2026

On the Hard in Aruba

Well, another two weeks gone already. Time flies! Let’s have a look at what’s been quietly going on. As promised, I treated Brigitte and Abbie to a lovely brunch at the ‘Elements Restaurant at Bucuti …

Bonaire and Aruba

Oops, I meant to post something every week, but I now see I’ve skipped one. That’s partly because I’m sailing familiar waters – after the first Covid lockdown I spent 3 months in Aruba and 3 …

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 …

Grenada

Because of the situation in Venezuela we didn’t want to sail from Suriname to Bonaire in one go, so I’d decided on a pit stop in Grenada to see how things were looking from there. We had to go there now …

Suriname, you were enchanting once again

As I type this I’ve already left the country and am on my way to Grenada with Arnold. But in 23 days I never found the time to write down everything we got up to. A lot has happened! Kees, Tanneke, Kommer Jan and …