Tradition has it that upon arrival in a new country, the racket will pay a good night out watered during which Adrian and Raoul fell asleep early ... leaning on the counter.
Santo Domingo will not escape this tradition. No. Accompanied by Nico
around the world and pass on the hullabaloo, we interfered in the heart of the city in an evening outdoors where people danced to the rhythm of a group of local music. The atmosphere goes up, the beers are descended. You know the end.
Thus, after we complied with all requirements of the tradition, we leave the next day to explore this colonial city. Although very polluted, it is very pleasant to get lost in streets except for the 35 ° that you overwhelm much of the day.
What was most marked, it is abundance. Very well stocked supermarkets, specialty stores at all street corners, laundromats, fast food, internet Treats. In short, I will not list you all, you have the same in France. But after spending nearly two months in Cuba, the shock is real. The first day we stopped every 20 meters, we wanted to buy everything. Yes, because in Cuba will get sorted anyway missions "egg"!
The theme of these six days passés à St Domingue sera donc la bouffe. Acheter, préparer, bouffer (je vous assure que c’est plus approprié que manger) et digérer les repas du midi et du soir nous prenait quasiment toute la journée. Bœuf bourguignon, fricassée de crevettes et de calamars, steacks de 300 grs/pers ratatouille etc.. Apéro, entrée, plat, dessert, café, chocolat à tous les repas. On a passé la semaine à bouffer, dans des proportions toujours plus démesurées chaque jour, portés par l’enthousiasme contagieux de nos deux estomacs sur pattes, j’ai nommé Adrien et Raoul (oui ce sont les mêmes qui s’endorment au bar).
Après la rareté, profusion. One week it goes, the more it would have been too. It is time to leave. So we leave Santo Domingo to Boca Chica for a few hours of sailing further east. We sat at anchor in the marina most comfortable previously visited. Wifi on the boat, cheap laundry, lounge with TV, bar, chandlery and a free driver available to us to take us shopping.
First, we take the opportunity to make a number of clever things like an enormous full-racing (1000 $), laundry and refurbish the dashboard and the engine will replace the barrel of the key. And for things less intelligent like watching the week of zapping on the Internet or Arsenal - Barca TV. President or play (better known under another name) in the bar at the marina.
The city of Boca Chica in itself no great interest. Resort frequented by Dominicans beaches are squatted by locals who turn into rubbish in record time. The couple Resort Hotel that are installed have a piece of private beach and are separated by a barrier of the location of the Dominicans. Atmosphere.
Every day, we take care for our afternoon game of beach volleyball on the beach in one of them up what security do we understand the day nicely to leave, that is not the hotel, he invited us to go play elsewhere.
And then this past week in Boca Chica has been rich in transfers from the side of the racket. J Oliv supposed to join us in the Dominican Republic extended its lease in Montreal until April 20. He should join us on this date in St Martin. As for Oliver M said Raoul, he left as scheduled for the racket and joined six months after Carcassonne last week of sailing family in the Grenadines. We wish him good luck for this recovery.
Finally, Poncho, the joker Luxury hullabaloo came a small wedge between the week on road trip to NYC and Miami. On this occasion, we had the pleasure of meeting his friends in Barcelona, Caesar and Vanessa, with whom we made an excursion "natural waterfalls" in the north.
This ballad for which we had rented a car and had to travel 600 km round trip taught us two things. The first is the movement in this country that is ... without traffic and more and very dense.
The second is the beauty of some places with lush vegetation as we passed through during the day and we suggest that the Dom Rep identifies many more beautiful places that the visit only those beaches in the south suggest. Unfortunately, the various comings and goings as well as some repairs to the boat prevent us from moving much and thus do more. We will therefore
one week in Boca Chica. It is time for Poncho and Nico left us for their future destinations. The hullabaloo him, set sail towards the Virgin Islands. So
to 3 as we prepare to go back on the trade winds near 300 miles. Northeast wind at 25-30 knots with constant heavy swell. The stage is set, nothing to do with 10-15 knots of wind variable announced at the weather. The first 24 hours passed perfectly. Doing is heading south, we reach the southern Puerto Rican coast in record time. Then, it was far less ideal. 4 days of close hauled: Like Adrian said, "the fun is about 2 hours, 4 days it's boring." Twice 2h30 quarter each per night, sleep is short, the pace is tiring. Simple activities such as cook or dishes are real missions. Arriving near the Virgin Islands, we opt for an anchorage closer than we had originally planned to join us to avoid extra night nav.
A restorative night of 11 hours will be enough from which to explore this paradise. It was worth it after all. Virgin Islands, they are ... almost. If the land is for most sparsely populated, with ballads in full vegetation worth it, however they are crowded anchorages. Hundreds of U.S. wholesale and rental catamaran yachts billionaires squat for their holidays. Needless to say we are doing more than ever with our hobo hullabaloo of 1976, its 11.30, its algae on the hull and underpants drying on the branches.
So it's a place frequented by the rich, the restaurants and bars are expensive. We try wherever possible to simply side paradisiacal landscapes and beaches, and forget paying activities.
We plan to stay ten days in the middle of the islands before heading for St Martin, just under 100 miles farther east, around April 18. Apart from recovering Oliv Fabrice J and later for the recliner back, we take the opportunity to put the boat dry and make it a facelift in anticipation of its future resale in September.
Julien.
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