A blog by nerds afloat
We’ve spent several “normal” days here in Aruba so that things like school and laundry can happen. The “normal” days also involve routine boat maintenance. Usually, this involves changing or cleaning out one of the many filters on the boat. … Read More
After a week of hard-core tourist activity, we decided to slow things down a bit. Allie and I found a fabric shop tucked into the third floor of a neglected department store called La Linda in downtown Oranjestad. The store … Read More
I begin with an aside. Normally, an aside comes after the initial theme has been established. But Mel doesn’t do things in the normal order. So here it is at the start: an aside. Yesterday, the Burnetts had an awesome … Read More
Given how short the distance is between Colombia, Venezuela, and Aruba, one who didn’t pay attention to history would think we would encounter a slightly modified version of Latin American culture here. On the contrary, Aruba has proven to be … Read More
Warning: This post will be sailing-term heavy. Just so you know. So we made it from Santa Marta to Aruba the easy way. We had uncommonly good weather, which was amazing given that we were traversing one of the … Read More