happy valley in curacao

[happy daze john in oz]

Navigators and the Spurs in Cape Town, Smugglers Durban, Delmonico's and The Playhouse.

Remember them well, got thrown out of all of them at one time or another.

[Alan Briggs]

It was certainly a Brothel with a difference, search for weapons at the entrance, open air bars where you could sit and have a beer observe the goings on and decide whether to indulge or just have as stroll around.

[Michael McRae]

I have good and bad memories of this 'Happy Valley'. Was J.O.S. on the STS William Wheelwright, took fresh water (Delaware river water) to their salination plant and loaded crude out to New Jersey. Visited the place and spent some hours with a nice girl before going back to her enormous and soft bed. Engaged a taxi back to the ship, agreed the fare and we set off, on the way back the driver announced the fare would be lot more; when I refused he drove straight to the police station where I was the given the option of a jail cell or pay the taxi. Well I paid up and had to walk back to the ship.
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[Johnny Kieran]

Oddly enough, thinking of Curacao, I'm sure I saw my first colour tv there, early to mid 60s. In Willemstad most likely. Odd thing to do in such a place, watching telly.

[Doug Hardie]

Don’t imagine many sailors dock there for cargo .
Doug

[j.sabourn]

Was a bunkering port as well if remember correctly. JS

[Tony Taylor]

Was a bunkering port as well if remember correctly. JS

you could load bunkers in the refinery area, as well as Caracas Bay or Bullen Bay; I believe Caracas Bay is no longer a bunker berth but can accommodate large vessels for other activities. Bullen Bay still used for bunkers.

[Mo Docherty]

next door neighbour

[Mo Docherty]

10 days alongside curacao,nightwatchman,no happy days for me,but cartagena colombia was happy days fellas

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Oddly enough, thinking of Curacao, I'm sure I saw my first colour tv there, early to mid 60s. In Willemstad most likely. Odd thing to do in such a place, watching telly.

Hi Johnny
From a comfortable bed maybe.
Des