Traveling Through Paradise

~ The ms Nieuw Amsterdam ~
~ Caribbean Cruise November 7 - 21, 1999 ~

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November 15th, 16th and 17th, 1999 (Click on a picture below to see the full sized version.)
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Isla Margarita, Venezuela ~ 15 Nov

~ Parking Lot in Porlamar, Isla Margarita, Venezuela
See the broken pop bottles and glass embedded in the top of the wall? ~

Kralendijk, Bonaire ~ 16 Nov

View of Kralendijk, Bonaire from the ship

~ View from the ship of Kralendijk, Bonaire ~
Hurricane Lenny is coming - we weren't allowed off the ship.

~ Another view from the ship of Kralendijk, Bonaire ~

~ Klein Bonaire, the island in the bay near Kralendijk, Bonaire ~
The hills beyond the island are the northern part of Bonaire in the distance.

Willemsted, Curaçao ~ 17 Nov

We were supposed to go to Aruba, but the port was closed due to Hurricane Lenny

~ Film Making in Willemsted, Curaçao ~

The MS Nieuw Amsterdam in front of the Queen Juliana Bridge in the harbor at Willemsted

~ The MS Nieuw Amsterdam and the Queen Juliana Bridge in the harbor at Willemsted ~

~ The "Otrobanda" (translates as 'Other Side') of Willemsted, Curaçao ~

~ The Punda section of the city of Willemsted, Curaçao ~

~ View of a cemetery in Curaçao from the bus window ~

~ View of the ship in Curaçao from the Queen Juliana Bridge ~

~ View of the ship and Willemsted in Curaçao from the Queen Juliana Bridge ~

~ View of Willemsted in Curaçao from the Queen Juliana Bridge ~
Yes, that IS a ship on the horizon.

~ View of the ship and Willemsted in Curaçao from the Queen Juliana Bridge ~

~ The story of how Curaçao liquer is made. ~

~ Brievengat, a colonial mansion furnished with authentic pieces on Curaçao. ~

~ Kitchen in Brievengat, a colonial mansion furnished with authentic pieces on Curaçao. ~
The kitchen was painted with polka dots
because they confound the eyes of flies
and so the flies avoid the room.

~ Beautiful sky above the Seaquarium on Curaçao. ~
The birds are hoping for some fish.

~ Birds above the Seaquarium on Curaçao. ~
The birds are still hoping for some fish.

~ I couldn't resist one more of the sky and the birds above Curaçao. ~

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"She lives by the sea when the summer wind comes
And the sea don't mind at all
She talks to the sea when the sea runs wild
And the waves run steep and tall."
Gordon Lightfoot