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Cas Abao on Tuesday

Driving hazardsWe decided to head up towards Westpunt today, at the north end of the island. We’d been to Cas Abao the last time we were here and very much enjoyed it. It’s a nice drive through some interesting country, but you need to be on the lookout for hazards on the road. Check out the picture to the right to see what I mean!

Cas AbaoThere is a six guilder (about $3.50) per car fee to enter the beach and park your car. There is a further five guilder ($3) fee for a lounge chair, which you don’t have to pay, if you just want to plunk down on the beautiful white sand. The water is super warm, and super easy to get into. But the snorkeling is not as good as it used to be. Lots of the coral has collapsed and the stuff close in for snorkelers is good, but not as great as it was.

Union meetingIt is still a great dive site, and further out the coral is magnificent. But that’s at a depth of about twenty five feet. So, it’s great to look at, not so great for pictures. If you are a diver, it would be an awesome place. One of the cool sites we saw was this sharptail eel, out hunting. But he had a crowd hanging around him, a black barjack, a Spanish hogfish, a yellowtail snapper, a peacock flounder and sometimes a goat fish! It was quite the sight to see. I’ve uploaded a movie of it… it’s pretty deep at this spot, so not super clear.

Mini trunkfishI’ve also uploaded a brief movie just for Mike… it’s a meeting of all his buddies, probably wondering when he’s supposed to get here! Enjoy dude!

For dinner we went to El Forno’s, a brick oven pizza joint that also serves pasta, chicken, ribs and some great salads. I’d come here twice with Mike last time we were here, and one time was very nice, and one time was less than stellar. Well tonight was fantastic. We started with the El Forno salad which was a blend of greens served with a warm grilled chicken with pine nuts, bacon and fresh mozzarella cheese. It was to die for… absolutely super. We split a brick oven pizza – again – super good. I had a couple of profiteroles for desert and they were terrific too. The service was spot on as well. Friendly, efficient and attentive.

 

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2 thoughts on “Cas Abao on Tuesday”

  1. Thanks Joy 🙂 It’s nice to hear you’re liking the posts! I’ve got a couple more movies ready to go – I agree they’re a lot of fun too.

  2. Hi M & Gf, so glad you arrived safely. As usual, great posts about your holiday. Thanks for taking the time so we can enjoy your holday with you. The movies are outstanding

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