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Caption: The Caribbean VISITING
Caption: Before the world shut down, my husband and I went on a short Caribbean cruise. We visited five different islands during the cruise: Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire, St. Lucia, and St. Kitts.
Here are some scenes from our travels.
x Kathryn A Caribbean Cruise
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Caption: Stop One: Aruba
Caption: Our cruise began in the ABC islands, a group of small, arid islands that are part of the Netherlands.
Our first stop was Aruba, the “A” in the ABC islands. During our brief visit to Aruba, we walked around the capital of Orenjestad and bought some local alcohol. Then, we took a public bus to a beautiful beach where we relaxed under one of Aruba’s famous divi divi trees for a couple of hours. ARUBA
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Picture of Aruba
Picture of Aruba
Picture of Aruba
Caption: Stop 2: Curacao
Aruba
Caption: Proceeding in non-alphabetical order, our next stop was the “C” island of the ABC Islands.
On Curaçao, we walked across the famous Queen Emma Bridge and admired the colorful buildings in the capital city of Willemstad. We also had cocktails that were made with the island’s famous Blue Curaçao liqueur. CURAÇAO
Picture of Aruba
Picture of Aruba
Video of Curaçao
Picture of Curaçao
Picture of Curaçao
Caption: Stop Three: Bonaire
Curaçao
Caption: Bonaire, the “B” of the ABC Islands, received an A+ from us. We loved the peaceful, laidback atmosphere of this island.
We took a $20 ferry to a small island called Bonaire Klein. We snorkeled off the beach and took a quick walk around the capital city of Kralendijk. Bonaire
Video of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Picture of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Picture of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Picture of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Picture of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Caption: Stop Four: St. Lucia
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Caption: St. Lucia was our first non-ABC island of the trip. This independent country is lusher and greener than the Dutch Caribbean islands.
On St. Lucia, we explored the capital city of Castries before walking to a beautiful beach near the one of island’s small airports. St. Lucia
Video of St Lucia
Picture of St Lucia
Picture of St Lucia
Picture of St Lucia
Picture of St Lucia
Picture of St Lucia
Picture of St Lucia
Picture of St Lucia
Caption: Stop Five: St. Kitts
St Lucia
Caption: The independent country of St. Kitts and Nevis was our final stop of the cruise. This small nation consists of two different islands.
It was raining during most of our time here, so we visited a church in the capital of Basseterre on St. Kitts and then enjoyed rum punch at a bar by the port. St. Kitts
Picture of St Lucia
Picture of St Lucia
Picture of St Lucia
Picture of St Lucia
Picture of St Lucia
Picture of St Kitts & Nevis
St Kitts & Nevis
Caption: x Kathryn Happy holidays and wishing everyone a better year in 2021!
