We had a very quiet week for a change. The weather has been beautiful and the crazy Christmas winds finally seemed to pass early last week. We headed out of Salinas and made our way to Jobos which was a quiet anchorage that we had all to ourselves. The town was little more than a dot on the map but there was a beach bar restaurant that overlooked the ocean which is always a win. We enjoyed our lunch in spite of the Greater Antillean Grackles that decided we were a way to a free lunch. As impressive as their name sounds, they are really just a black bird with a voracious appetite for crumbs. Once they figured out to stay at their end of the table and wait patiently, they hit the jackpot at the end of the meal with our leftover chips. After our two nights in Jobos, we spent one night in Patillas staging for our move around the southern tip of Puerto Rico. We woke to an amazing day and glided easily around the corner, made our way up the east coast and slid into Palmas Del Mar without any issues. Palmas Del Mar is a huge resort that covers 2700 acres. The beauty of living on a boat is that you get to stay in these amazing resorts without having to pay for a $300 a night room. Dock fees are usually around $70 a night and we get to enjoy the same amenities….quite the deal! We are now waiting on some packages to arrive so Bill can continue work on the systems this week. While waiting, we have enjoyed the swimming pool and a walk through the Pterocarpus Swamp which is here on property. We are not sure when we will be leaving Palmas because we are getting some quotes on projects and the Puerto Ricans definitely work on Caribbean Maybe Time. So, it could be a week or it could be a while. In the meantime, we will just continue to enjoy the resort life!
While we have been in Puerto Rico, we have made an observation that has us quite puzzled. We first noticed it when we arrived in PR and rented a car to go exploring. On that day, we began to poke fun about how many of the cars we were behind had only one rear light. We must have been behind at least four that day which gave us a chuckle. Now that we have been in PR a while, we have calculated that we have now reached statistical improbability numbers for the one rear light phenomenon. At least one out of every five cars has only one rear light! Why would that be? Are bulbs here outrageously overpriced? No. Are there no mechanic shops available? No. Does no one ever stop or turn? No. So why? Inquiring minds want to know! We have decided if a mobile bulb replacement company started on the island, the owner would be rich beyond his wildest dreams. Another query that we have had…where have all of the trash and the iguanas gone? When we were here in 2018, there was trash and iguanas everywhere. Our comments were, “If they would just pick up the trash and shoot the iguanas, this would be a lovely island.” Perhaps someone overheard our conversation in 2018 because all of the trash is gone and we have only seen a few iguanas since our arrival. Today, we were walking along the pier admiring the other boats when we came across this huge sport fishing boat. It was named “Basurita” with a picture of Oscar the Grouch in his trashcan. Given that the boat was easily pushing the million dollar mark, we decided that the person who overheard our conversation in 2018 started a trash collection company and made a fortune over the past two years. Job well done, Trashman! A short blog for a quiet week! I hope that you enjoy the upcoming Spring weather and get out to have some fun!
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