A-Z .... The ABC and D Islands on the Zuiderdam

[MicCanberra]

4 minutes ago, jlocole said:

Weird indeed.

HALF MOON CAY

Lol, that makes much more sense.

[scubacruiserx2]

20 minutes ago, jlocole said:

Looking forward to your HMC posts.

I am glad I found this thread, it has provided a lot of info.

 

Well thanks and we're glad that you found it too .

[scubacruiserx2]

16 minutes ago, MicCanberra said:

We are fine, It is just the smoke and the hazardous air quality to contend with luckily. 

https://air-quality.com/place/australia/canberra/6b4d3d4e?lang=en&standard=aqi_us

BTW, we live in Monash.

The historical chart is the daily index, the black ones were for the 1st, 2nd and 5th of Jan.

 

If you get the forecast rain will that help knock the smoke down ?

[scubacruiserx2]

The MDR 

 

[scubacruiserx2]

Does anyone beside us miss the old When and Where ?

 

 

[Himself]

17 minutes ago, scubacruiserx2 said:

Does anyone beside us miss the old When and Where ?

 

 

 

 

 

I miss the When and Where.  In the mid 1990;s the paper had a Dutch name and they even told where all the ships were each day. They would even list the ship under construction over in Venice.  That stopped around 2000.

[MicCanberra]

1 hour ago, scubacruiserx2 said:

 

If you get the forecast rain will that help knock the smoke down ?

it may help, but it needs to be a lot of rain to actually help with the fires, while they still burn, there will be more smoke.

[scubacruiserx2]

12 hours ago, MicCanberra said:

it may help, but it needs to be a lot of rain to actually help with the fires, while they still burn, there will be more smoke.

 

We will hope and pray for rain that will do the job .

 

[scubacruiserx2]

Before the sunrise we had pastel , Miami Vice type colors followed by brilliant , abundant  sunshine .

 

Edited January 8, 2020 by scubacruiserx2

[scubacruiserx2]

Little San Salvador Island  ( aka Half Moon Cay ) on the horizon . We would be sharing the Island with the Veendam . All ashore that's going ashore . In the morning announcements the Captain told us that bad weather was headed our way and that if we heard one long blast from the ship's horn we were to return as quickly as possible . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_San_Salvador_Island

 

Edited January 8, 2020 by scubacruiserx2

[scubacruiserx2]

We were on the 1st tender to go ashore so we got to see the canned water unloaded .

 

[scubacruiserx2]

Love the color of the water and the feel of the sand . The Lobster Shack .

 

[scubacruiserx2]

 The last time we were here we ate at the Lobster Shack . The lobster plate was very good  

 

 

but the conch chowder was really a conch and seafood chowder that seemed to have little , if any conch in it . It tasted like floured water with some kind of fish mixed in and a couple of bites were enough .

 

 

We had ordered a Mojito and a Margarita but they didn't arrive until the meal was almost completed . They did make them sweet and with lemon instead of lime . 

 

[scubacruiserx2]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beautiful water and soft sand

 

 

[scubacruiserx2]

Rather than having lunch on the island we chose to beat the crowds and return to the ship early and try our luck at the Lido for lunch - it worked .

 

[scubacruiserx2]

The Veendam and the Zuiderdam . Our tender was empty but the other was pretty full .

 

[MicCanberra]

Looks so beautiful, glad you got off early to miss the crowds.

[scubacruiserx2]

22 minutes ago, MicCanberra said:

Looks so beautiful, glad you got off early to miss the crowds.

 

We were too and the ship was pretty empty when we got back .

[scubacruiserx2]

Lunch offerings at the Lido .

 

[scubacruiserx2]

A Taste of Indonesia and I had been craving a slice . With a window seat we could watch the ferries come and go .

 

Edited January 8, 2020 by scubacruiserx2

[Langham1865]

thank you for taking the time to write a wonderful review!!  Especially since I will be going to the ABC's later this month.  Your Bonaire tour looked wonderful and that's one of the islands I haven't planned yet.  I am guessing you hired a private guide.  If you don't mind,would you be willing to share the details of the guide so I can see if she is available the day I will be there?

[scubacruiserx2]

8 minutes ago, Langham1865 said:

thank you for taking the time to write a wonderful review!!  Especially since I will be going to the ABC's later this month.  Your Bonaire tour looked wonderful and that's one of the islands I haven't planned yet.  I am guessing you hired a private guide.  If you don't mind,would you be willing to share the details of the guide so I can see if she is available the day I will be there?

 

You're welcome and thank you for writing in . Yes , we used Brenda from Tours by Locals and she's the only guide with them in Bonaire . BTW  she was about twice as much as our TBL guide in Aruba . She is a diver and snorkeler so look on her calendar online and let her know what you would like to do .

[scubacruiserx2]

The Veemdam , HMC , the last ferry and the storm .

 

 

[scubacruiserx2]

Dinner menu for the last supper

 

[scubacruiserx2]

We forgot to factor in the hour added to the clocks so we were ready to eat the paint chips off the wall as we were eating an hour and a half later than normal . We phoned Caneletto to see if we could eat half an hour sooner . No dice . A quick call to the Pinnacle and we were in .