Bonaire

Bonaire is a dive paradise for people that are independent. The recipe for fun is pretty simple: choose a dive resort, rent a pickup truck and pick your shore dives. At any time (day or night), load your gear into the pickup truck, get air tanks from the drive though and then go start exploring. Please remember to bring nothing else and leave all the windows open when parking. Just to be clear: We had never anything stolen and we felt absolutely safe.

The diversity of sea life is amazing. Those who seek, will find.

Spotted Moray Eel

Curious Cuttlefish 

Anemone Shrimp

Spotted Eagle Ray

Large Barracuda

Coral Crab

Each dive site is nicely marked and easy to spot. Park you car and leave all the windows open. After getting ready, just walk down to the beach and enjoy your dive. We found a portable shower to but on the roof of the car, so that when we came out we could rinse off the salt water. The water was nice and warm.

The island has a history of slaves working here under very primitive conditions. The red as well as the  white slave huts would tell you all about it. They can be found at the Southern end of the island where the salt is still being mined.

Instead of eating at the Buddy Dive Resort, we ventured out to Kralendijk and found plenty of great restaurants.

Before flying back home, I can highly recommend visiting Washington-Slagbaai National Park. There is plenty of beaches and cacti to explore. The East Side has blow holes to offer and is pretty wild and it looks like you're on a different planet.