"Life is what happens while you are making other plans" the adage goes. I believe there is much truth to this. Indeed, many of our travels, mishaps, and adventures happened in this vein: hiccups in our master plan, a curve in the road, a fly in the ointment. Consequently our plans would change, sometimes drastically. It was in such a framework that we unexpectedly discovered and lingered on the delightful island of Curaçao, one of the "ABCs" (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao) in the Dutch Antilles—thanks to a sudden whim.