Club Laman Caribe Bonaire

... abundant coral at Karpata and Red Slave, the rugged countryside, accidentally finding the nudist resort near Jibe city, our hotel, Coral Paradise, and the nice hosts.

Next time we come: Rent a house with friends and bring Dori. Visit the Donkey sanctuary. Go on a night dive or snorkel (or both!) Dive more. Find the fruit boat.

... they were 6. Needless to say, I figured they would pretty much show me up. Our instructor, Gary, was fantastic. He had a good sense of humor, was respectful, explained everything clearly, and made us feel comfortable every step of the way. I had already read the book, and there were a few things I was nervous about, but when they actually came around, it was not as hard as I had imagined.

... juvenile spottet drum, store baracudaer, flere forskellige moræner og smukt farvede svampe samt koraller på pillerne. Lidt vildt var det dog også - godt vi havde guide med :-)

Derudover har vi lejet en bil og på det nærmeste kørt øen tynd. Bl. a. var vi på rundtur i en stor nationalpark, hvor mange flamingoer flokkedes tæt ved os. Sidst men ikke mindst fandt vi en skøn lille strand, hvor vi nød det tyrkise vand i fulde drag.

Saa staar den da for alvor paa daaaaaaaas! Vi har faaet en super lejlighed med direkte udsigt til det caribiske hav ca. 15-20 m vaek. Det er helt perfekt! I dag tog vi en baad til "Klein Bonaire" som er en ubeboet oe der ligger en 30 min. sejltur fra Kralendijk. Her er den fineste strand og vi snorklede rundt mellem en masse fantastiske fisk, og saa ellers hjem paa altanen til oel, chips og solnedgang.... aaaah livet er god til os.

... the island was very rough, even got to saw a blowhole.

We were back to the condo by mid afternoon.  Emily fell asleep on the couch and Paul watched the Cubs game.

We had dinner at a nice restaurant in town, Capreccios.  They’re known for their pumpkin ravioli.  Sounds weird, but it was excellent!

Now we’re back in the condo, contemplating packing.  Back home in the morning.

Dutch word of the day: kamhadegis.  Iguana.

Today was our last day of diving since it is highly recommended that you have 24 hours without diving before flying—don't want to decompress on the plane.

We started out at a site near our condo called Windsock.  We had snorkeled this site our first day here and were impressed, so we wanted to dive it.  We weren’t disappointed.  Our big find here was a green sea turtle.  When we ...

... trip. Make sure to wear sunscreen and if you're there in the rainy season, you'll want to bring bug repellent as well.

Following the tour, we were taken back into the port where we explored the market area near the port.

Across the street from the port there were moped and small dune buggy type rentals that looked like a lot of fun - Next time!!

... we enjoyed a spectacular vista of Klein Bonaire, the southern part of the island and the port could be seen in the landscape with our rising ship.

We made our way back to the ship at 12:00pm. The ship left Bonaire at 1:00pm. It was a short visit but I was happy having had the pleasure of touring the entire island. As for the landscape, it has a little bit more hills than its neighbour ...

We are at our diving site around 10. It does say difficult entry and exit but well, we can handle it. NOT!!! Coming out, the waves are tossing us back and forth, like balls in the ocean. At a certain point in time, when the water reaches your waist, you have to stand up, take off you fins, put on you flip-flops and walk to the shore. We stand up. The waves are pulling us down. Again. And again. I see Hubby is doing better than me. I do not manage to stand on my feed ...

... No more Alke office at the airport. There USED to be one but ... . Very unsuccessful so far! Check-in OK. We wait for our flight. And wait. It is past the departure time and the gate flick from 'on time' to 'departed'. Help! No, it did not leave yet, it is delayed with an hour. We wait. And wait. It is past the delayed departure time and the gate flicks from 'delayed till...' to 'departed'. No panic this time. We leave 1,5 hours late and 40 minutes ...