N12deg.09" W081deg.50"
After a great night sail we dropped anchor @0730 in 25ft. of water, waiting for better light to enter the reef area. At noon we made our way to a more protected anchorage. One other boat, Kristiana, has been here a few weeks; we've heard him as a relay on our SSB cruisers net. It's always nice to meet the person behind the voice! Two small picturesque cays are inside the reef. The Colombian military has a small base on one of them, the young guys rotate for a month at a time; part of their 2yr. mandatory duty. There's no boat for them to come and go--they just wait for the end of their duty...hopefully they've rationed their provisions properly! We'll go introduce ourselves to the 27yr. old commandante when we launch our dinghy. The other cay has a few fishermen in pongas that leave in the morning and come back at night. San Andres is only 15mi. north of here--we did not stop on our way down- it's a popular tourist spot- similar to south beach, and after experiencing tranquil Providencia, we didn't want the city affect.
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