Thursday Night in Aruba

I had a meeting with Jolley Holding Company today, a rental car, autodealer, insurance, real estate company here. A little bit of everything.

I also did the second day of 2+ hour snorkel/swims in the water outside of the Paradise Found B&B I am at. For snorkeling, it's pretty good - good enough to make me not want to go out on the rocky dive boat. That might turn out like the dive boat trip we did here 8+ years ago - the roughest boat ride, with the littlest to see on a dive!

Tomorrow I have lunch at Marina Pirata restaurant, then back to TRH on Saturday morning.

Wednesday Afternoon in Aruba

I made it from Curacao to Aruba yesterday. Little did I know, until paying the departure tax, that Aruba is an international destintation, compared to Curacao. So instead of $8 tax, it was $32!! And, I learned Aruba is not part of the Netherland Antilles any more - I learned that when I tried to use Bonaire money at a grocery store here!! They gladly took US cash instead.

When I got here, I looked around and found the long-lost lighthouse that we had pictures of but I could not place - it's California Lighthouse!!



And, there's an E&Y office here - but not exactly a high-rise!! I'll be at D&T tonight for an IIA meeting so will compare.

Monday Night at the Habitat Curacao

When I saw the can of bug spray in the closet of the hotel, I should have known it was there for a reason. Ants have almost overtaken the room -- so nice!!! I sprayed, then went to dinner, and now the ants are gone and I get to smell the insecticide!!

I went into town today, Willemsted. It was like being in Amsterdam!! I guess that makes sense, but I never got that same feel from being in Bonaire.

Instead of buying wooden clogs to wear, I bought some of the silly plastic ones - but these are a reasonable color, not orange or red. Even if they dont work, the cost was just $7, as opposed to the $30 they sell for in the US.

Tomorrow I am flying to Aruba in the afternoon.

Sunday Night at Habitat Curacao

Diving in Curacao really wasn't much different, or better, than Bonaire. Same views and same temperature. We did see Pilot Whales from the boat on the way to the dive site, so that was pretty neat. We dove in the Mushroom Forrest - but to me, it looked like most other non-mushroom dive sites!!

And, I guess I'm either very international or very boring, since I'm setting in my hotel room in Curacao, using the internet to book airline tickets for Bulgaria and Jordan and Egypt. I should be out doing something else!! I have a couple of business meetings tomorrow in Willemstad, so we'll see what that is like.

Saturday Morning - Leaving Bonaire

Leaving here on a 3pm flight to go to Curacao for three nights. Then after that on to Aruba for four nights. Maybe diving in those places, but mostly meetings to try and get some future seminars there. And, I even have some work to do.

Friday Noon at Buddy Dive in Bonaire

Finished with diving here now, and headed to national park this afternoon just for a drive thru. It was good diving here in Bonaire, lots of seahorses and eels this year, and the weather was good all week.

Wednesday Night in Bonaire

Lots of sun here this week - better than the cold weather back at TRH I think. Diving is good, there are more seahorses here than I have seen before, and still no sharks. I dont think I have ever seen a shark here - maybe tomorrow!

Sunday Night at Buddy Dive in Bonaire

After a 1 day delay my luggage and dive gear arrived in Bonaire. Better than last year when it took 3 days to get the luggage here!

Everything here at Buddys and on Bonaire is about the same as last year - diving and not much else to do! I can deal with that!

Saturday Night - Black Tie and Tails

The Shelties went to one of their formal events Saturday night. Benefiting the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria. Lots of tux's and formal attire for humans, and a chance for all the puppies to mingle about. Even Joan Rivers, well a look-alike, was there.

Guess which water the Shelties choose to drink from??? Evian, Perrier, Fiji, or Toilet water???

Thursday Morning at TRH

I've been home for a week now, but that's gonna stop soon. Feb 23 to March 1 I'll be in Bonaire, Curacao, and Aruba. Some of it is diving and the rest work.

Then, back to TRH for a couple of weeks before Bulgaria, Jordan and Abu Dhabi.

Link to my calendar