Klein Curaçao is a tiny island—less than 2 square kilometers—whose only structures are a few huts and an almost absurdly photogenic lighthouse. It’s downwind of Bonaire and upwind of Curaçao, which means that, if you want to visit it, it makes a lot of sense to do it before reaching Curaçao… otherwise you’ll have to backtrack upwind. Since we, lazy sailors, like to follow the wind and not fight against it, we made an overnight stop in Klein Curaçao, on our way from Bonaire to Curaçao. Please don’t tell anybody though, because it’s technically not legal: since the island belongs to Curaçao, you are supposed to first do the paperwork in Willemstad, Curaçao’s capital, to check into the country.
We didn’t have any issues, although checking into Curaçao ended up being an adventure by itself, for unrelated reasons. We discovered that the system is really, really, not set up with us cruisers in mind, so I don’t feel too bad about not following the rules… but that’s the topic for another post. For now, I’ll leave you with these images of tiny, desolate, beautiful, and worth-bending-the-rules Klein Curaçao.
As ever. Beautiful photography.