Debby flew back to Puerto Rico on November 5, and heard all about Tropical Storm Noel from Larry. It was gusty winds and torrential rain for four days, but everything turned out OK. We did a lot of provisioning at the larger supermarkets in Salinas. Shown here are the beach over by the coral reef, with its protected swimming and snorkeling area, and horses grazing in the field between Playa Salinas and Salinas.

We also had to take apart our trusty little outboard motor, a Mercury 3.3 HP. We rely on it every day to ferry us to and from shore while we are at anchor. We hadn't done this before, so we were very careful to read all the directions and save all the little screws and parts. We cleaned out the carburetor and got it going again! One more task we learned how to do.

We finally left Salinas on November 28, bound for islands to the east.