Today we took it easy again. We’re on vacation, Continue reading Just a short note
Category Archives: Bonaire
Visits to the island of Bonaire
Just an octopus
We relaxed around the Divi Flamingo resort today. We didn’t drive anywhere, do anything or really Continue reading Just an octopus
Captain Don's Habitat
We are always drawn to Captain Don’s Habitat. It’s just a short drive north of Kralendijk, lots of free parking, and an easy entry. Everything you can ask for in a snorkel spot.
The featured picture (at the top of the post) shows the gatekeeper, a large iguana who hangs around the pool area near the restaurant. He knows a good thing when he sees it!
One of the (many) things that makes Captain Don’s a great place to get in the ocean is the tarpons that hang around just under the restaurant. They are very large fish, with a protruding jaw that makes them seem quite nasty. But as you can see in the movie, they are quite shy, simply moving away if you get too close.
I told Pam I wasn’t going to take another picture of a Queen Angelfish, and as you can see, I’ve been true to my word. I was taking a picture of the snapper (no, really, I was) and the Queen Angel just photobombed the shot!
The visibility was quite good, but sometimes it was quite bad too. Weird that… so here is a shot of some bonefish. I dove down to take it, and they are not a fish that hangs around when you get close – they are a nervous fish.
This shot of a parrotfish is just so colorful, I felt it needed to be included! Yeah, yeah we’ve put up a million shots of this fish, but one more is ok right? I think it’s a great shot.
Captain Don’s Habitat
We are always drawn to Captain Don’s Habitat. It’s just a short drive Continue reading Captain Don’s Habitat
Moving to Bonaire
Saturday saw us pack up and head to Bonaire. It’s a fairly quick flight, with the Continue reading Moving to Bonaire
Weekend switcheroo
Today we switched residences, from the Divi Resort to a private residence, in Belnem, on the southern part of the island. It has a dock right out to the ocean and our living room has a thirty foot sliding glass wall to give us the most spectacular view of the Caribbean ocean! We will get a few pics of the place up later.
Here is a little movie of some guys sharing the front yard with us.
We picked Mike up at the airport – his flight was slightly late – and we swung home for a quick dip in the ocean. We saw some cool stuff – a biggish moray who was very active was one neat thing.
And we saw this fish called a soap fish – a most shy fish, who takes off quickly when we approach. But here he is checking out what the moray is doing.
We also saw our first lionfish! BOOO!
I’ve mentioned a couple of times that cruise ships have descended on us several times. Here is a picture of two ships in the harbor at the same time. The Celebrity ship in the foreground is much larger than the ship in the back.
Now let me ask you a question: would you use this dock?
Another lazy day
We spent most of the morning on our lanai, enjoying the coffee, the view, the heat and the sun. That’s pretty much our morning, most days. Then we get moving for a leisurely swim. We drove around the coast and noticed how low the tide was! It made certain beaches more treacherous to enter so we headed back into downtown and jumped in around the main dock.
We’ve not really been in the water here, and while it was really cool, there was too much sandy beach! haha But wow, the stuff we saw! I’ve uploaded this movie of a scrawled filefish. This is usually a very shy fish and moves away when you come close. But as you can see from the movie, this guy wanted an up close and personal interview!
And then – we saw something that I didn’t even think was possible. We have seen MANY and I mean MANY moray eels. The purple-spotted morays we’ve seen have all been around two feet, some less, some slightly larger. Well today we saw one that was bigger than the biggest green moray we’ve ever seen! Just never knew they could grow that big – and our fish book says they can’t! So there….
For dinner, we decided to eat at a place called Donna Giorgio’s Trattoria. Well, put it on your list! Terrific little restaurant, done in a jazz-influenced way, with a tip of the fedora to the Bossa Nova.
The menu is constantly changing, and is kept on a chalkboard. We split a Caesar’s salad ($13.50) which was a smart idea since the salad was very large and very tasty. For the main I had the Tagliatelle Pollo Cream ($18.50) which was absolutely delightful. Pam had the Roast Lamb with Risotto ($23.50) and she said it was so delicious she’d order it again! For desert we split a tiramisu ($9.50) and again – it would serve 3 easily. So just enough for us! I am not much on taking pictures of food, but look at the size of this tiramisu! Dinner with a twenty percent tip was $100 even and worth every penny!