We are moored in a very well protected bay which is surrounded by mountains, covered with lush vegetation. This is by far, the prettiest place we have been. There are 100 or so other sailboats scattered in the bay.
As soon as we arrived yesterday, two men, Papo and Andy came by in their little boat and hooked our line up to the mooring ball, offered to bring us water, diesel, gasoline or anything else we might need. They also said they could arrange any side trips for us and would keep an eye on our boat while we are gone if need be. We had already heard great things about them from other cruisers we have met along the way.
Just as I had our lunch ready, they were back, but this time they had the Port Captain with them. 5 men boarded the boat to check our passports, boat papers and look through the boat to make sure we had no drugs or other illegal items on board. Once they left, I took down the quarantine flag and put up the Dominican Republic and Texas flags to fly during our stay. Then back to eating our lunch.
I heard a familiar voice calling us on the VHF radio. It was Jimmy who said he and his wife Donna wanted to go into town with us to show us where Customs & Immigrations were and to walk us around town. Customs & Immigration went with no problems. Town is wonderful with very friendly and helpful residents. They speak English and Spanish, so now I am having to remember what little Spanish I once knew... It is fun trying and the person you are trying to talk to does a lot of laughing, but it is all in fun. (I think...)
Papo just delivered us 13 gallons of diesel and is coming back with 15 gallons of drinking water. It is nice to have it delivered to the boat and not having to lug around jerry jugs in the dinghy.
Today's big plan is to go into town and have lunch with Jimmy and Donna. Wish Eric and Debbie were with us, but they had to go into another port that had a marina, as they were having some boat issues and need a mechanic. Hopefully they will get their problems corrected and join us in Luperon soon...
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| Rainbow |
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| Rainbow, while waiting on a squall to pass so we could enter Luperon |
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| The mountains of Luperon |
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| Luperon |
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| The protected bay |
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