Wow! Six weeks gone and we'll be leaving for home on Saturday. This should be the last of these little blogs 'till we see you at Rose Festival next Sunday to watch Amber's team win in the Dragon Boat Races.
All the loose ends have been coming together nicely this past week and things like repairs and accounts and gas suppliers have all resolved as if to make sure our list of "must do's before we leave" won't be an excuse to stay longer.
All the loose ends have been coming together nicely this past week and things like repairs and accounts and gas suppliers have all resolved as if to make sure our list of "must do's before we leave" won't be an excuse to stay longer.
We've been diving more these days. Berit and a girl we met on Bonaire Talk, buddied up yesterday at a site called Karpata while I did a solo dive to 378 feet. (Nice to finally have a reliable source of Helium.) The edge of the reef is a nearly vertical wall with sand ledges and Gorgonians all the way down. After 400 feet it just keeps on going. I saw a bit of everything from big lobsters and turtles to Queen Angels and schools of Blue Tangs and Jacks.
The entry/exit at Karpata is a bit tricky with wave action and surge, especially with (3) extra sling bottles, but they worked together to drag the cylinders in and out again. The big Iguanas have become quite tame from people giving them snacks at the site; they all begged for handouts as we sorted our gear in the hot sun. After diving we stopped by one of the local restaurants for snacks,cold drinks and chit chat. It was the kind of day we had in mind when we decided to buy our little house.
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