Travel Destinations To and From the Mid Atlantic forum: Bonaire Dive Trip
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| I just got back from a weeks Dive Trip to Bonaire. It is part of the Netherlands Antilles and what is commonly called the ABC Islands Aruba, Bonaire & Curaçao off the coast of Venezuela. It is not your typical tropical island, It is out of the hurricane belt and only gets about 20 inches of rain a year. I spent most of my time underwater but I did take a few hours to tour around the topside of the island. Well know for it's colorful town, wild donkeys & beautiful birds. High on my list was to see a few of the Flamingo flock and although I didn't get good pics of them I did get a really good look at them.        Life is Great! Holly Please visit me and learn more about My Life on the Water a Personal Journey Thread in the MidAtlanticMusings Cubit. http://cubits.org/MidAtlanticMusings/thread/view/5752/ |
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| Bonaire is a big producer of salt. The salt flats provide a nice habitat for the flamingos. It is one of the things that played a large part of the islands history. The slave huts are very small not tall enough for a man to stand up in. There is also beautiful Lac Bay only a few feet deep and well know as a windsurfer area.     Life is Great! Holly Please visit me and learn more about My Life on the Water a Personal Journey Thread in the MidAtlanticMusings Cubit. http://cubits.org/MidAtlanticMusings/thread/view/5752/ |
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The northern end of the island is a National Park and I didn't have time to visit that but we did a tour of the area below the park. There is a very large lake, very shallow only a few feet deep and brackish water another habitat for the flamingos. There are huge cactus all over the island this agave is taller than me. The cactus fences are very interesting and seen everywhere around the island.     Life is Great! Holly Please visit me and learn more about My Life on the Water a Personal Journey Thread in the MidAtlanticMusings Cubit. http://cubits.org/MidAtlanticMusings/thread/view/5752/ |
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We stayed at a beautiful seaside resort and here are some pics of the beautiful landscaping.       Life is Great! Holly Please visit me and learn more about My Life on the Water a Personal Journey Thread in the MidAtlanticMusings Cubit. http://cubits.org/MidAtlanticMusings/thread/view/5752/ |
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These guys were everywhere near the shore line, hanging out in the outside dining area just waiting for us to share some of our salads with them.    Life is Great! Holly Please visit me and learn more about My Life on the Water a Personal Journey Thread in the MidAtlanticMusings Cubit. http://cubits.org/MidAtlanticMusings/thread/view/5752/ |
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So here are a few of the UW pics. The camera wasn't set at a high resolution so the pics aren't as clear as they should be. But it should give you and idea of what I saw and there sure was plenty of it to see.       Life is Great! Holly Please visit me and learn more about My Life on the Water a Personal Journey Thread in the MidAtlanticMusings Cubit. http://cubits.org/MidAtlanticMusings/thread/view/5752/ |
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| What a great adventure!! Beautiful pics, Holly, but I'm sure they're nothing compared to seeing them the way you did. |
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Holly brought me a gift from Bonaire, sea salts that were produced there. I look forward to enjoying them.  RicThe Amen of nature is always a flower. Oliver Wendell Holmes Thanks to Grandma and the joy flowers brought to her and in turn to me. |
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| It really is fun RRR you are so right UW pics just don't come close to showing how beautiful it all is. Life is Great! Holly Please visit me and learn more about My Life on the Water a Personal Journey Thread in the MidAtlanticMusings Cubit. http://cubits.org/MidAtlanticMusings/thread/view/5752/ |
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| Holly, What a thrill to spend time in such a beautiful place. I enjoyed being an armchair traveler - had never even heard of Bonaire before. Thanks for the pics! “Surely as cometh the Winter, I know there are spring violets under the snow.” (Robert H. Newell) NGA Blog..........Pinterest Boards..........Tablescaping Blog |
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| I would head back there in a minute if I could. Life is Great! Holly Please visit me and learn more about My Life on the Water a Personal Journey Thread in the MidAtlanticMusings Cubit. http://cubits.org/MidAtlanticMusings/thread/view/5752/ |
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It sounded so nice that if they go again I'll probably tag along.  RicThe Amen of nature is always a flower. Oliver Wendell Holmes Thanks to Grandma and the joy flowers brought to her and in turn to me. |
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| Oh, yeah!!! Beautiful.. Now I know what to look for in January. Thank you. Glad it was super stupendous!!! |
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| Wow, beautiful, so interesting! Thanks for sharing! I expect the meal costs are a little high, being an island? (Bermuda, about double what you'd pay back home) "If you bring joy and enthusiasm to everything you do, people will think you're crazy" W. Haelfeli, New Yorker cartoon |
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| Meals were included with our package. The food was great and plenty of it. I liked the one dish ( Keshi Yena ) so much that I had it twice once for lunch and once for dinner then came home and made it for Ric, Josh & Cortney the other night. It is pretty easy to make but a bit expensive because of the Gouda cheese. Here is the recipe I used and it tasted just right. http://www.i-sxm.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=artic... Life is Great! Holly Please visit me and learn more about My Life on the Water a Personal Journey Thread in the MidAtlanticMusings Cubit. http://cubits.org/MidAtlanticMusings/thread/view/5752/ |
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| Sounds tasty! I'll def order it if we go to Curacao. I think, not having had the real deal, I'd cheat and try it with muenster at home. "If you bring joy and enthusiasm to everything you do, people will think you're crazy" W. Haelfeli, New Yorker cartoon |
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