Monthly Archives: October 2009

Aves de Barlovento

Posted on October 28, 2009 by KC2RIY

These days I wake up around 5am. Not sure why. I used to think it was in line with sunrise but right now sunrise is some time later. We’re keeping our clocks in line with Eastern Standard Time, not Venezuelan … Continue reading →

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Cayo de Agua – south side

Posted on October 27, 2009 by KC2RIY

Early yesterday morning three of the boats around us left together, including the French boat on which the horn had been sounded the night before. I suspect they were a group all together and maybe it was all three crews … Continue reading →

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Cayo de Agua

Posted on October 26, 2009 by KC2RIY

Having eaten an early lunch at Carenero we left the lagoon on the batteries and set sail. We shook out the first reef as the wind had dropped to nearer 15 knots. We had to jibe a couple of times … Continue reading →

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Isla Carenero

Posted on October 25, 2009 by KC2RIY

We motored over here around 9:30am and anchored in the lagoon with a couple of motor boats and a couple of yachts. We’ve had a snorkel and are not overly impressed with the place. It is idyllic in many ways … Continue reading →

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Sarqui

Posted on October 25, 2009 by KC2RIY

We managed to spend our remaining bolivars in the supermarket in Grand Roque. Without really bothering with prices we just picked up things that we fancied. At the till we figured out what we had left then added three bottles … Continue reading →

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