LAS AVES
then we left at dawn on December 31 from Los Roques, the plan was to get to Las Aves de Barlovento and there to make peace in the last year, then again after a couple of days to finally reach Bonaire.
We arrived at the destination to one o'clock in the afternoon and we passed on through the maze of reefs to the third bay, we were all in 6 boats divided into three bays, crowding could go! The place is fabulous and the first thing that strikes you is the transparency of water (and by that we did not reach jesolo mica), anchored in 10 feet of water from the deck of the boat can be seen easily the white sandy bottom, the second thing is peace, the other boats in the distance (and even seem uninhabited) and you do not hear any noise but the waves breaking on the reef, when evening falls and then everything becomes dark isolation is total, no lights on the horizon 360 degrees (or the other boats are really abandoned or have some nice problems of batteries!) and the only bright spots are the stars! Cosmic loneliness, Nicolandra suspended over the world, New Year! At 9 pm all in the cot that tomorrow there is to it.
To make the day of the new year ready for landing on the green banks, here in fact beach you have never seen but only "grass" green and lush low vegetation that seems painted. Since land is a sight: outside the deep blue sea tinged with white crests, all in shades of blue (as a function of depth) to the blinding white sand buried under a few inches of water, this time your photos do not make it!
And so between snorkeling and attempts at trolling with the boat (at the request of Leon), passes in a blink of an eye a week, I think we have to decide to go, maybe tomorrow ...
Eventually we set sail and the anchor part, next stop Las Aves de Sotavento, stay "tactics" to reduce the jump of 15 miles on Bonaire.
A sotavento We are 4 boats, two of them decide to make the entry and starting from guardacostas (unbelievable but there are), come back to tell us that we too must its establishment, the third boat to go there and she return is to "recall" the order (Among other things, recognize us, we had seen in bahia redonda, greetings and amenities). We opt for secrecy, not a vocation but because rebel gurdacostas to go by we should put water in the tender, lower the engine, go back, pull up the engine and hoist the dinghy, embellished!
the morning parade before feigning indifference to the military as soon as possible on the mainsail and the jib out on the mizzen, away out to sea, we hope you do not put water in the boat if we are not fried!
Everything ok, fast and free to sail to Bonaire, Venezuela goodbye (after exactly 12 months), and besos gracias.