02/18/2012,
Snorkeling all day today seen some great fish, We decided not to leave for Aruba the weather forecast isn't looking good to cross just yet so tomorrow we will leave for Curacao which is the C in the ABC Islands !
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02/17/2012, Bonaire
I have updated the spot tracker again, It tracks us every 10 minutes and marks our position, It didn't work coming across to Bonaire but should be working now, So just click on SPOT TRACKER on the side link on the right hand side of the blog !!
I have also added some new pictures to the 2012 Caribbean Album under Photo Gallery if anyone is interested !!
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I think Bonaire is ranked one of the top diving sites in the world , We have spent all day today snorkeling in different spots around the island it is AMAZING ! We are loving it, but its taking its toll on all of us and we are in bed at 9pm every night ! We snuck into this beautiful resort one afternoon and had a lovely time on the beach !
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02/17/2012, Bonaire
I think someone is trying to make a good impression ! We haven't caught anything on the journey as yet, But I'm dying for a Mahi Mahi !
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02/17/2012
The local dish must be Iguana Soup as we have seen it on a couple of menu's, but how could anyone eat this when you see them running around !
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02/17/2012, Bonaire !
The bread master !
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02/16/2012, Harbour Village Marina
Sitting in Bonaire Marina after 3 days at sea, We left the BVI's Norman Island around lunch time and with not a lot of wind we ended up motoring for two days, the wind finally picked up but only 15 knots with squalls. We had a ship 3 miles away from us then all of sudden I couldn't see a thing, so the radar went on from then. The night sky was amazing so many stars, we can even see the Southern Cross !
Unfortunately we had 3 fish on the line but didn't manage to land them, James is blaming the new fishing lures from Australia (thanks mum and dad) but I blame him or his technique !
We are staying in the marina so we can give the boat a wash down then we are going out to the moorings its only 10 us dollars a day, You can't anchor in Bonaire as it is National Marine Park, It has amazing diving and snorkeling, We walked up to customs yesterday and the amount of fish you can see on shore WOW !
We are going to wait a few days to see if our friends Nakesa show, if not Sunday we will leave for Aruba to wait for the weather to get to Cartagena, Columbia which is also supposed to be amazing !
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02/11/2012, BVI! TORTOLA
Hello everyone just a quick update, we have installed our spot tracker which is a gps and emergency system which will track us on our journey, it updates every ten minutes on google earth ! Click on spot tracker under favorites of this home page and remember this will update continuously so make sure you check daily for our progress !
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02/08/2012
We are sitting in Nanny Cay Marina which has fantastic facilities, Internet great a lovely swimming pool and beach and even better a really cheap Happy Hour !
Martin arrived safely and Elaine left us a few days ago, she has gone back to the freezing cold snow in England !
We have a few jobs left to do on the boat, The new heads hatch has been installed and we are now just testing our batteries as james doesn't think they are performing to full potential, so we have someone coming this afternoon to check it out. We have the VHF cable to re-install in the mast and then we need to stock up and well be off to Bonaire hopefully leaving on friday or saturday depending on weather.. The sail to Bonaire, which are the ABC Islands off the coast of Venezuela should only take 3 days and then we are slowly making our way to Panama !
This picture is one of my favorite fishes it is a Parrot Fish !
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02/08/2012, Norman Island
This is in Norman Island in the BVI's one of the best snorkeling spots i have visited.
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