I weighed anchor early with just the sails and very little wind. But it was great to glide across this totally still lagoon with a knot and a half. There would be more wind later and I would hopefully arrive early enough after the 25M trip. There should have been manatees again and when I saw some black lumps on the water and heard some snorting sounds I was all excited. But those things were dolphins in the lagoon and they were having fun with Amy and I was enjoying them a lot. Exiting the lagoon the Australians passed me and were soon almost out of sight.
The wind picked up again and we were soon flying along downwind with just the poled out Genoa. I chose a different route from them and to my great satisfaction we (the 46ft catamaran and the 27ft Amy) arrived in Ponce harbor at the same time. Found an empty mooring buoy that looked a bit suspicious but hopefully stable enough and made fast in front of the Asociacón de Pescadores where we were allowed to land the dinghy.
The town is incredibly far away and when I finally got to the customs office it was closed. O well. I walked back in just under an hour and just made before dark. There is a public park right in front of the asociación with food stands and I had some tostones (fried banana chips) and chicken and a beer. I will need to do some shopping here and check in and out of customs and give the sim card one more try. So I will probably stay here for a few days.
