Just like that it was time to move along. We’ve got haul-out (it’s been three years without fresh bottom paint) and travel plans in Aruba, so we’ve had our eyes on weather. Winds tend to be pretty consistent, and pretty strong down here across the ABCs. It’s not a bad … Read More
Underwater
There just isn’t much else to do around here but dive. Finished up our Bonaire scuba tank rental cards. That puts all of us up to the thirty dive mark. I’m thoroughly impressed with the kids’ skills at this point. I spotted Ali’s shopping list sticking out of her bag. … Read More
The Bonaire Routine
Every week here in Bonaire we go through pretty much the same routine. Work and play around the boat Monday through Thursday, then rent a truck, get groceries, dive, windsurf, and explore all weekend. It’s not always bad to be repetitious. The mooring field has filled up. We’re now at … Read More
Under Bonaire
There’s plenty of fun to be had on Bonaire, but the big draw is really underwater. It’s kind of crazy to be in a place that you can jump in the water, literally anywhere, and swim right out to healthy coral and lots of fish. The seahorses are still hanging … Read More
Aimlessly Around Bonaire
Took a Friday afternoon to just tool around the island a bit more, exploring little corners we hadn’t been yet. It’s not a big island, so it hasn’t taken long to get to know every road. We no longer have to offer to pay the kids to pick up plastic … Read More
Diving Down
We took another drive out to the National Park, this time bringing along a set of tanks. Afterwards we stopped off for some cliff-diving again. The wind was absolutely howling, though, and even standing at the cliff’s edge was difficult. Put a damper on the day’s planned picnic and diving, … Read More
Around Bonaire
A boat would sure be a small place to live with kids who didn’t get along like peas and carrots. We’ve got two seahorses who live underneath the boat. They can always be found within about a twenty-foot radius. Bonaire’s longest tree. Windblown and ragged, but even at the end … Read More
Bonaire Play
Bonaire is a small island, and probably half of it is lined with easy to access water (the other half is windward and rough), so it seems only fitting that virtually everything revolves around the water here. When it’s time to play, it’s time to get in the water. Then … Read More