Merry Christmas family and friends!
RAMBLINGS FROM THE GALLEY WENCH
Christmas morning we were up at 7:00 a.m. The kids must be getting older, this is the latest we have ever been up Christmas morning! We opened our gifts, Santa was good to all of us! I was surprised by a pair of pink Asian pearl earrings (see photo) from the Captain. Also some silver studs and a pair of starfish earrings. Me thinks he loves the galley wench : ) Brett got me a nail polish kit (I love to have painted toes) and from Dylan a beautiful yellow wrap (my favourite colour!) to go with my new swim suit.
Last night we had two Canadian women from Victoria, B.C. over for Christmas Eve drinks and snacks. They are on the mooring next to us. Wendy's husband is ill and back in Canada having medical tests. Her friend Anna flew in to stay with her. She plays the guitar, so we were serenaded by her, Brett, and Dylan on his saxophone. Dylan played us lots of Christmas tunes, and Kenny G of course! It was a very nice evening. I have the boat all decked out, we hung Christmas lights along the mizzen boom and I have my chili pepper lights inside over the bar and in my galley. It is all quite festive and cheery!
Today we are cooking a turkey. The smallest one we could find was too big to fit in either my convection or gas ovens, so we got the butcher to cut it in half. I will cook half at a time, because we love leftovers! I am making mashed potatoes, gravy, bubbat, Carrots L'Orange, Stove Top Stuffing (which is actually quite good) sweet potatoes, and a can of cranberries. All the good stuff! I did a bit of Christmas baking which the boys devour at every opportunity. Dylan must be in a growth spurt again, he eats like a horse!
The crew and I got the captain a new 3x5 ft. black pirate flag. Our old one disintegrated. He also got a couple of shirts, and Louis L'Amour and Wilbur Smith books. As a joke, Santa surprised him with a green speedo! What a hunk of man!!!! Me thinks the galley wench loves the Captain : )
GREETINGS FROM THE NAVIGATOR AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
This was definitely the best Christmas ever for me. We were up late on Christmas eve, so I actually got to sleep! Dylan woke me at around 7 I think, then he ran and got our parents up. Me and Dylan sorted the presents into piles on the table, which was very crowded. During the night, the line holding up my stocking broke, so it was laying on the bar. For Christmas, I got three tee shirts, a pair of swimming trunks, a dive light, a retracting clip for diving, razors for shaving (The ones we had were clogged with dad's grey hair!), shaving cream, lots of chocolates, a Stephen King book, an african flute, a beer bottle cozy, polarized sunglasses, and a few other things I can't remember. Me and Dylan, and mom and dad went swimming early this afternoon. There are tons of fish right here, armies of Sergeant Majors and lots others. We are moored right over a dive site! The turkey tonight is gonna be really gooood..... I hope we do some diving tomorrow. I'll get to use my new dive light!
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE FIRST MATE
Hi everyone. I had a really good christmas here in Bonaire. It was alot of fun. I got a cleaver for steaking fish, a book and some little umbrellas for my drinks from Brett. And from mom and dad I got a half pound spool of 150lb monofilament, size 1.5 crimps, 350lb barrel swivels, 150lb snap swivels, 5/0, 7/0, 8/0, 9/0 hooks, a spring scale for weighing fish and some stuff to rig up a handline. We had brunch a while ago and Im looking forward to supper!
El Capitano says I am to write for him. I think what he would like to say is life is pretty damn good. In fact it's practically perfect. What an amazing way to spend Christmas day together as a family! We are having the time of our lives and can't wait to dive and explore the waters of Bonaire.
In closing, thank you all for your Christmas emails, photos, well wishes and love. We think of you all and miss you dearly, especially at this time of year. Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and New Years! Thanks again for all your e-cards, photos and holiday wishes, they are really appreciated! I've attached a few photos for you, from our trip here, Christmas morning, and a few snaps of Bonaire, taken from our boat.
Lots of Love and hugs from the Dutch Dreamers
XOXO
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