the pomegranate tiger

I took this picture because it reminded me of the courtyard at the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. It looks like a military garrison (complete with cannon in a corner), but is actually the entry to government buildings. There was a huge gate but nobody around, so I snuck around the corner and took a quick shot. A small local craft market: Lovely little house: I could have spent hours here - cold drink in hand, maybe a book to read while lying in the hammock: Heading back: The big hole in this pier didn't seem to bother anyone. Our ship in the background: Home away from home: We didn't have nearly enough time in Bonaire. I wouldn't mind taking a land-based vacation here. At any rate, land or sea next time, we'll definitely go snorkeling.

To make it easier to load, I'm splitting up my pictorial (the lazy writer's travelogue) into separate posts. As previously mentioned, I loved our little stop in Bonaire. We didn't have much time, so decided to spend it strolling along the waterfront area of Kralendijk, Bonaire's capital. I'm not much of a shopper, so avoided going into "town" and the shops. For those unfamiliar, Bonaire is part of the Netherland Antilles and along with Curacao and Aruba form what is often referred to as the ABC Islands of the Lesser Antilles. This is at the beginning of our walk: In the distance you can see black smoke billowing off the water. More about that later. Interesting buildings and architecture along the way: I couldn't quite figure out if this was a bar or a closed restaurant: The water was unbelievably clear (but what's with the black smoke?): We saw lots of parrotfish that swam right up to the seawall: Fisherman and his fish: Fisherman of a differe...