Arrived Oranjestad the capital of Aruba around 6:30am. A “constituent island country” within the Kingdom of Netherlands. It is only 18 miles north of the Venezuelan peninsula of Paraguana. Population is around 108,000. A volcanic island mostly covered by dry shrubs and cactus. Mostly sunny today with temperatures around 32C. Met around 8:30am on the…

Arrived Kralendijk the capital of Bonaire around 6:30am. This is a “Special Municipality” of the Netherlands and part of the Leeward Islands, about 50 miles off the coast of Venezuela. Population of about 26,500. A relatively flat island with brush and low trees. The island is fringed with coral reefs which make it a popular…

Arrived Willemstad the capital of Curacao around 2:30pm. This is an island country within the Netherlands in the southern Caribbean about 50 miles off the coast of Venezuela. A small relatively flat island with a population of around 180,000. A dry climate with little rain which is reflected in the terrain, with low brush and…

Arrived Georgetown the capital of Grenada at 7am. It is made up of 3 islands, Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique with a population around 115,000. They are part of the Windward Islands group. Grenada is known as the “Island of Spices” due to it´s growing and export of nutmeg & mace. It gained independence from…

Arrived Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados around 7am. The eastern most island in the Caribbean on the Atlantic ocean. It was under British rule until gaining independence on Nov 30th 1966. This is a predominately limestone island with lush rolling hills. 282,000 inhabitants makes it one of the most densely populated countries in the world….

Arrived at Castries on St Lucia around 10am. This is the capital of the Eastern Caribbean nation which alternated between French and British rule throughout the 1700s before finally settling as British. It achieved independence in Feb 1979. It is a tropical volcanic island with lush greenery and mountains. The weather was mostly sunny with…

Arrived off Gustavia at 7am. This is the capital of the small island of St Barthelemy in the French West Indies, also know as St Barth or St Barts. A small town of about 2,300 people first established in 1785. It’s now a Caribbean boating haven as evidenced by the number of boats docked and…

Arrived at Dockyard Bermuda in very windy conditions at 4pm on the 4th. Met for our tour of the Islands at 8:30am on Wednesday 5th. Eighteen of us boarded a small minibus with our guide Jevon who was very informative about life on the Island. We headed out from Dockyard along the narrow, winding road…

Arrived at New York JFK airport 9:30pm on Oct 31st. At the Kimberly Hotel E50th in Manhattan by 11pm. Next morning moved to the Lotte New York Palace Hotel on Madison Ave. Weather clear skies with temperature around 14C. In the afternoon walked the nearby streets and visited St Patrick’s Cathedral, Rockefeller Center, Times Square,…