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Bonaire, Vacations

Weekend switcheroo

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Lora parrotToday we switched residences, from the Divi Resort to a private residence, in Belnem, on the southern part of the island. It has a dock right out to the ocean and our living room has a thirty foot sliding glass wall to give us the most spectacular view of the Caribbean ocean! We will get a few pics of the place up later.

Here is a little movie of some guys sharing the front yard with us.

Neat morayWe picked Mike up at the airport – his flight was slightly late – and we swung home for a quick dip in the ocean. We saw some cool stuff – a biggish moray who was very active was one neat thing.

Soap fishAnd we saw this fish called a soap fish – a most shy fish, who takes off quickly when we approach. But here he is checking out what the moray is doing.

We also saw our first lionfish! BOOO!

Celebrity cruise ship I’ve mentioned a couple of times that cruise ships have descended on us several times. Here is a picture of two ships in the harbor at the same time. The Celebrity ship in the foreground is much larger than the ship in the back.

Interesting signNow let me ask you a question: would you use this dock?

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Bonaire, Vacations

Sunday on Bonaire

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Pam freezes Bonaire shuts down on Sunday. Only one store on the whole island was open, even though there was a cruise ship in the harbor. So we headed south for a nice drive, searching for parrots, snow and salt!

A pair of parrotsWe searched all over the south of the island and found no parrots. We came back to our hotel and what swoops down and nearly crashes into our windshield? Not one, not two, but three loras! Here’s a kind of “where’s waldo?” picture of a pair of them.

Pelican at Salt CityI’m typing this mostly from my Nook Tablet since my computer is officially gonzo. I can only use it for a brief time (ten to fifteen minutes) before it gets too hot and I need to shut it down.

Baby squid hide outAnyways – we had a nice relaxing day enjoying the sea and sand right outside our door. I’m surprised by how busy the place is, as I expected it to be quieter here in the “off-season.” Lots to see as usual, but again, lots of things we’ve seen in the past, of course. The picture to the right is of a tiny collection of squid, the biggest of which is only three inches!

Large puddingwifeWe saw a puddingwife, nothing unusual about that, except the size! They say that these fish grow to a maximum of eighteen inches, but this sucker had to be two feet AT LEAST!

ParrotfishHere is a decent picture of a parrotfish. Great color on this one, nice and crisp. The water has been brilliantly clear today, and the sun was shining so light was great.

Pam negotiatesPam negotiates the pylons under the dock near the Divi, and STILL she has time to wave a friendly hello!

 

Grand Cayman, Vacations

Downtown Georgetown

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Macaw parrots Lots of colorful characters in the Cayman Islands! Here are a couple of love birds – Macaw Parrots – making lots of noise and attracting big crowds!

Georgetown, Grand CaymanGeorgetown is a fairly small town, but there are approximately 14,000 duty free jewelry stores in the downtown core alone! Truly a remarkable site – quite dazzling, in fact. There are rows and rows of diamonds and emeralds and sapphires and rubies and something called Black Coral that is turned into wonderful art and beautiful jewelry.

da FrogStingray FountainSince the islands were notorious for the pirates that plagued her seas, it only natural that the ocean is littered with sunken ships everywhere – and you can buy “treasure” from all the wrecks around the islands. You can find everything from pieces of eight to 5th century BC Greek Alexander coins to cannon balls!