 Bonaire Fun
On 11 Mar 2005, Mike H <mhammoc@**************> postulated in
news:qNtYd.23881$6g7.16409@bignews1.**************:
> Ah, the windsurfing outfitters are 'camouflaged'.
> Vela is in an 'annex' off to the side of the Marriott; it
> appears really to be a part of the Marriott. Sailboard
> Vacations is at the other end of the fisherman's huts
> and across the street from the 'beach' (although
> not much of a beach in that section) so you won't see any
> sails there unless the windsurfers are out and carrying
> the rigs across the road (one of the disadvantages of
> SBV). There isn't much activity before 10:00, except
> for the kitesurfers, and no activity at all of the wind
> is not us.
>
> By the way, several people have asked me which island is
> better for windsurfing, but I'm not sure... They both
> have their advantages... Hmmm... I think I need to
> go back to both of them again so I can make a better
> comparison. ;-)
> Mike
>
>
>
> Don Wiss wrote:
>> On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 17:40:48 -0500, Mike H <mhammoc@**************>
wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Come on Don, I though you got around better than that....
>>>
>>>Windsurfing in Aruba is at Fisherman's Huts, which is at the
>>>very end (Marriott end) of Palm Beach. If you get in the area,
and it's
>>>a decent windy day, you can't miss the windsurfers.
>>>(And early or late in the day, Kitesurfers.)
>>
>>
>> Okay. I did get to the beach that was north of the Marriott. I was
there
>> about 9 AM. I did see some sports huts setting up. But nothing on
the
>> permanent scale as at Lac Bay on Bonaire.
>>
>> I didn't take a picture. My first pictures are at Boca Catalina
Beach at
>> 9:20 AM. I then bicycled along the North coast until the natural
pool.
>>
>> Don <donwiss at panix.com>.
>
Isn't June the big month in Aruba for windsurfing? There was an event
in 1999 I happened to be there for (though I don't windsurf), and the
sailboards were all over the beach at Malmok.
-- ipgrunt
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