We are staying in a little resort area just south and east of Willemstad, the most densely populated area of the island. On Tuesday we endeavored to make our way to Westpunt and beach hop to see the island. We all put on our swim suits, slathered on the sunscreen added coverups and beach shoes. We all excitedly piled into the small Rav 4 for our adventure.
The farther you go north west away from Willemstad, the already bumpy roads get a bit more bumpy and as you drive from the main road to the beaches, well lets just say everyone was getting a bit queasy. What in reality was only a short ride began to feel like a marathon and we were all eternally grateful the air conditioning worked well in the little sport utility.
Here are some of the things we saw:
Secluded little beach with only us!
Small cove sheltering little boats.
An old Dutch Fort on the left, cannons from the 1700s still in place.
Another quite cove.
We finally made our way to Westpunt and found a little bar and grill overlooking the ocean for lunch.
The food was nothing special, just basic grill fare, but the passion fruit mojito was amazing! The coolest thing about lunch was watching Little Bear enjoy the wild life. He loves birds and there were several here that were bold.
This "Troupica" bird is very common. We fed him a few bits of french fries.
Towards the end of lunch we noticed a very large iguana slowly making its way down a tree truck just above another patron's head. Lucky for her it dropped to the deck beside her chair instead of on her head, somehow she wasn't startled. (We didn't point it out to her... it kind of happened quickly.) She then proceeded to toss bits of lettuce to the iguana until she had it eating from her hand. Little Bear was so enraptured that she called him over and helped him feed the iguana too.
Quite possibly the highlight of the trip!
With our hunger satisfied (the iguana's too) we got back in the car to find the best beach for snorkeling. No one was happy about getting back in the car or the few "not perfect" beaches we stopped at only to get back in the car; but the wait was well worth it.
We stopped here for the afternoon.
There were beach chairs and canvas umbrellas, picnic tables along with showers, a bar and lots of sand. Jon, Little Bear and I all saw out into the ocean. The water was so clear and the little fish, coral and bits of plants were amazing. Jon got to use is "GoPro" camera underwater as he snorkeled. I haven't done much editing yet and there will be a YouTube compilation at some point but here is a short 45 second clip.
We swam for a good hour or so and then made our way back to the beach with Grandma and Papa. Little Bear enjoyed the swim with his float while Mom and Dad got quite a workout. Hot, exhausted and tired we packed up and headed home to enjoy showers and a late night dip in the pool.
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