaar.


The continuation of our journey was slightly different than we had thought.
We sailed from Bonaire to Puerto Rico.
The day before Christmas the wind was very favorable to do that. The reason we left was because there was no public transport at all, you had to do everything with a taxi and were expensive at Bonaire.
On the 2nd night the line with which you can roll the genoa in (the large front sheet) broke.
We had him roll out about 3/4.
But now that it was completely rolled out, the ship ran very fast.. 11 knots. That's a lot! We can only do 1 thing and that was the Genoa must be taken down.
That was not easy because it was dark and there was quite a lot of wind 28 knots of wind indicated the wind meter. (1Knot is 1852 meters) Marjorie manages to get the boat headed into the wind just on time to got the sail down on deck with high speed.
Now fasten the sail so that it does not blow overboard. We had to use the the last part on the oil sail (engine). Exactly after three days we were in Ponce ,Puerto Rico.
A beautiful and very quiet bay where we first anchored for a few days.
Where we actually had little or no contact with the people; we decided to go into the marina anyway.
We were in the harbor on New Year's Eve where a live cocert of Salsa music was given with buffet.
On the second day of the new year we were woken up by Mother Earth an earthquake of 6.9 on the Richter scale. It remained very uneasy about earthquakes that day and the day and thereafter. We soon decided after the heavy quake to go back to anchor again.
It turns out that this is a very troubled area, with an average of 30 quakes a day. But they are of a more general nature.
Nevertheless, because of the thunder of the bottom, we were able to make nice contacts.
A small problem with the washing machine was that the drain pump broke. Thiswe ordered in the Netherlands, they are now on their way, it was said at Post NL that they must arrive in Puerto Rico in 5 working days, so apparently that is not true because after 7 days it is not yet there. We now have to stay here until the package arrives because we want to get away from this area as quickly as possible.
The weather here is very attractive at this time of the year.


The continuation of our journey was slightly different than we had thought.
We sailed from Bonaire to Puerto Rico.
The day before Christmas the wind was very favorable to do that. The reason we left was because there was no public transport at all, you had to do everything with a taxi and were expensive at Bonairen.
On the 2nd night the line with which you can roll into the genoa (the large front sheet) broke.
We had him roll out about 3/4.
But now that it was completely rolled out, the ship ran eg 11 knots. That's a lot! We can only do 1 thing and that was the Genoa ironing (to get it down)
That was not easy because it was dark and there was quite a lot of wind 28 knots of wind indicated the wind meter. (1Knoop is 1852 meters) Marjorie manages to get the boat upside down at the right time so that I got the sail down on deck with a rotgan.
Now tie the case down so that it does not blow overboard. We have put the last part on the oil sail (engine). Exactly after three days we were in Ponce Puerto Rico.
A beautiful and very quiet bay where we first anchored for a few days.
Where we actually had little or no contact with the people, we decided to go into the marina anyway.
We were in the harbor on New Year's Eve where a live cocert of Salsa music was given with bufe.
On the second day of the new year we were woken up by Mother Earth an earthquake of 6.9 on the Richter scale. It remained very uneasy about earthquakes that day and the day and thereafter. We soon decided after the heavy quake to go back to anchor again.
It turns out that this is a very troubled soil, with an average of 30 quakes. But they are of a more general nature.
Nevertheless, because of the thunder of the bottom, we were able to make nice contacts.
A small problem with the washing machine was that the drain pump broke. Those we ordered in the Netherlands, they are now on their way, it was said at Post NL that they must arrive in Puerto Rico in 5 working days, so apparently that is not true because after 7 days it is not yet there. We now have to stay here until the package arrives because we want to get away from this area as quickly as possible.
The weather here is very attractive at this time of the year.