A change of scenery

I spent Christmas with a friend on Las Aves. Las Aves are uninhabited islands which belong to Venezuela and are situated 40 nautical miles due east from Bonaire. As the name suggests, there are mainly birds..

  

Collecting fire wood for Christmas eve's bonfire.

From Las Aves I sailed back to Curacao where I celebrated New Years eve together with Ben and Ingrid from s/y Blabber. Only a two days later, Harmattan was hauled out and stored for the coming months.

A last look at Harmattan in the pouring rain before I head off to the airport to catch my flight to Turkey

 

East Turkey, 5 January 2014

This is the place I will be working for the coming months. Quite a change of scenery! But being on a boat, one gets used open spaces, and so I'm quite happy with this view.

Flight from Istanbul to Erzincan

Mine site near Ilic

Having a BBQ at the workers camp in the freezing cold (-10 degrees).

Sabirli

Curacao

On my way from Bonaire to Curacao

Anchorage at Spanish Water, Curacao

Willemstad (Punda), Curacao

The famous 'Pontjesbrug', Willemstad, Curacao

Happy Hour at Jan Thiel, Curacao

Homemade sun-glass design

Snorkeling at the entrance of Spanish Water, Curacao

 

Bonaire and Klein Curacao

7 Sept 2013. My sister waiving at me on her way to Quito, Ecuador. (I m the guy in the grey shorts jogging on the south west tip of the island)

View from the boat at the boulevard of Kralendijk, Bonaire

Manta ray passing by in front of the boat at the anchorage of Kralendijk, Bonaire

De Zoutpannen, Bonaire

Jibe City, Bonaire

Unwanted visitor..

Washington slagbaai park, Bonaire

Old lighthouse, Klein Curacao

Beach of Klein Curacao

My sister and I on the beach of Klein Curacao

Sunset at Klein Curacao

Sailing close to the wind from Klein Curacao back to Bonaire

British Virgin Islands to Bonaire

Sint Maarten to British Virgin Islands

On Sint Maarten I met dutch solo sailor Maarten from sailing yacht Aletis. Together we sailed through the night to the BVI's.

sy Aletis

Saba Rock, Virgin Gorda, BVI's

Snorkling at The Baths, Virgin Gorda

The Baths, Virgin Gorda

Main street at Great Harbour, Jost van Dyke Island, BVI's.

Saying goodbye after an interesting week of cruising together. Maarten getting ready to sail to Cuba, I'm sailing back to Tortola, to run some errands and clear customs before setting sail to Bonaire.

At anchor in Road Harbour on Tortola