on St. Maarten
a happy reunion with our youngest daughter and her partner
here we participate
in a new sport: dinghy climbing (only during Heineken Regatta)
and we see "Mirabella
V" (largest one mast yacht of the world) squeeze through
the Dutch Bridge
you can see
why on Statia we always make a bee-line for our friends Mieke
and Zoran
and on Nevis
we have our own tourguide: the tallest Rasta singer Watusi
Zeevonk on the
south coast of St. Kitts with Nevis in the background
once a year we
wash our feet: a hot hot hot sulphur bath on Nevis
sulphur vapours
around the top of Soufrière
but we freshen
up after climbing the vulcano on Guadeloupe
on Dominica we
are nearly crushed under the bow of a "Caribbean Princess"
and under way
to Martinique (6 Bft) we are overtaken by a sub-ferry
in the open air
theater of St. Pierre a performance of the Swan Lake by one
our guests
another guest
under the boat
the fruitman
pays us a visit in Rodney Bay, St. Lucia and we pay him
keep in shape:
Yoga at the Yacht Club, Rodney Bay
flying antenna
and wind generator in a heavy squall (>50 knots) Admiralty
Bay, Bequia: a hole in the radar dome and part of the antenna
in the stern light
mango harvest
at a deserted resort Admiralty bay
the "Bella
Chiao" of Frits Dubois and Reinhilde vd Kroef as neighbours
in Carriacou
Frits puts himself
and us to work: an extra stay and extra putting
so we also need
Dominique's workshop in Tyrrellbay, Carriacou: he works fast
and is not expensive
Dominique at
work on our new stays, now our mast can stay
did he see us?
one of many on the Horshoe reef, Tobago Cays
why doesn't our
anchor hold sometimes?
no, they did
not all come from Zeevonk (we now have 2 e-readers) auction
for the Carriacou Children Education Fund
Baradal, Tobago
Cays, an "occasional shower"
the launching
of our new anchor: a Rocna 40 (Grenada)
finishing touch
on our new bimini
with another
2 solar panels each 180 Watt we have plenty green power
to be nice and
comfortable at noon! (no, they are Centigrade)
and an occasional
squall, plenty rainwater in the tank
but then there
is CARNIVAL on Grenada
also for the
kids
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how about doing
a HHH-run?
up up and down
down climbing and sliding
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oh what fun...
on a boat things
(not people) break down regularly (apart from the generator
and the watermaker)
but on Zeevonk
we can serve our Belgian friends a 3-course dinner even during
these high waves out at St. George's
the Seven Sisters
were at home so we paid them a visit
three newly
certificated Reiki practioners (Joke's "Tree Frog"
Reiki courses)
time to set off
for Curaçao
some heavy weather,
hard to get the Parasailor down, then we make 7,6 knots for
one hour, on just the mast...
the three 'buddies'
lined up after a safe pirate-free (no code red) trip to Blanquilla
more buddie
eye-in-eye with
the boobies on Aves Barlovento
and in exchange
for some batteries we get a fresh barracuda
a rare sight:
one flamengo on the run, Barlovento
let's see in
2012 if Léon contribution for the "monument"
is still there
the sandy connection
between the lighthouse island and Caya Agua, Los Roques
Willemstoren,
wellknown from the cover of the book "Tropenkolder"
("Tropical Double Dutch??")
the slave huts
of Bonaire: a lesson from history
the salt heaps
in the afternoon light
sting ray under
Zeevonk moored at Kralendijk
a curious iguana
in Washington National Park (Bonaire, not USA)
at home in Spanish
Water, Curaçao
another reminder,
salt fields and monument near Jan Kok Estate
picking up our
mooring at Klein Curaçao
where we occupy
our own 'nude beach'!
and have our
bbq and campfire
more celebrations:
on Brionplein, Willemstad to honour the Royal visitors
and here they
are (watching)
I mean these:
Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Maxima
a good catch:
dorade, mahi-mahi, dolphin fish, what's in a name
as it means fresh
fish on board!
Henk was there:
Fatum run, 10 km
private salsa
lesson on the cabin roof of the 'tugboat', Caracas bay, Curaçao
real or fake?
our watermaker
broke down and no rain on Bonaire, shall we take from the pool
or ...
or rather from
the tap?
Sunday afternoon
special: Lac Cay, Bonaire
mainsail down
for repairs
natural forces
at Boca Pistol, Shete Boca park Curaçao
and official
forces, customs here in Willemstad, the friendliest we know!
5 years ago we
agreed to meet here again, with circumnavigators At en Dia and
they made it!
Dutch Saint Nicholas
(Sinterklaas) dropped his presents (including poems!) on the
trampolines
Dominican Republic
in the early morning light after 3 days sailing from Bonaire
but their welcome
music is a bit too much in the streets of Salinas
so we decide
to celebrate our safe arrival with the national drink RUM
town entrance
to Santa Domingo
where the first
street to be cobbled in the new world was because the ladies
wanted their afternoon stroll
and the oldest
church of America with delicate smelling fresh lilies
Columbus can't
be missed in the 'oldest city of America'
and finally Zeevonk
in December after discovering Marina Zar-Par, Boca Chica, Dominican
Republic
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