April 30, 2025

BONAIRE - Day 2 - One of my top 10 so far!

A fellow passenger had told me about a private charter that was available in Bonaire, for a day of sailing.  I booked it a couple of weeks before the Miller's arrived and invited two other friends, Bosco and Nuron to join us on this Fun Day. We all had a fabulous time! The sailing was exceptional and the dutch couple who were our captain and first mate, clearly loved what they do - they were so accommodating and the service was top notch with lots of yummy drinks and snacks throughout the journey. We also anchored two different times to snorkel and swim.

Life doesn't get better than this!!!

By Pat Patrick April 7, 2026
Monday April 6th is another travel day for us on our destination to remote Raja Ampat . We started the day at 5am to make our 7am flight from Denpasar, Bali to Sultan Hasanuddin Airport in South Sulawesi for our brief layover to connect with our flight onto Sorong, Indonesia.
By Pat Patrick April 6, 2026
Easter turned out to be a travel day for Bosco and I as we were extremely limited in when we could be seen by the Australian Border Control to disembark from the Ship, for a scuba diving adventure in Raja Ampat that I have had reserved, for over 18 months! We flew from Perth to Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on Easter afternoon.
By Pat Patrick April 6, 2026
I have been really excited to get to Fremantle / Perth for my first time. I have had a few friends live here over the years and I have a second cousin, James Murphy, who I have only ever spoken too briefly, over the last 35 years and that I would love to meet in person. Jim is the older brother of Paul who I met up with in Melbourne a few weeks ago.