Carenero, August 2013
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| Tuna carpaccio breakfast on the sail from Tortuga to Carenero. |
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| Mahi-Mahi (Chaser's catch of the day) Shushi for supper. |
We left Puerto la Cruz early morning for Tortuga ,
hoping to spend some time there.
It was not to be, before we even dropped anchor at
Palanquinos the Coastguard came to tell us the Island is
closed for cleaning-up and we have to leave the next morning!
The forecast for going to Carenero, our next stop, was not good,
but the Coastguard was adamant: we have to go! The last 20 miles to Carenero was a slog against the wind
with squalls, but we managed to make it in time for sundowners in front of the
Carenero Marine los Piratas. We caught a small tuna and Phil got a mahi-mahi, enough for
a great sushi meal! We stayed two nights, felt very welcome and safe and had a
good meal at one of the restaurants.
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| Songerie in the background at the Carenero Marina |
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| Just L O V E the Venezuelan Cuba Libres! |
Later we met a French boat that was armed robbed a week
before at this exact spot!
It seemed that the safer place to anchor is in front of the
Port Captain building.
We left from Porto Frances 2 am for west end of Los Roques
with very little wind forecasted.
