, ▁Fern and es ▁had ▁ad vised ▁a ▁plan ▁for ▁such ▁an ▁occurrence , ▁where in ▁the ▁ships ▁would ▁meet ▁up ▁at ▁Mos quet al , ▁a ▁bay ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁coast ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Rico . ▁ ▁Pro ceed ing ▁alone , ▁the ▁T iger ▁made ▁good ▁speed ▁for ▁the ▁Car ib bean , ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁the ▁rende z vous ▁point ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 1 , ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁ships . ▁ ▁While ▁await ing ▁the ▁fleet , ▁Gren ville ▁established ▁a ▁base ▁camp , ▁where ▁his ▁crew ▁could ▁rest ▁and ▁defend ▁themselves ▁from ▁Spanish ▁forces . ▁ ▁Lane ' s ▁men ▁used ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁practice ▁for ▁building ▁the ▁fort ifications ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁needed ▁at ▁the ▁new ▁col ony . ▁ ▁The ▁crew ▁also ▁set ▁about ▁replacing ▁the ▁lost ▁p inn ace , ▁for ging ▁n ails ▁and ▁saw ing ▁local ▁l umber ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁new ▁ship . ▁ ▁The ▁Elizabeth ▁arrived ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁fort ▁and ▁p inn ace . ▁ ▁The ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁fleet ▁never ▁arrived ▁at ▁Mos quet al . ▁ ▁At ▁least ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ships ▁encountered ▁difficulties ▁near ▁J ama ica ▁and ▁ran ▁out ▁of ▁supplies , ▁causing ▁its ▁captain ▁to ▁send ▁twenty ▁of ▁his ▁crew ▁ash ore . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁the ▁Ro eb uck , ▁Red ▁Lion , ▁and ▁Dor othy ▁continued ▁to ▁the ▁Out er ▁B anks , ▁arriv ing ▁by ▁mid - J une . ▁ ▁The