February 2015 - Curaçao

If the Phoenix desert were transplanted to the Caribbean, it would be the island of Curaçao. Although we went to Curaçao for the beauties under the water, the downtown area was very nice, and the island had some of the same desert beauty that Arizona does. We also went to a small nearby island called Klein Curaçao (little Curaçao) which had a beautiful beach and some decent snorkeling.

Downtown Willemstad	A pontoon bridge that swings open like a gate to provide access to the river	The beautiful facades
Downtown Willemstad	A pontoon bridge that swings open like a gate to provide access to the river	The beautiful facades
	Boats pull up and sell their wares directly from the boat
	Boats pull up and sell their wares directly from the boat
The Arizona of the Caribbean	The industrial side of Curacao	Ruins of an old fort
The Arizona of the Caribbean	The industrial side of Curacao	Ruins of an old fort
		Me and some pretty weird looking rocks
		Me and some pretty weird looking rocks
The cliff coast of Curacao	A sea cave with a hole on top. Instant death to fall down there.	An oriole
The cliff coast of Curacao	A sea cave with a hole on top. Instant death to fall down there.	An oriole
A yellow warbler	A pair of parakeets. They seem to always travel in pairs, it's very romantic.	Dinner of champions. Yay for the Netherlands!
A yellow warbler	A pair of parakeets. They seem to always travel in pairs, it's very romantic.	Dinner of champions. Yay for the Netherlands!
A real Dutch pancake. Hurray for the Netherlands!	A group of flamingos, rather silly birds	Sint Christoffelberg, the highest point on the island. We hiked to its summit.
A real Dutch pancake. Hurray for the Netherlands!	A group of flamingos, rather silly birds	Sint Christoffelberg, the highest point on the island. We hiked to its summit.
A parakeet	Curacao, from its highest point	Relaxing at the top of the mountain
A parakeet	Curacao, from its highest point	Relaxing at the top of the mountain
An oriole perched high above the island		Approaching the island of Klein Curacao
An oriole perched high above the island		Approaching the island of Klein Curacao
The beautiful beach of Klein Curacao	The ruined lighthouse	An incredibly flat, small island
The beautiful beach of Klein Curacao	The ruined lighthouse	An incredibly flat, small island
An old shipwreck in some really heavy surf	Local wildlife, a whiptail blue lizard	A nice ugly flatfish
An old shipwreck in some really heavy surf	Local wildlife, a whiptail blue lizard	A nice ugly flatfish
A sea turtle! My favorite part of coming to the Caribbean
A sea turtle! My favorite part of coming to the Caribbean