Adventures of North Star
Follow the Adventures of Kim and Steve aboard their yacht North Star!
09 July 2019
08 July 2019
04 July 2019
02 July 2019
31 May 2019 | Copra Shed, Savusavu, Fiji
05 May 2019 | RDM
04 January 2019
28 April 2018
28 March 2018
05 March 2018 | Queenstown view from the top of the gondola.
11 October 2016 | Marina Taina, Tahiti
21 May 2016 | Tahiti, French Polynesia
14 September 2015
12 September 2015 | In Maupiti
17 August 2015 | Huahine, French Polynesia
13 July 2015 | Anyse Amyot-North End of Taou
20 June 2015 | Fakarava-South Pass
18 June 2015 | Fakarava-South Pass
11 June 2015 | Fakarava-South, Harifa
06 June 2015 | Fakarava, North Pass
Bonaire in the month of August
30 August 2010
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We have been in Bonaire for approximately two months. Since our arrival the days and especially the nights have been hot and getting hotter. The breeze during the day and the time we spend diving or swimming helps hold down the feeling of roasting on an open spit. The diving has been great and each dive we see something interesting. The lionfish have appeared on the reefs here in Bonaire. There is a movement to tag and remove as many of them as possible. The lionfish is native to the Pacific Ocean and has no natural predators here. This is a problem because the lionfish seems to have a very healthy appetite and can reproduce with some unbelievable numbers.
Steve and I passed the level three REEF fish id test a few weeks ago. The entire family took the level two test a few years ago when we were on vacation in Bonaire. Studying for the test really helps you to take a look at all the fish you are seeing and try to identify both the juvenile and adult stages. It definitely, makes the dive more interesting when you know what you are looking at. After the dive you can go online to REEF.org and enter the fish you identified on a survey. The REEF organization uses this information to monitor the fish in a particular area and any changes taking place.
Bonaire has a smaller cruising community than many of the other islands we have been to. Most are on a mooring ball outside of the main town of Kralendjik. Maybe twenty to thirty boats at a time have been here. We have made some new and interesting friends while we have been here. On my birthday, we met at the local dinghy dock and bar called Karel's and enjoyed happy hour. We had a beach party on Klein Bonaire, a uninhabited island just off the coast of Bonaire. We have had a few noodle parties behind sv Paradise. The photo gallery should explain the new sporting event called "noodling".
The boys have helped out a few more days with the construction of the new church. They also attended a day of school here on the island. The local language is Papiamento but school is conducted in Dutch. Many of the locals speak 3-4 languages very well. The boys did do well in English class but could not understand much in the other classes. Michael and Tim enjoyed the day and made some friends that they have been hanging out with that live on the island. Bonaire culture is very diversified but the people seem to mesh into a great melting pot. . This is part of the reason we have been coming here for so many years.
We have been in Bonaire for approximately two months. Since our arrival the days and especially the nights have been hot and getting hotter. The breeze during the day and the time we spend diving or swimming helps hold down the feeling of roasting on an open spit. The diving has been great and each dive we see something interesting. The lionfish have appeared on the reefs here in Bonaire. There is a movement to tag and remove as many of them as possible. The lionfish is native to the Pacific Ocean and has no natural predators here. This is a problem because the lionfish seems to have a very healthy appetite and can reproduce with some unbelievable numbers.
Steve and I passed the level three REEF fish id test a few weeks ago. The entire family took the level two test a few years ago when we were on vacation in Bonaire. Studying for the test really helps you to take a look at all the fish you are seeing and try to identify both the juvenile and adult stages. It definitely, makes the dive more interesting when you know what you are looking at. After the dive you can go online to REEF.org and enter the fish you identified on a survey. The REEF organization uses this information to monitor the fish in a particular area and any changes taking place.
Bonaire has a smaller cruising community than many of the other islands we have been to. Most are on a mooring ball outside of the main town of Kralendjik. Maybe twenty to thirty boats at a time have been here. We have made some new and interesting friends while we have been here. On my birthday, we met at the local dinghy dock and bar called Karel's and enjoyed happy hour. We had a beach party on Klein Bonaire, a uninhabited island just off the coast of Bonaire. We have had a few noodle parties behind sv Paradise. The photo gallery should explain the new sporting event called "noodling".
The boys have helped out a few more days with the construction of the new church. They also attended a day of school here on the island. The local language is Papiamento but school is conducted in Dutch. Many of the locals speak 3-4 languages very well. The boys did do well in English class but could not understand much in the other classes. Michael and Tim enjoyed the day and made some friends that they have been hanging out with that live on the island. Bonaire culture is very diversified but the people seem to mesh into a great melting pot. . This is part of the reason we have been coming here for so many years.
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| Vessel Name: | North Star |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Tayana 52, Center Cockpit |
| Hailing Port: | Clearwater, Florida |
| Crew: | Steve and Kim |
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| Extra: | North Star is a 1988 Tayana 52, center cockpit, a Robert Perry design. |
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Dive Sites Eagle Rock, The Zoo and the Great White Wall
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Created 2 July 2019
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Curio Bay and Yellow eyed penguins.
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Created 18 March 2018
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O'nou Tahiti Graffiti Contest, Michael tattoo, roulottes
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Created 2 June 2015
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Panama Canal Crossing and Shelter Bay Marina
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Created 1 January 2013
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Back to the marina we go. The damage done by the lightning strike.
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Created 7 May 2012
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Caouan, Tobago Cayes, Union Island, Mayreau
39 Photos
Created 25 May 2010
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Trip from Jolly Harbour north to Deep Bay
25 Photos
Created 16 March 2010
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old photos from Virginia to USVI'S
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Created 12 March 2010
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additional photos from earlier in trip some of BVI's to St Kitts
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Created 7 March 2010
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