Here we are 9 days into our trip and currently on a four day passage to Colon (aptly named as the arse end of The Panama Canal) Its just after 7pm here and the boys are currently filleting a 28lbs Dorrado (Bill you would so proud - although there is an awful lot more waste than if you had been filleting!) Dad and Guy jointly managed to catch this wopper after much grunting and sweating.
The sun is finally setting over Aruba although we are not making a stop here after all and are heading straight to Colon instead.
We left Bonnaire this morning after all having a fantastic nights sleep; well needed by the boys; i on the other hand am fully slept and feeling fantastic. Bonnaire is amazing and well worth a visit for anyone who loves diving or snorkelling. The seas are as clear as a bell and we spent most of yesterday afternoon diving off the back of the boat and enjoying the hundreds of fish you could see within 50 metres of the boat. Dad managed to put his new diving equipment to good use and changed the anode on the bottom of the boat and gave the prop shaft a good clean:
We had lunch in a beach side restaurant accompanied by a family of iguana who we had eating lettuce out of our hands. The people of Bonnaire are the friendlist we have met so far and in the evening we were lucky enough to join in with them in a street carnival. Dad got his Maxi Weather forecasting set up in the local Internet Cafe and we had Tapas in a beautiful restuarant while watching the locals crusie main road (a dirt track along the beach front) in thier Hummers and Motorbikes!
So here we are now sailing at about 7-8 kn in 12 -14 kn's of true wind, Dads about to start dinner, a starter of Dorrado steaks followed by chicken and rice in a white wine sauce! We may even treat ourselves to a pudding of ice cream and our quickly rotting fruit! I'm sure it wont be long before we open bottle of chilled White and settle in for the night.
One thing is bothering me though for two men with hair cuts like this:
The Hair Cut
my hairbrush has gone missing and i have definately not misplaced it, the search continues..................
Lots of Love
Suzy, Guy and Dad XXX