Curacao 2024

The wingtip of the TUI Boeing Dreamliner

Arrived on the tropical beach of Blue Bay

Too late for sunset, but in time for the color show

Pictured in front of our hotel: green iguana

Still life with 2 iguanas and 1 big round fruit

Selfie on Blue Bay beach

Walking on Blue Bay beach

Seen from the other side

Not too busy here, it is not for free for non-residents

Green shore crab named Krabbie

Roxy in a net

Chilling out at sunset

Industrial vessels on the way to Klein Curacao

On the deck of the BlueFinn catamaran

The flag of Curacao on the catamaran

First sight of the coast of Klein Curacao

From here, we have to swim to the beach

Roxanne matches with the Caribbean Sea

First steps on Klein Curacao

The old lighthouse on Klein Curacao

It could star in the next Wes Anderson film

The wooden floor is rotting away

This is what salt does to paint

View from the lighthouse

Architecture from another era

Rusty shipwreck on the east side of the island

Eaten away by salt water

Nobody wants to remove or recycle it

Heading back for lunch

The picture perfect beach of Klein Curacao

Nobody is on the net, let&#x27;s claim it

Time to swim back again

Ready to snorkel

Not many fish to see here

One more selfie before we leave

Back on board and the bar is open

Tanning on the catamaran

Sailing near the mainland, getting mildly drunk

It is happy hour at Jan Thiel where we boarded

The BlueFinn leaves Jan Thiel

Sunset at Jan Thiel

Diving in Directors Bay: Puffer fish

The spotted one is a Smooth Trunkfish

A blue Surgeonfish in its natural habitat

A futuristic looking Striped Parrotfish

French Angelfish between the coral

Selfie of the two of us at 15 meters below sea level

A school of fish photo bombing Roxanne

Okay, the second attempt is better

Small Loggerhead Turtle resting on the reef

Fort Beekenburg (1703) in the Caracas Bay

The Noble Voyager is a Drilling Ship from 2015

Two Troupials with 3 cacti and 1 drilling tower

The Breedestraat in Otrobanda, Willemstad

Plenty of color on these steps

They take street art seriously here

Large furniture under the bridge

Artistically decorated door

The whole of Otrobanda bathes in color

Brown-throated Parakeet in Otrobanda

The sightseeing bus and the Queen Juliana bridge

The bridge is high enough for large cruise ships

Handelskade in Punda

The Queen Emma bridge is for pedestrians only

The obvious Instagram selfie spot

Santa Claus train in the tropics

Just a pretty mural by Darrick Marchena

Faded glory of the old cinema of Willemstad

Roxy challenges Johnny Walker

The Easy Riders of Curacao with police escort

Pretty Italian restaurant with average food

The sign by night

The Queen Emma bridge opens up to let a ship through

Walking back to the other side under Christmas lights

The lit up Handelskade

An abundance of Christmas trees

Venezuelan Troupial steals food in the Boutique hotel

Next mission: find Flamingos

We walk around the lagoon of Sint Michiel

And there they are, a whole bunch of them

Looks like they are at lunch

Some are fighting

Okay, everybody is calm again. And orange.

Driving towards the beaches on the west side

There&#x27;s another Flamingo pool

Selfie on Daaibooi beach

Pelican drying up at Daaibooi

Playa Cas Abao, the one with one palm tree

Iguana in the sky

The Rufous-collared Sparrow is everywhere on the island

Letting the drone out on Playa Cas Abao

Flying over the beach

Can you spot the two of us in the center of this image?

The sun is low, let&#x27;s go back

Just in time for sunset back in Blue Bay

Cava is the sundowner for today

Driving towards Christoffel mountain

The road goes steep up and down

We start walking to the top

The view starts to become awesome

It becomes more and more steep

Almost there

Finally on top of the world, or rather Curacao Island

We can see the Caribbean Sea in every direction

Up here, it is still 30 degrees

Close up of Roxy

The Tropical Mockingbird

This is the eastern direction, all the way to the end of the island

Two Brown Throated Parakeets having a noisy conversation

Some more wildlife on the way back: Laurenti Whiptail lizard

Going down the same trail

A white blooming orchid

Green iguana road block

A Crested Caracara looking for prey

We arrive at Kleine Knip beach

The water is 29 degrees around Curacao

One of the least commercial beaches

We can easily see fish through the clear water

Next to Kleine Knip: Grote Knip

I decide to jump in the water

Survived. However, it is shallow here...

Last view from Grote Knip

In the hotel on the last day

Last selfie on Curacao

Last view on Blue Bay

Map of Curacao