We've been in Bonaire for 6 weeks and can declare it's very good (for us). We elected to take a place in the marina as opposed to taking a mooring ball for the convenience of being able to step off the boat, shore power and water. Polly has a garden for supervised walks in the evening too.
Our
reason to pick this island for hurricane season was twofold; first it sits
on the southern edge of the hurricane zone and, secondly, it has great, easy
access diving. Using our dinghy we load up the kit and pootle along the coastline or a short hop across to Klein Bonaire, an
uninhabited low lying island, with less visited sites. And we've seen
a good variety of creatures, although no big stuff, no sharks or
mantas. It is possible I've seen sharks here before and on a
previous visit a manta, but this isn't current diving. It's very gentle
stuff with excellent visibility. We have seen turtles, a spotted eagle ray hunting for food through the coral heads, the biggest spiny
lobster we've ever seen (Bonaire is a no take marine park), a 20cm
red hairy frog fish and many, many more usual suspects though we're still looking for an elusive seahorse. I don't have
an underwater camera now so all the following images are sourced from the
web.
spotted eagle ray 
red hairy frogfish 
spiny lobster 
red lipped blennie
When we're not diving we find other ways to take our exercise, essential when we are eating so well, either on board or at one many excellent restaurants. Sometimes there's an early morning walk along the promenade to the centre of Kralendijk before it gets too hot, or a cycle ride to the supermarket on the dedicated cycle paths. Bonaire suits us so well that we're considering coming back next year.
It's safe too. I feel comfortable leaving David and Polly on their own while I take a trip home :) leaving in a couple of days' time and back at the end of the month.
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| flip flop tree |
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| Harbour Village marina |
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| walkies |
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| gardening leave |
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| light refreshment at the Brewery |
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