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Sailing
adventure in Los Roques.
Los Roques is a
perfect place for a regatta and cocktail cruises, you can make a
circuit passing by each one of the islands, usually the sail
boats make this circuit visiting one island per day, the
navigation between each island a hard sail of one or two hours,
from EI Gran Roque to one of the furthest places of the
archipelago would be Cayo de Agua usually you have to sail in
the morning so that the sun doesn't make much reflection in the
water and you can distinguish the shallow waters, the reefs and
the passages trough the narrow straits that are a truly
outstanding show when the sun is at your back, the light is
really good for pictures and best of all is that the navigation
is not stressing and you can take your time to enjoy at peace of
this beautiful straits, taking pictures or drinking a Pina
Colada, usually, while sailing there is another activity that
will make your heart beat stronger, "Trawling", drop your camera,
your Pina Colada and everything you might have in your hands,
you can't let lunch escape, that lunch that the generous sea of
Los Roques always gives us, if there's anything that is excess
in Los Roques is the quantity of fish, trolling from the boat
you can catch Carite (Spanish makrel), Tuna, Barracuda or
Bonito. The return is in the afternoon so that the sun is at
your back like when you sailed there in the morning and you can
see all the way back to your destination, and enjoy all the
shades of blue.
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After
we pick up our guests at the landing strip, and after explaining
how the facilities of the boat work and that there is nothing
missing, like cigarettes, film rolls, batteries, and once you
have changed your clothes for more comfortable ones we set
sails. The circuit begins at Gran Roque from there we sail to
Noronqui, it is about an hour and a half sailing, for the ones
that have never tried sailing and who might be a bit frightened,
it will be alright after five minutes, when the engine is
switched off and the sails are raised, we will feel the safety
of being here, while listening to the sound of the waves, a fish
jumping out of the water, the sea gulls or a forked tail heron
that is pursuing the boat... Heard a fish jump? Run get your
angle to catch a humble lunch with fresh fish, because even the
most fearful and faint hearted person can discover in just five
minutes that this close encounter with nature, that this is one
of the most virgin and untouched places of the world which can
make a change in your life, you have to fish to eat, but if you
couldn't there is always a chance to trade something for a good
fish or a lobster, the wind is used to transport from one place
to another, anyone can grab the helm of the boat along with the
captain who will explain you the basic principles about the wind
and the sail, anyone will feel like they are back at the time of
the old pirates, brave and bold daring to forget everything that
is not natural "The City". >> |