You don't need a new vocabulary to learn the Dutch ABCs. Aruba, Bonaire, and Cura ao spell perpetually warm, sunny weather and a myriad of activities. Aruba is well-known as a center for shopping and beach resorts. The park occupies most of the northwestern portion of Bonaire. Because it occupies both the rough Atlantic coast and the calm lee side, it has the most spectacular beach and cliff views on the island.
Some viewpoints are breath-taking in their grandeur.
Cura ao is not only the largest of the Dutch ABCs, it is the busiest of the islands. Of all Dutch ports, Cura ao's Willemstad Harbor was for decades second only to Rotterdam in importance, primarily because of the large oil complex developed here over the years. Cura ao's economic history is front and center at Christoffel Park . Savonet takes up the major portion of the park, and is the focus of our hike. Dozens of other islands in the Caribbean offer similar opportunities to those who want to shuffle some adventure into their beachcoming and lazing around.