Published: February 25th 2012February 25th 2012
Willemstad, Curacao January 9, 2012
On our cruise to Lima Peru, our first stop was Willemstad in Curacao, a former Dutch colony. Since our only opportunity to go snorkling was in Curacao and our next stop in Aruba, this is what we did. At one of the beaches we stopped at there was an old abandoned fort. Curacao is very close to South America and therefore required defences against both the Spanish and pirates. The accompanying pictures are from the abandoned fort.
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This ship was tied up at the beach where we went snorkling
Ever wonder how the Pilot gets on the ship
You wouldn't want to slip
Old Fort
The sentry post and several of the old canons
Old Fort
Approaching the fort
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Curacao - how it's changed
When we were there (many years ago) the harbor bridge was the Queen Emma Pontoon Bridge - it opened and closed for naval traffic much like the Victoria and/or the bridge in LaSalle....
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