When I last left you we were on the 5th day of the cruise. On board it is referred to as an “at sea” day. This means the ship will not be stopping at any ports and is moving to the next port. It is a perfect day for a quilting class. Here are a couple of photos of the ladies hard at work. The hand sewing workshops are held in the dinning room since it is not being using during the day. There is lots of table space and lots of natural light to sit and sew by all the windows.
Do you think these two ladies talked to each other in the morning and said, “Let’s coordinate our outfits?”.
The next day we woke up in Bonaire. I have never been in Bonaire before. I have heard of the “ABC Islands” before but I’d only been on the “A” (Aruba) island. These islands are part of the Netherlands Antilles group. Bonaire is known for preserving it’s natural resources and as a divers paradise. So, Joe decided to take the day and do 3 dives. According to Joe the diving was beyond wonderful. Joe is already planning a trip back to this island. If you are not a diver, honestly, there was not much to the island itself. I wish I had a picture of Joe returning to the ship. I was sitting by a window and hoping Joe made it back onto the ship as it was slated to depart in minutes. If you know Joe you’ll know he was not worried in the least. When I saw him I breathed a sigh of relief but I noted that he did not have any shoes/sandals on his feet. Odd. Well, Joe lost his only pair of sandals! Is this the true meaning of “shoeless Joe”?
The next day we woke up at the port of Curacao, another island I had never had the pleasure of visiting. This would be the “C” island in the “ABC” group. This island was impressive. I would return to this island in a heart beat. Here are some of the things we saw on our 1 day stop in Curacao.
Here are some views from our balcony on the ship of the streets in Curacao. The colors of the buildings alone made this a very inviting place.
Connecting one part of the island to another part of the island is a pontoon bridge. I had never heard of such a thing. It is actually a floating pedestrian bridge, heavily used, that opens and closes for boats to pass through. Instead of opening upward as I have seen many times before, the entire bridge shifts to the side, like on a hinge, completely out of the way until the boat passes. Very interesting.
Even the buses are brightly colored. Awesome.
Doesn’t this look like a great place to stop for a drink? So we did.
This is one of the few fabric shops we found on this trip. The name of the store is Ackerman’s. Everything on this island was very inviting, including the brightly colored fabrics.
There were some very attractive people on this island especially the helpful staff at Ackerman’s
This island also has an abundance of fruits and vegetables. Here are some photos of the open air, floating market. Yummy!
What a fun way to take a tour of the town.
As Joe and I were walking through town we turned a corner and saw this in the alley. It took my breath away. I love this. I want to do this on the walls of my patio……
I have lots more to show you from Curacao in the next blog. I took many photos on this island and want to share a lot more of them with you. This was truly a dream trip.