Best of Mike #120

When you dive Bonaire you tend to think in terms of north and south.

The center of the island, culturally if not geographically, is the town of Kralendijk.

Sites to the north tend to involve steep terrain both above and below the water. While the sites to the south often have a shallow sandy bottom that makes for a nice long and leisurely swim to and from the wall.

We pretty much always drive to dive when we are on Bonaire.... and that's where this spot comes in.

Once you drive as far north as Karpata (one of our favorite sites to dive on the island) the road becomes one way and to get back.... you have to circumnavigate the upper half of the island.

A nice drive but it does take a little time, maybe 30 minutes. Which is not a significant investment.... when you are measuring in island time.

So.... what we like to do is spend the morning diving sites to the north, drive around the island and then picnic for lunch.

Our favorite picnic site is this spot. Located very near the airport it is named for the Windsock that hangs at the end of the runway.... right across the street.

There is great shade here, a very pleasing view thru the trees, the occasional excitement of a plane coming right overhead on it's approach to the airport.

And, if you are so inclined after lunch.... it's a fine dive site too.

A very easy entry (both the waves and bottom), with a short swim over sandy flats to a steep wall that always seems to have an abundance of smaller stuff that we so often see in Bonaire.