Mother's Day on the Mona Passage

The rain had ended and the day was bright on May 12/07 as we lifted anchor in Escondido and coned our way along the Dominican Republic's lush and mountainous north-east coast.
On route, we sighted a sea turtle. We noted an abundance of blow-holes along the rocky shore-line, as well as a cathedral sized natural bridge.
Our destination was Samana to re-fuel for our passage to Puerto Rico. At 1100 hours we changed our plans. We were in a good weather window which was forecast to hold for the next two days then turn nasty. Uncertain as to how long the crossing might take, we felt anxious to get going while the weather was good. Also, we were unable to find reference to the availability of diesel at Samana in any of our guide books.
We checked our fuel supply to ensure that it was adequate and changed our course at Punta Balandra (L19 l0' Lo 69 13') to head southeast down the D.R. coast.
Saturday, May 12/07 - l635 hours - At Punta Macao (L 19 04', Lo 68 56') our course was set at 70 degrees magnetic as we headed offshore.
We followed Bruce Van Sant's suggested tacking and course which found us heading to the north shore of Puerto Rico to ride the island's night lees southward down the coast to Boqueron.
Monday, May 14/07 - 0300 hours - Uncertain of the reefs location in Boqueron Bay we chose to drop anchor at the outer edge of the bay, in the first shallow water we came upon, and make our way in to the anchorage after we had rested.
Regretfully, contrary to our information, there was no Customs and Immigration phone in Boqueron and we found ourselves making the 30 mile drive (thanks Raoul) to Mayaguez.
Our engine failed twice during our passage, but fortunately Barry was able to rectify the problem. Otherwise, we had a safe, albeit long trip.
Escondido (Dominican Republic) to Boqueron (Puerto Rico) anchor to anchor - l75 miles - 46 hours