02/21/2012
We are sitting in Aruba at the moment. We were going to stop in curaçao but after reading our old 2008 cruising guide of the Caribbean which says you have to go to the main town to check in, we called customs on the radio and were told that we had to turn around and go back to spanache town and anchor and catch a taxi to customs. We were put off because it was blowing 25 knots and we didn't want to bash into it, so we carried on sailing and found a secluded anchorage on the north west coast for the night, we didn't get off the boat just put our q flag up. It's a shame because it looked really nice !
We are now in the main town oranjestad sitting on anchor , not very impressed so far but we haven't really had much time to look around, lots of casinos and tourists from cruise ships. We have met a few boats going through the Pacific, we are going for drinks tonight on a 50 ft catamaran which is nice!
will blog again tommorow !
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I swallowed a bucket of salt water to get this shot !
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James took this one, I think its the best one.
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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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