By Scott Phillips (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #487) on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 3:53 pm: |
We're heading back to paradise next month, I was just wondering if anyone can give us a current report on the condition of the shortcut back from Karpata. I'm referring to the dirt road less than a mile or so after you make the right hand turn at Karpata; the one that's marked with the rock with the bicycle on it that has a pretty serious uphill section. I know that when it's in "good" condition that it's pretty rutted but passable in a small truck, but that when it's "bad" it's pretty unpassable. If anyone's got an update it would be appreciated.
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By Michael Stanfield (BonaireTalker - Post #88) on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 10:10 pm: |
Scott,
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By Mara Mara on the wall (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #907) on Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 8:47 am: |
Michael makes me jealous - every other month. WAAAA
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By Debbie Babcock (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4460) on Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 9:11 am: |
Michael, how does one get to go every other month, you lucky dog!
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By Michael Stanfield (BonaireTalker - Post #89) on Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 7:38 pm: |
Debbie,
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By Mara Mara on the wall (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #945) on Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 8:00 pm: |
Debbie - my eyes are now green. I bet we could hide in the luggage on one of the trips - what do you think?
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By Debbie Babcock (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4480) on Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 9:10 pm: |
Micael, You certainly have a good deal going on there! Great children too. Wow! 10x a year! I can only dream of going that much for the next 6 years or so, when we retire too!
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By Mara Mara on the wall (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #954) on Friday, October 13, 2006 - 9:47 am: |
I'm with you on that Debbie. Michael - when is the next trip that we have to be ready for?
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By Michael Stanfield (BonaireTalker - Post #91) on Friday, October 13, 2006 - 9:29 pm: |
Mara,
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By Brian (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1872) on Saturday, October 14, 2006 - 4:32 am: |
You may find you have less luggage after it goes through San Juan.
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By Debbie Babcock (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4497) on Saturday, October 14, 2006 - 10:58 am: |
Michael, drat! I forgot about the San Juan connection, guess I'll just wait till when I go in November. Have a great trip!
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By Michael Stanfield (BonaireTalker - Post #92) on Saturday, October 14, 2006 - 8:35 pm: |
Debbie,
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By Debbie Babcock (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4514) on Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 1:13 pm: |
Michael, I will miss you this trip, I am first two weeks of November this time around. If you are there in February, I will be there three weeks then into the first week of March.
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By Michael Stanfield (BonaireTalker - Post #94) on Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 5:50 pm: |
Will be at home in February waiting for a new grandchild scheduled for Valentines day. We plan to be on the Island March 6 to 21. Eventually our schedules will cross. Just reread your email. I am on the Island the first week on November and leaving November 7 to go to DEMA show.
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By Debbie Babcock (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4515) on Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 7:06 pm: |
Great! I get there on Nov. 1st. We will have to see if we can meet up! I will send you an email.
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By Jeff Raykos (BonaireTalker - Post #25) on Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - 10:13 am: |
Scott,
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By Scott Phillips (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #488) on Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - 10:39 am: |
Thanks, Michael and Jeff, for the updates. Sounds like we'll be using that road in a couple of weeks. And, Jeff, "a little bumpy" is certainly an understatement from my experience -- tanks flying all over the bed of the truck is what I've usually experienced! And thanks to everyone else for the usual entertaining BT sidebars!
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By Mara Mara on the wall (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1067) on Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - 10:43 am: |
Scott - if you use a weight belt drape it over the tanks - it helps a little. Otherwise try to put gear bags or whatever near the tanks so that they don't go crazy.
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By Tom Brokamp (BonaireTalker - Post #24) on Friday, January 5, 2007 - 4:26 pm: |
Last week we ran into some lost older folks trying to go the wrong way down the one way beach road. They didn't have a map and were trying to find a way back to the cruise ship so we offered to let them follow us. We took the shortcut not knowing a thing about it -and with them following - they must of thought we were nuts! The condition was fair and both cars were full of people that were laughing pretty hard.
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By Ron Gould (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #755) on Saturday, January 6, 2007 - 12:13 am: |
We have seen many cars and trucks going the wrong way on the Karpata one way road. It happens all the time and the police don't enforce the one-way law... Ron
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