Cruising
Bonaire Wreck Dive
Wreck Dive Dive site 43! My first big wreck dive, so much fun!! I don’t have a dive partner so I went on a two tank boat dive with Divi Resort and had a great time. http://www.diviresorts.com/divi-flamingo-beach-resort-bonaire.htm Click on the pics for full screen view. In the water at the assembly point with the dive … Continue reading
Part Deux!
Refrigeration…Part Deux! We’re in Bonaire, back on a mooring, it’s a beautiful Saturday night… “You wanna go out?” “No, let’s stay in, it’ll be fun!” …we’ll get sommme Niiiitrogen: …aaaand (clockwise starting bottom left) a vacuum pump – R134a refrigerant – and a brazing torch: …and invite a friend over to fix our refrigeration. FUN!!! … Continue reading
Bonaire
We finally started our journey westward. We departed Martinique and arrived in Bonaire 97 hours later, a trip of 472 nautical miles. The waters around Bonaire are a marine park and boats over 12 feet are not permitted to anchor anywhere. There is a decent-sized mooring field but when we arrived we found it full, … Continue reading
Happy Independence Day!
…from Martinique! We put up the big flag today. I think we’re the only Americans here in Martinique.
Martinique
We’re back in Martinique! We need to get a better angle on the wind to get to Bonaire and we didn’t get much of a chance to explore Martinique on our last two visits, so we’re back to try again. It’s definitely rainy season in the eastern Caribbean! We think there is a going to … Continue reading