RobinsonAdventures2019

Saturday, November 23, 2019        Farewell Curacao, Hello Bonaire We flew from Curacao to Bonaire on an evening flight. It was a small plane (about 60 passengers) and it was a short flight. Bonaire is only 50 kilometers from Curacao so by the time the flight attendant had gone over the details of the flight after we took off, the pilot made an announcement that we were beginning our descent into Bonaire. It was all a bit surreal. This is the first time that we have arrived in a new destination after dark. We were a bit disoriented at first. The staff at the airport were very welcoming and helpful. One of the porters walked with us all the way to the car rental office. Soon, we had our car, luggage in the trunk, and we headed off to find our accommodation. Happily, it was not far from the airport (3 minutes according to GPS).  Sonrisa Boutique Hotel is a small hotel with only 10 rooms. It has a lovely swimming pool in a courtyard and a breakfast area unde...

Curacao Last night's sunset.  Tuesday, November 19, 2019-11-19 We enjoyed waking up this morning in our little cottage outside the big house. The bed had been comfortable. The air conditioning was certainly strong … we turned it off part way through the night. The cottage is cute and the table just outside the door the perfect place for morning coffee and observe the skinks and lizards. Once we got organized, we headed to the patio for breakfast (an omelette, croissant, juice, coffee, fresh fruit, a bread basket with butter and jam. We were certainly set to head out for our morning adventure. Our first stop was at a nearby supermarket where we bought some items for a picnic lunch. Then it was off to explore the west end Curacao. Curacao, although larger than Aruba, is still a very small island and nothing is very far away. The roads though are narrow and not always well maintained so a slower speed is required to be safe. We stopped at a ...