VIEQUES

Puerto Patilla was our last stop on Puerto Rico. To leave the bay we had to wait for the daylight, as there were many fish pots around the entrance into the bay. Winds and waves were unavoidable on the passage sailing east to Vieques. The wind was ENE, we were able to motor sail the 36 NM to Bahia de Chiva on Vieques. In this large bay we were in the company of just another sail boat. The bay is on the east side partly protected by the coral reef, not enough to prevent the swells. we were rocked to sleep at night. A small hydroplane landed in the bay and it was pulled on the beach, after lunch it left again. What life!

Miles long beach in the Bahia de Chiva on Vieques