On our way to Cartegena, Columbia, for Christmas we visit wonderful islands scattered in the Caribbean!
| The Roques and The Aves are both small groups of islands in sparkling water, often surrounded by coral reefs. They offer many lovely ancorages and often fisherman come by to sell or trade for fish and lobster. We'd left the Venezuela mainland in early November and we usually just stayed a day or two in each anchorage as we journeyed on. What yummy meals we had with the crew of "Complicite", the other sailboat we were traveling with. Ray and Mirielle are terrific "fisherfolks" themselves and often shared their catch. We actually catch fish sometimes, too....just a small Mahi-mahi this trip. | The "Aves" group are a bit further southwest than the "Roques". They offer good stops as we make our way to Columbia for December. The Aves are renound for the thousands of "redfooted boobies", colorful birds that roost in the mangrove trees. Their chicks are white and fluffy and about the size of a small chicken. We set out early in the dinghy, slowly rowing under the trees on the shore, looking up at thousands of boobies. Their beaks are bright blue. We also enjoyed great snorkeling sites in these islands when the wind was calm enough. |
