Tropical Inn Bonaire Kralendijk

Our last day of snorkeling, and we saw an octopus! How cool. It wasn't hiding in a hole, either. We watched it launch itself from a rock, glide a few feet, and stick to the next one, over and over.<br><br>Reflecting on our favorites..... Last Bite Bakery, Gary, Linda's dive instructor at Carib Inn, pumpkin ravioli at Capriccios, diving ...

... 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.<br><br>

Today was our last day of diving since it is highly recommended that you have 24 hours without diving before flying&#8212;don't want to decompress on the plane.<br><br>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&#8217;t disappointed.  Our big find here was a green sea turtle.  When we ...

... the darkness, who knows how deep.  There were a ton of fish out there and this coral was all healthy.  It was one of the most impressive collection of fish I&#8217;ve seen&#8230;the usual players: parrotfish, butterfly fish, schools of tang, pufferfish, but lots of them.  Very nice.<br><br>Our next dive was at a site called The Lake.  This also is a double reef site (just down a ways from Angel City).  We decided to descend early and ...

So this was my second time in Bonaire. The last time was back in 2000. I wanted to take Steve to experience kayaking through the Mangroves. I loved it the first time, and it didn't dissapoint the second time around.<br><br>Bonaire is part of the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao). Aruba is the more touristy brethern. Bonaire is small and very, very flat ...

... a few minutes, a rainbow could be seen in the background. The houses are painted in bright colours<br><br>Along the shore, she pointed to us various points of interest such as sights as Devil's Mouth which is a big hole in the mountain. Another sight was 1,000 Steps which are actually steps leading down to the ocean. A lot of divers use these steps. <br><br>The ocean along the drive was a majestic ...

... all the cacti and see the ocean. I'm pretty sure there are not even any native palm trees. There are some mangroves. The mangroves are especially important as a fish "nursery", where the young fish can hide out in the shallow protected waters. When we were there 5 years ago we kayaked and snorkeled in the mangroves. It was neat to see little 4-inch long barracuda and other miniature fish. There are many colorful and interesting birds (guidebook says 130 species ...

... they are really faint and if you didn't know they were there you might not be able to see them...but I know they are there. The port We docked a little late and the port authority in Bonaire was late getting to the boat. I am glad we didn't sign up for a tour because we would have been rushed. Kathy and I went on shore and Dad stayed on the boat and rested. We went mostly to the Tent market where they all the junk jewelry. I had a great time there and got a ...

... Donkey Sanctuary.<br><br> Next, we passed through the Rincon Village, where many proud natives of the island still live, although they live around the rest of the island as well.<br><br> On to the Washington Slagbaai National Park. We stopped just at the entrance to the park - it had a whale skeleton put together on display (created by some students on the island), as well as many cacti and old stone/wood buildings to show how ...

Gorgeous water! Lots of beautiful fish! All right off the back of the boat which was moored right off the shore of Kralendijk, Bonaire's major city. Thanksgiving with good friends, Karen and Jason of YOLO--and a great tour of the pretty island--with sights including pink flamingoes! All this and more made for a wondeful stop along the way.<br><br>Some other things of note: <br>-- A donkey farm and wild donkeys--Donkeys were used in the 1800s for the ...