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    The Lost Harbor of Christopher Columbus

    Oct 12, 2021 3 minutes
    By Peter Swanson

    I had dug through historical records as part of the research process, but reached the point when I needed to go for a ride on a boat with a depthsounder. So, I brought along a portable model the day I boarded a boat run by CocoKite Tours in the Dominican Republic, transforming her into a proper research vessel.

    We thundered westward, paralleling the North Coast with native guide Francisco Paulino at the wheel of our 28-footer. We drove between breaking reefs about 300 feet

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