Bahia de Boqueron, Puerto Rico

Boqueron Bay is a sort of "Peoples' Resort" area. Puerto Rico has established very affordable vacation accommodations here, something like we might see in National Parks in the U.S.

These beach cabanas can be rented for the day quite inexpensively, and nearby (not pictured) are condominiums maintained by the commonwealth which can be rented by families for a week's vacation.
(I apologize for the cloudy day...)
















KINGDOM at anchor in the bay















The town dinghy dock - ours is the inflatable....















The low building in the background is the dining room of Galloway's Restaurant as seen from the end of the dinghy dock















View of the town of Boqueron from the end of the dinghy dock














Boqueron is a very small seaside village, with narrow streets, which are lined with vendors selling seafood, jewelry, baked potatoes, tamales, tacos, fruit, candy, t-shirts, etc. We counted at least 6 bars within three blocks or so. Away from the waterfront, there are all the usual stores and services one finds in small towns everywhere - auto parts, marine supply, doctor's office, law office, small grocery store, gas station, etc. The locals are friendly, fun, and courteous. Most are bi-lingual in spanish and english, and are happy to converse in either language.

The population at least triples on weekends, as people come to the beaches here from all over the countryside. It gets quite crowded. All kinds of watersports are offered, including banana-boat rides, jet-ski rides, sport fishing, kayak rentals, etc.

Last weekend, Hillary Clinton was in Boqueron, campaigning for the Democratic Primary election, which is to be held tomorrow, Sunday, June 1st. Some of the locals were upset because she was photographed drinking "Presidente" beer, which is made in the Dominican Republic, instead of the local Puerto Rican brewski, "Medellen". (Actually, they're both quite good!)

As I mentioned, tomorrow (Sunday) is election day, and one of our new friends, Terry, is aggravated as hell about it. It happens to be his birthday! He is an Irishman born and bred, and the bars are closed for the election!!

We are planning to move tomorrow, along the southern coast of Puerto Rico, to Salinas Bay for a quick overnight stay. Then on to Vieques in the Spanish Virgin Islands on Monday.

We do not know when we will have internet access again, so please be patient while we are moving down the Leeward Island chain.

We have made reservations for a month's stay in Trinidad, at Coral Cove Marina. We plan to have the boat docked there from July 15 thru August 15, while we fly back to Phoenix for a visit to family and friends, see our physicians, and take care of outstanding business details.

We are expecting to have Paige and Dmitry Babayev aboard with us the last two weeks of August. We will cruise Tobago and Trinidad while they are with us.

We will then have the boat hauled out for bottom paint and general maintenance the first week of September.