This left us ready to leave bright and (very) early the next morning and so I said good bye to Ben ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270282 welcomed Peter and Seva ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270283 and put bright lights on Suzanne as she was leaving the house ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270284 and we made our way to section 307 of the parking lot at Newark ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270285 where we grabbed our bags ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270286 cleared security and got into the coffee line at Dunkin Donuts ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270287 where we ran into Hal Stern. ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270288 Once airborne, this was my lunch since I had given my elegant upgraded business class seat to Suzanne. ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270289 Next thing we knew, we were there and at the airport making our way to a taxi and from there on to Fajardo ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270290 where we saw the lines for the ferries ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270291 as we waited with baggage ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270292 and then pulled our bags to the obligatory phone booth picture ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270293 before grabbing lunch at our favorite Fajardo restaurant ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270294 where the diet coke ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270295 and grilled cheese ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270296 left Suzanne in the dark ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270297 but enlightened Seva ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270298 and Peter ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270299 ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270300 and me. ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270301

Next we made our way past the parked boats ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270302 and noted that our favorite Fajardo restaurant was for sale ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270303 before settling onto the ferry ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270304 ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270305 ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270306 ad making our way past the ships ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270307 ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270308 out to sea ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270309 ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270310 ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270311 ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270312 which involved a few changes of location on the ship to find seats that satisfied us ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270313 ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270314 ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270315 ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270316 and gave good views ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270317 ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270318 ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270319 as Peter did his ancient mariner imitation ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270320 and we eventually saw bodies of land which calmed the seas a bit but led to discussions about which of these land masses would hold the entryway to the harbor at Dewey ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270321 ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270322 ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270323 ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270324 ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270325 ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270326 until we saw the harbor ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270327 ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270328 ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270329 saw the welcoming signs ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270330 ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270331 and got off the ship ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270332 to see Raquel ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270333 who took us to Jerry's jeeps ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270334 where among the roosters ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270335 Jerry led us through the routine of the car rental, the island, his life story, ... in an amazing monologue that he must share with everyone. ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270336

Having been enlightened about every turn in every road, every bump, every tree, every native, ... we were well prepared to follow Raquel to the house we were renting above Zoni Beach and so after an amazingly uneventful ride, given the warnings, we arrived at our villa ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270337 ../../../Sabbat/2010/01.13-20.10Culebra//P1270338