Santa's Late Surprise!!

I was well aware my long awaited helicopter would be waiting for me under the tree upon our return from holidays but wasn't quite sure what to make about Mamma and Dadda's excitement at this little surprise...

Don't ask me what it is but whatever it is, it got Mamma and Dadda to start talking me into whether I'd like to have a little brother or sister!!  

Go figure!!

;-)

Time to go home!!

New York, Orlando, Palm Beach, Miami, Curacao....How many great places, good times... and what an enriching trip that was!!!

Time to pack up and return back home... Dadda give us a lift please!!! 

Last (& Best) Day in Curacao!

...finally everyone is fully restored in optimal form.. shame it's our last day on holiday!!!

So off we go straight up to the north in search of those lovely flamingos on route to the beach!!  You may spot a few in the very far distance behind me!!

Then off to the beach for a swim with Dadda...

...and then with Mamma of course!

...then some quality sand time... have to make the most of it before we get back to wintery Zurich!!! I might not see sand for several months!!

Here are Dadda and I building up our fortress!!

A lovely day for some canoeing in the open sea!!

Group picture before setting off for some lunch in yet another beach nearby...

Mamma and I well happy with a bit of food and liquids in our stomach!!

A final group picture after lunch!!

And we couldn't of course leave the island without one more round of 18 holes at the mini golf.. getting better each time!!!

Iguanas & Mini Golf!

... after a good afternoon kip I felt decisively better so we took a nice drive up to the north of the Island...

It was fascinating to work out who had been pooing on our car possibly terrified by the sound of fireworks that have been rocking the island all week!!

we ventured an hour north and stopped in a great estate with displaying some local art & craft in Jan Kok.. 

...come on let's go in and have a look!

we met more of this big iguanas on our way back home...

The revelation and undoubted favourite time of our Curacao holiday was when we hit the mini golf range adjacent to our restaurant!! Love it!!

Dolphin Encounter

... just when I thought i was back on track I had a difficult night with fever and was far from my top form when Mamma and Dadda were getting all set bright and early to head off for our Dolphin Encounter... something we had been looking for in months!!

I made treasure of the stock of medicine we had left and we went off to see what it was all about!

Was quite chilly as we got there well before 8am... and i was in no mood to get close to those creatures!!

Hey you!  Get off my Mamma!!

Felt much more at ease exploring the aquarium and making funny faces at big fish when I was at a safe distance from them!!

We stayed on for the dolphin show and then headed off home for a long afternoon nap hoping to shrug off those nasty bacteria that are still harassing me!!

Finally the beach after 4 days in the Caribbean!

...on day 4 of our stay we finally made our way to Jan Thiel beach, just footsteps away from our resort! Still haven't fully shrugged off the flu but we felt it was about time to absorb some energy from the sun and the sea breeze!

We started off with a dip in the pool...

...then it was for real!  

During the warmest hours we found some shelter to rest and have some food together!  As you can see Mamma is still not very well and I was doing my best to keep her going!!

Another dip in the sea after lunch!  Love it!!

 Waiting for sunset playing Snakes & Ladders by the sea... What else could anyone want?

Still had a bunch of fireworks left to use so made the most of the ammunition we had left before dinner!

Argentinean steak at sunset... could be worse!!

Welcome 2013

2013 didn't start in an ideal manner for us..  Mamma and I were really unwell though Dadda at least started feeling better...

He fetched us more medicine in the morning and then ventured through the island in search of interesting spots to take us all once we were all up and running again!

With the aid of medicine we did manage to spend a few hours out of our resort to see what Curacao had to offer...

So we went off to see the capital Willemstad!

Here are Mamma and I trying to pull off normal faces...

The two of us again while crossing the bridge to make our way to the old town...

My energy levels were very low so had to rely on a lift from Dadda to make it across!