Birthdays

We chartered a sailboat for our birthdays.  We took Brenda and Phil (expat friends that live near us) and had a blast!

We boarded at 2:00 pm and it started to rain and blow.  In a few minutes the captain had us out of the rain and sailing the shoreline of the island.

We snorkeled at two spots. One on Klein Bonaire, a nice drift snorkel, and one near Black Durgon Hotel. Lots of fish, lots of soft corals, fans and just generally beautiful underwater landscapes. 

Our Captain, Roland, is 20 years old and has been on the island his whole life.  He is Dutch and sails competitively.  His first mate, Melanie, helped with tying on  to buoys (with no screaming or swear words) and served us drinks and dinner.

Our four course dinner was served at sunset. Steak, shrimp, tuna, white fish, salad and chocolate cake.  Throughout the afternoon we drank beers and prosecco.  We watched the full moon rise over the water and saw the reflection of the city lights.

It was spectacular to see the island from the sea instead of land.

Life is good at 69 and 67.