Bonaire is an island in the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea.  Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao form the A, B, and C Islands, located less than 100 miles from Venezuela and it considered part of the South America continent.  It is outside the hurricane belt with a warm, windy and dry climate.    The spoken language of the majority is the creole lanuguage Paliamentu.  Bonaire has a rich and varied cultural history.

There was live music and dancing, and food vendors just feet away from the cruise port.  There were local artist displaying art for sale.

The island entire island is a coral reef that has been geologically pushed up out of the sea.  This location is excellent for snorkeling very close to the shores.  This island has more than 350 species of fish.  This island has sixty species of coral living in Bonaire’s reef.

We visited the Bonaire National Marine Park.  We took a boat over to the smaller island of Klein Bonair Harbor.  We snorkeled in 4 1/2 feet of water, and it was fantastic.

We shopped in downtown Kralendijk, on the Main Street Kaya Grandi.

We visited the Gotomeer lagoon. We saw the Goto Lake.  This is a natural salt water lake. There were lots of pink flamingos playing in the water.  I don’t like birds, but this was an amazing experience.

This island is fantastic for snorkeling a few feet from the beach.   We had a wonderful day in Bonaire!