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How likely are you to recommend Flaticon to a friend? Not likely Very likely. What could possibly go wrong? Day 5 - Bonaire. It has taken a lifetime, but I have finally reached the Shangri-La of diving - the little island of Bonaire. Located just 50 miles off the coast of Venezuela, the little island has become the Holy Grail for Scuba Divers.

While I am sure there are interesting sights on Bonaire, we are here for the diving. However, using my most disarming arguments I sought to allay her concerns:. I had jumped off the boat into feet of water and had forgotten to turn on my air. I had sunk about 40 feet down before I was able to reach back and turn the air valve on - a fact duly reported to the dive master by other alert divers! Preparing for our next dive, the Dive Master had suggested that I not put the tank on my back but instead on my chest so that I might more easily reach the air valve.

Well, at least he had a sense of humor. Note to Readers: I checked my air valve before my next dive - as did Sailor Jill and three other divers. Apparently everyone had a sense of humor! Nor could I begin to describe the wild hand and arm gesticulations that Jill began making to me after just a few minutes into the dive.

As we have had these kinds of communication problems before, we each now carry an underwater writing slate. Pointing at her slate dangling from her dive belt I signaled her to write down what she was trying to say. Scribbling feverishly, she held up the slate:.

It took me a minute to understand her message as I knew she liked Heart and we did have the Plymouth while I was in college - but when Jill started frantically pointing behind me it dawned on me she was referencing the fish! I turned around and there it was - floating about four feet in front of my mask.

Now this was not my first encounter with a barracuda, but this one was somewhat larger than the one from my previous experience. I started to back peddle a little and it moved forward a little. I moved back a little further - it moved forward a little further. Maybe it wants to be friends I thought. My second thought was maybe we could outnumber it.

I signaled for Jill to come over. At least she could have considered it for a second! I should mention that our first dive was actually off the coast of Klien Bonaire. It also has great snorkeling and a water taxi can easily get you across the half mile of water that separates the two islands. After the dive we did spend a little time exploring the port town and Capitol of Bonaire - Kralendijk - with a population of a little over 10, people.

While the town is small it does have some interesting shops and historical sites and is well worth it to take an hour or so and stroll along main street. DAY 6 - Curacao. After a short sail from Aruba we have arrived at the Country of Curacao. Curacao consists of two islands - the main island of Curacao and - wait for it - Little Curacao! As we prepared to go ashore, a very attractive tall blonde lady caught her high heel on the edge of the elevator floor and started to fall forward, but I reached out and managed to catch her in my arms before she fell to the deck.

I was probably going to hear about this later. I should note that it was previously announced that the Silhouette had a little over passengers and that the average age was This last fact was driven home as our group left our ship and walked by the Mein Schiff - a German cruise ship docked adjacent to ours.

Our group of what I would call mature people from the Silhouette contained two electric carts, a wheelchair, and some other assorted walking aids; but the 40 or so men and women bounding off the Mein Shiff - clad in bright spandex tights and form fitting tops - were not only fit and skinny they were carrying bicycles slung over their shoulders!

There was not an ounce of fat on any of them and from what we heard they were about to take a 40 mile bike tour around the island - and that was before lunch! God knows what they were going to do later - probably race up Mount Christoffel - the highest point on the island.

Anyway, Curacao turned out to be a shoppers paradise and Jill spotted a curio store that interested her. Entering the store she stopped at a counter that had a sale on Essential Oils. Now lets be frank here - I am on the upside of 50 years and I have never heard of or used an Essential Oil - so just how essential must they be? In the end we wound up with a selection of Essential Oils which included the Sandalwood and something called Ylang Ylang - even though I suggested to Jill that Olive and Canola oil came in a lot bigger bottles and were a heck of a lot cheaper!

DAY 7 - Aruba. We have arrived at the beautiful island of Aruba - the last of the ABC islands on our schedule. Aruba consists of two islands - Aruba - and surprise - Little Aruba. Anyway, we are enjoying a peaceful stroll along L. Smith Blvd. I can only attribute my sudden garrulousness about gold in Aruba to the fact that one of the main ingredients of Aruba Ariba is proof rum! Note: There is no truth to the neighborhood rumor that we considered naming daughter number two Mercedes!

Eleanor Roosevelt once admonished us to do something everyday that scares you. Well, I am about to go jewelry shopping with SailorJill and I figure that takes care of me for today. As the dye was cast and I am now committed to helping Jill find a place that sold gold jewelry.

It is interesting to note that every other store on the main drag is a jewelry store - with a very large casino added to the mix! Entering the shop Jill headed to the display of rings when my attention was attracted to a sign over a display of gold necklaces.

Calling Jill over I pointed out our good fortune on finding something that is apparently not available back home. Day 8 - Cartagena, Columbia. We have arrived in Cartagena - one of the primary reasons we booked this cruise as we have never been here before.

We booked a ship tour for this port and was looking forward to exploring the Fortress and the old section of town - which was founded in We were not disappointed - the architecture was amazing and Fortress simply stunning! We have been told that we are only the second ship to visit Cartagena since the pandemic and the people were glad to see us.

However, the drawback was that the people were glad to see us! I have never seen so many street peddlers in my life! One poor and inexperienced couple got off the bus, walked for a few minutes and fled back to the relative safety of the bus - only to have vendors push shirts, table cloths, Cuban cigars and souvenirs up against their window!

You have to hand it to the street peddlers - they were persistent! It is pink and matches your face. No sooner had you escaped one vendor when another took his place! Momentarily escaping the street vendors we entered a rather upscale looking boutique. Browsing through the store, Jill found an artist print with which she fell in love. In what was obviously a serious misprint, the price tag for the print was , pesos. Taking our selection to the clerk, I pulled out my left over money from our last trip to Mexico City:.

So, as it later turned out, the clerk was actually right - Columbia does have a different peso - who knew? The price for the print really was , pesos! And in another international coincidence where fact is stranger than fiction, Colombia is home to the Medellin cartel which has been featured on the US television program - COPS. I digress. That is, Jill went back after suggesting that I remain outside. Day 10 - At Sea. We are now on the way home and this is the first of two sea days before we reach Ft.

As usual, we visited Al Bacio to relax and decide upon the days activities. I thought that was an excellent idea as it has been a long time since we sailed on the Aegean Sea and visited Turkey. Not only that, but the history of Gallipoli and the famous battle fought between the Ottoman Empire and the English in World War 1was legendary.

Quite frankly I was quite surprised as Jill is normally not interested in military adventures, but I was delighted at her interest. We have never been to the Galapagos Islands and this will be a great time to learn more.

Hiding my disappointment, we arrived at the lecture hall at the appointed hour and listened to what turned out to be a very interesting presentation and a very good video of what could be seen on the islands.

However, I became a little concerned when I asked the presenter how much it cost and she replied that she was not authorized to talk about the cost!

The cost is a secret? It turned out that we needed to go to the Future Cruise office to learn about that little detail. Not only that, but the cruise did not qualify for the usual bonus for booking while we were aboard! Sensing our concern, the future cruise consultant suggested that perhaps in lieu of actually going to the Galapagos he could sell us a copy of the video we had just attended.

We are finally back in Ft. Lauderdale and after an easy deboarding process we are seated comfortably at our gate in the airport. As we reminisce about the highlights of our cruise the one thought keeps crossing my mind: Dear God, I hope that when I pass there is an Al Bacio in heaven!



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