It was hot in Providenciales, and it is hot in the DR. We do wish we had air conditioning - not an oversight but rather and underbudgeting issue - we have been using the fans and keeping every hatch and porthole open. Last night was no exception, only at 11pm when we were fast asleep it started to rain really hard, so we had to scramble to get everything closed and try and dry what had got wet. It was not easy to breathe afterwards, it was really steamy. Today it has been raining on and off all day. There are two cruisers that have been here for ten days and have not been able to leave. One boat is waiting for a transmission, and the other has been waiting for weather. They left this morning, a nice 43 or 44 Bristol and by 3pm they were back. They hated it out there! So, not encouraging. We took a taxi into town and bought some vegetables at this not too upscale but very cheap market. Antonios (with an s) works here in the marina, recognized us and made a point of taking us around. We have told all the proper government officials that we are leaving tomorrow, but if it's as ugly as today we may just stay and enjoy the rest.
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