 We left Boqueron, P.R. at half past midnight to cross the notorious Mona Passage with a send off by a large pod of dolphins. Alex was sure we had a killer whale beside us when a large dolphin surprised her by coming up right beside the boat and giving a large blow. We were heading for Samana, Dominican Republic, a distance of 145 nautical miles under a partial starry night with light southeast winds and a low 3 meter N.E. swell.
For a distance of this size we calculated an average of 5 knots and estimated we would take about 30 hours arriving at 6:30 a.m. We lucked out with near perfect weather conditions though a bit shy on wind for Ron´s liking (he hates starting an engine). 
The highlight of the crossing was the catching of a black fin tuna. After shaking off a number of barracuda on the last couple of crossings, Jenessa was very pleased we had broke our dry spell.
We will leave Samana tomorrow late day to head up to Luperon in time to meet Alex´s budds, Mya and Autumn.
The Dominican Republic is home to this hemisphere´s oldest city, Santa Domingo and lots of other historic and wonderful natural sites. It appears that there are many amazing things to see and do here as well, so more later.
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hi--I am writing from Mitch's computer. We are off tomorrow on the ferry to Port Angeles. Successfully got the camper on the truck and remained married! The girls are on their way today, they must be soooooooo excited. Ron, just remember to breathe. Air is good. I hope you have lots of adventures in the DR. Take care.
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