Passage to Bonaire

Just a quick update. After two and a half days at sea we arrived in Bonaire without any problems. The Dutch Navy’s station ship was there too, as was an enormous cruise ship.

On the way Abbie felt a bit queasy whenever he tried to do anything below in the galley, so he mostly lay on the bench in the cockpit or on his bunk below. Arnold’s back was still hurting and he was also feeling a bit poorly/seasick. Never mind, I felt fine, so on top of the sailing and navigating I took over the cooking as well. Pasta Bolognese (well, something with mince, onion, carrot and tomato paste) and fajitas the next day. Everyone ate so little that we had the same again after we arrived.

The watch system worked fine: Arnold 8-12, Kees 12-4, Abbie 4-8, and the next day Kees and Abbie swapped.

Unfortunately we got in just after dark, but we still managed to find a free mooring and promptly grabbed it. I had sent in a request by e-mail at four o’clock, but of course that didn’t give the harbour office enough time to respond.