Bonaire

Southern Bonaire Loop and Lac Bay on Scooters

Posted in Bonaire on June 23rd, 2012 by Vagablonding – 3 Comments

Rented Scooter - Bonaire

East Coast - Bonaire

Cai, Bonaire

Sisters at Cai, Bonaire

Lizard - Bonaire

Lizard close-up - Bonaire

Egret at Cai, Bonaire

Flamingos - Bonaire

Flamingos - Bonaire

The flamingo in the middle totally photo-bombed this pic with his butt hole.

Flamingo butt - Bonaire

Dead tree - Bonaire

Windsurfing - Lac Bay, Bonaire

Willemstoren Lighthouse - Bonaire

Slave Huts - Bonaire

Slave Huts - Bonaire

Salt works - Bonaire

Salt piles - Bonaire

Salt mounds and pink water - Bonaire

Salt - Bonaire

Diving at Front Porch, Bonaire

Posted in Bonaire on June 21st, 2012 by Vagablonding – 2 Comments

Beach - Bonaire

Wild Goats - Bonaire

Diving - Bonaire

Honeycomb Cowfish - Bonaire

French Angelfish - Bonaire

Peacock Flounder - Bonaire

Spotted Moray Eel - Bonaire

Spotted Drum Juvenile - Bonaire

Reef - Bonaire

Sand Divers - Bonaire

French Angelfish - Bonaire

Reef - Bonaire

Banded Butterflyfish - Bonaire

Diving - Bonaire

Kralendijk, Bonaire

Posted in Bonaire on June 20th, 2012 by Vagablonding – Be the first to comment

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Kralendijk, Bonaire

Simon Bolivar statue - Kralendijk, Bonaire
Produce - Kralendijk, Bonaire

Lunch on the pier - Kralendijk, Bonaire

Pelicans - Kralendijk, Bonaire

Bird - Kralendijk, Bonaire

Pelican - Kralendijk, Bonaire

Pelican - Kralendijk, Bonaire

Pelican - Kralendijk, Bonaire

Trans World Radio - Bonaire

Trans World Radio mural - Bonaire

Bonaire!

Posted in Bonaire on June 19th, 2012 by Vagablonding – 1 Comment

Bonaire shore

Traveling again, FINALLY! I’m in Bonaire, a small island off the northern coast of Venezuela, with my mom and sister. Bonaire is the B in the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao) and is known for its fantastic diving.

wanna dive Bonaire

We arrived at the Flamingo Airport at 5:30 on Sunday morning, and all I remember is that I had the hiccups so bad people wouldn’t stop saying “boo” to me. Look, I was just thirsty! Thankfully the island has a desalination system that provides excellent drinking water, so no need to bring water purification systems or buy bottled water if you’re visiting.

We’re staying at Villa Makoshi, one of the seven brightly painted homes in the Perla Boneriano complex. The houses are clustered around a pool with sun chairs and short palm trees with the ocean just a 3 minute walk away. Only one other home is occupied right now, so we pretty much have the place to ourselves! We’re renting the lower level of the villa, which has two bedrooms with fans and air conditioners; a full kitchen; three bathrooms; a huge living room and dining room with couches, tables, chairs and a tv; a laundry room and a lovely shaded patio. It’s incredibly nice and costs $1174 per week (low season price).

Bonaire shore

It is very warm, mostly sunny, and quite windy here, making the air temperature perfect. The wildlife is abundant and photogenic! These 3 foot long iguanas posed for me.

Bonaire iguana

Bonaire iguana

I also had a photoshoot with some funny birds, look for those pics in the next post!