Following the departure of my friend TK and prior to the arrival of my parents, I was blessed with three days alone on Aruba. Most of this time was spent at the casino attempting to win money by betting on sports. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like gambling will provide an alternate source for funding my […]
Month: December 2005
Tom King: Guest Blogger
During the past week, my friend Tom King (TK) sailed with me from Bonaire to Aruba. In between whining about how early the sun rises in the Caribbean and complaining about how much salt is in the water, TK managed to find time to prepare this week’s journal entry. Tom has since returned to his […]
Bliss in Bonaire
Bonaire seems designed to make you stay. Like a casino or grocery store, it is a lot easier to get in than to get out. The only way to reach the island is by plane or by boat. To be fair, those are usually the only ways to reach any island lacking a bridge. What […]
Chasing Venus
Sailing through the outlying islands of Venezuela is what I expected tropical cruising to be like. On Saturday morning, I hauled anchor and departed Porlomar. Motorsailing around the leeward side of Margarita until the wind picked up from the north, the overnight passage to Tortuga offered one of the most spectacular night skies that I […]