Venezuela

Birds. Birds. Birds.

Birds. Birds. Birds.

Islas de Aves Islas de Aves are two separate little island archipelagos separated by about 10 miles of deep water. As the “Aves” name implies, there are many birds here. After a nice day sail from Cayo de Agua, Los Roques, we arrived at Isla Sur in Aves de Barlovento and were surprised to find […]

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Beaches. Beaches. Beaches.

Beaches. Beaches. Beaches.

Los Roques, Venezuela Los Roques was one of the reasons we decided to go to Venezuela. I had been there in 1990, with my dad father on the Irish Rover, and swore that Los Roques had the best beaches in the Caribbean. As you can see from the pictures in this blog entry, and the […]

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Twenty-Seven Fish in Thirteen Hours

Twenty-Seven Fish in Thirteen Hours

Blanquilla, Venezuela Another nighttime departure from Los Testigos and we were off to Blanquilla, a small, low-lying island about 90 miles away. This was supposed to be another great fishing area so at dawn we put the fishing pole out, only to discover that we already had a large catch. Sometime during the night, 25 […]

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The Dark Blue Road

The Dark Blue Road

Offshore Island, Venezuela Until we arrived in Venezuela, our electric charts and chart plotters had served us well, guiding us through difficult passages and around shoals and coral reefs with accuracy measured in feet. As we approach Blanquilla, things appeared to be a little off on the chart plotter. The problem was confirmed as we […]

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Mary’s Blog Entry

Mary’s Blog Entry

Los Testigos (The Witnesses), Venezuela Larry typically writes the blog. I take some pictures and offer content. But I thought I should do this blog entry because I am the reason we almost didn’t go to Los Testigos, Venezuela. When we first decided to go to the outer islands of Venezuela, we were at home, […]

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