Los Aves Sotavento, Venezuela

 

Dear Friends,

Just island hopping, on our way to Bonaire, we also visited this last island archipel. On  approach the Coast Guard called in and we were cleared to anchor of Isla das Palmas.

Windy, but kind of protected.  We saw heaps, i mean literaly mountains of conch shells... somebody had themselves a great conch meat party... and of course the windward side of

the island full of debris and PET bottles.

 

Some fishermen came by and we swapped a bottle of Grenada rum for two Dog snappers.

The next day, for security reasons (as the wind was blowing hard and we were kind of anchored wedged in between two coral shoals), i decided to re-anchor to a somewhat more protected spot.

During a snorkel  i spotted a gigantic lobster, took some pics to show to Dora (who had stayed on board), and bravely  she geared up to catch the animal (bare handed??). By the time we got back, the monster was gone.

The winds picked up but we were in a good place.

 

Early the next morning, at Sunrise, we set sail to Bonaire...

Do well…

Best regards

Pieter

Problem....Solution

Dear friends,

Enjoying a relaxing afternoon, a walk on the beach, Ponta do Curral, just oposite Morro de Sao Paulo, Bahia. Just above the high water line, a great number of PET bottles and other plastic garbage...

In a feable attempt Cris and I tried to gather the mess, but it was just too much... Whilst collecting, we wondered: If these PET bottles would be worth money (as is the case with alu cans recycling here in Brazil) no one would toss them away, and even so, people would go and collect and turn it  into money.

Simple solution. I know of various countries where you pay a few pennies more when buying a PET bottle, and you get it back upon returning the empty bottle. So, why is this not done by the softdrink companies here in Brazil?

Take care,
Pieter