It's been awhile since our last post...

Sorry everyone for not updating the blog lately, we have been very busy.  We made a trip to Puerto Rico to spend some time with Jim's Dad and Stepmom (Jim and Nancy). We had a wonderful visit and enjoyed sightseeing with them and covered a lot of ground.  We visited the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery, Arecibo Observatory, El Yunque Rainforest, Camuy Caves, Bacardi Rum Factory, El San Juan Resort & Casino (where Sherry won a nice chunk of change), Mantenla Beach, Saint Joseph Parrish in Luquillo, Puerto Rico, and we even got in a great afternoon poolside at Jim & Nancy's timeshare.

We also happened upon the filming of the upcoming John Cusack movie, "Reclaim."  Can't wait to see the movie.  Although the movie takes place in Panama, it was actually filmed in San Juan. 

Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery

More of Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery

Jim and Nancy at the Arecibo Obsrevatory

Beautiful flowers at El Yunque Rainforest

A spiritual moment at the Camuy Caves

Tile mural at the Bacardi Rum Factory

Mantenla Beach

 
Less than two weeks later, we made another trip back to Puerto Rico, this time with our friends, Jeff, Marie and their adorable sidekick Abby.  What a joy it was sailing with great friends on the ever so beautiful 60 ft catamaran, s/v Delphine!!!

Great Friends, Jeff and Marie, and Abby (snubbing the camera...LOL)
(picture taken in St. Thomas...did not have picture of them in Culebra)

Be sure to pick up a copy of Cruising Outpost Magazine this month as the beautiful Marie is on the cover of this issue.

s/v Delphine

Open air dining at it's finest!

Coming into Ensenada Honda, Culebra

Draw bridge in Culebra

Big Tarpon!

This was one of the "Closed Others" days

Another beautiful day sailing

 

A beautiful sunrise as we were leaving the marina in Fajardo, Puerto Rico

One of the ships used in filming "Pirates of the Caribbean."

"Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum!"

BUT, the biggest reason we haven't been blogging is because we have been in school... Yes, school!!!  Not wanting to jump the gun, we decided to wait until we finished to post about it.  Finished we are and we both have not only obtained our OUPV Captain's License...

but went on to get our 100 Gross Ton Master's License. If that wasn't enough, we stuck it out to have also obtained our towing endorsement and sailing endorsement. WOW, it was a lot of studying and test taking, but we did it.

Jim's Master 100GT Diploma

Sherry's Master 100GT Diploma

So, what's next?
 
Well, our plans have now changed somewhat and we are in search of a boat to charter for a few years before continuing on our quest to circumnavigate the big blue marble.

More exciting news coming soon!!!