Spring Break in Curaçao, April 2 - April 11, 2009

Day 1: We made it! In the darkness of a tropical night, we drove across the island from the airport to the lagoon called Lagun. Happy and joyous, we went swimming under the stars at ten o'clock at night.

Day 2: Could not stop taking pictures of the sun rising above the hills east of Lagun. What a gorgeous show! We made it to town today to buy groceries at the Dutch market. Why to drive all the way there? For a good reason: they sell Kinder Surprises!!! We bought three. :)

Day 3: What a view we have from our balcony! A day of relaxation; we spent it snorkeling in miraculously turquoise waters of the lagoon that we contemplated from our balcony in the morning.

Day 4: Climbing Mount Christoffel at sunrise (Michael at the Top: a picture below). We still had a whole day to swim and enjoy after that!

Day 5: Diving and swimming with sea turtles at Lagun in the morning, exploring Hato Caves in the afternoon, after that, going to an only movie theater on the island, taking a walk around historical part of the town, running across the opening Old Swinging Lady bridge, dining at an ocean front place in Otrabanda, walking back to Punda, and still making it back to the other side of the island for a well deserved night rest. Wow.

Day 6: Swimming with the dolphins.

Day 7: Snorkeling at Playa Lagun; an adventure to the Blue Room, an incredible cave filled with blue light that you have to dive into, that did not go as planned, for it was guarded by stinging jellyfish; swimming at Playa Santa Cruz instead, and dining at Jaanchee's.

Day 8: We crossed the island for the Ostrich Farm, and visited Aloe Plantation. At night, we went to a party at neighboring Bahia Inn, where a group of drummers played for us under the full moon. No words; it was all about feeling a range of frequencies.

Day 9: We stayed at Lagun, talked to people we met during the week, went to a couple of local beaches - just to see how crowded they are, and happily returned to our paradise.

Day 10: We are on our way home, but before that: I went to my morning date with the Ocean despite the rain, and Michael went to the pool shortly after the sun was out. He finally met kids who could speak English. He was so excited, that we had to decide whether we still want to catch our plane!

April 12, 2 a.m. Oops! It is freezing cold in New Jersey, and we were so happy in our sandals, i.e. until now. :)