On route to San Blas
Winya_wynah
Tue 31 Mar 2009 22:59
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Finally we have left Bonaire! It was difficult to
leave all our new friends behind - above and below the water!
Even more difficult to leave as we couldn't get
into the Marina until late afternoon to fill up the water tanks and take some
fuel on board. A Mega Yacht was taking up all the space, with a road
tanker loading on 8,000 gallons of diesel we are led to believe. Anyway
takes a long time!
Thank you Ali and Lou for your top ten tips to
Bonaire - which made our visit easier! All the tips have been used and
some passed on, especially Cactus Blue. Though we would have to add the China
Man's shop where we bought our mosquito bat - with which we furiously zap
the mozzies on board.
Thank you to the nice man in Budget Marine for
setting us up with our fishing line, hooks and bait, (including the bright
pink octopus skirts to send those tunas craaazy)! Though the trolling of the
line proved fruitless today, so Skipper is having to whip up a tuna loaf with
the canned variety. Tonight we are anchored - well tied up to a huge
mooring now the day charters have gone, in Klien Curaco. Then tomorrow it is non
stop to the San Blas which is about 775 miles, and will be our longest passage
to date.
Then on to Panama where hopefully John is
going to be joining us as a line handler. Still two vacancies
left...
Must go now, check for a green flash at
sunset, (our only one so far was in Deshaies, Guadeloupe. due
another one soon we hope).
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