Williamstad, CuracaoWe have made a lot of progress in setting things right on Ashika… I meant Dois has made a lot of progress setting things right on Ashika. I’ve done my share of pink or purple jobs, but Dois is all over getting Ashika in working order. He set the generator right by finding another sneaky leak. He removed the hydraulic steering ram and found a shop that is replacing all the seals as soon as they get here from the States. He fixed the outboard giving us mobility again and he bought a compression sleeve and ankle brace for his injury and they seem to be helping reduce the swelling.. Win win win and win. What happens when we are winning so much? …How about a little boat accident? Being in a safe haven from hurricanes in a season that promises to be wild and woolly, is unquestionably great. Except we may have discovered one reason why there are so many sunken ships in our little safe harbor. The water ways here are brimming with tourist boats, party boats, fast boats, sailboats, sabots, jets skis, windsurfers, wing-surfers and swimmers. Thats why we like being off to ourselves in “Bottoms Up Bay”. But when a party boat full of inebriated partners with a sound system that bounced Kanye West off the East mountains tried to sink us. Dois went on deck to see why the music sounded so near; it was because there was a party boat headed right at us. He could see through the dancing partners on the foredeck to the helm where two guys were having a gab. Dois started yelling and waving his arms and the boat captain finally saw us and made a hard left. Not quite soon enough to miss us though. We are annoyed by having to clean up after an incapable Captain and boat owner who were earning money while scraping our boat, but decided to call it a win anyway. No dancers or sailors were harmed, we walked away a few cosmetic scrapes that we will eventually fix and Karma, God or the Force (as in Luke Skywalker) will balance the books.. After checking out “Mi Dushi” (meaning ironically; My Sweet) we decided to walk over the hill to check out the canons at the old Dutch fort. Nothing like a beautiful beach and incredible ruins for a change of mood. This is Fort Beekenburg, or what’s left of a 1703 Dutch stronghold with ramparts and canons and a tower with view to die for. It must have worked because Curaçao is still a Dutch colony today. The island of Curaçao is a desert Island with colorful parrots and parakeets flourishing among the lava rocks and cactus. There is a windsurf venue within walking or dinghy distance and temps are 85/85, water and air. Its humid and hot and we are well-suited for island life here. Vrede.
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Lauri
8/10/2023 09:40:09 pm
He chose a lock to pick. I stopped him before the World Heritage Police could lock him up. ;{
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Dois Brock and Lauri Hamilton Brock splashed our boat Ashika into the Pacific April 2017 for a Round the World Tour.
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