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Cumana, Venezuela to Tampa, Fl - 2,100 nm	Aurora - Navimca yard - ready to be lifted

Map showing Mochima, 30 m. west of Cumana	Bahia de Mochima - pretty, protected anchorage

Crew member Dick Bisanz rests injured foot	The crew preparing Aurora at Cumana Marina

Tom, Wayne & Ted inspecting the staysail	Mechanics troubleshoot the diesel & pumps

Fantastic fish dinner at local restaurant	Ted pumps 100 gallons of water from the bilge

Aurora is loaded with gear inside and on deck	Dolphins frolicing beside us - a good omen

Ted and Dick hoist & inspect the mainsail	Ted, Bob and Wayne repairing a genoa winch

Ted sending an e-mail via Aurora's HF SSB	Tom Daly logs and checks our position

Rebuilding Aurora's diesel starter motor	Two fine lobsters for dinner in Los Roques

Tom and Dick making genoa repairs underway	Dick feeling good as we approach Bonaire

Aurora powers along at 8 knots off Bonaire	Dockside at Harbor Village Marina, Bonaire

Wayne installing the new fresh water pump	For Captain Bob the day starts with cup of coffee

Port Antonio, Ja - Leroy does our sewing	The Huntress Marina - Port Antonio, Ja.

Moses barters for bunch of bananas	Aurora, dockside, Port Antonio Marina, Ja.

Moses with ripe bunch of bananas for us	Thomas gets his hands on the diesel problem

Auto-pilot, poorly secured, broke loose	The tools were out more than they were stowed

"Water rat" and his precious daughter 2 yrs	Ripe bananas and a Jamaican sweetheart

Aurora's crew ashore at Chivirico, Cuba	Joe Mahany takes it all in stride

Morro Santiago, Santiago Harbor, Cuba	The crew toasts our arrival in Santiago

Horse & buggy taxi - Santiago	Cordial Immigration officials - Santiago

Dolphins join us again in the Windward Passage	Mickey diligently sews up tears in Genoa

Bob and Jim replacing mainsail slides underway	Aurora dockside at Marina Vita, Cuba

Jim Warr trying for a fresh fish dinner	Close reaching up the Old Bahama Channel

Polar - Venz, Red Stripe - Jam, Crystal - Cuba	Aurora enters Tampa Bay after 2,100 nm