After two really long work weeks, it was nice not to have to set the alarm and to have a Saturday to relax. We ate a late breakfast, then Jason came from the south part of our duplex to discuss meals for the three extra guests from Latin America that will be staying in both sides of the duplex starting tomorrow.
The Red Submarine at Karel Beach Bar’s dock
We went into town for the noon excursion that Virginia arranged yesterday. We arrived at the Karel Beach Bar where we boarded the Red (semi-)Submarine. [http://bon-sea.com — Virginia managed to get a better rate than any listed on their website!] There were only four passengers on board–two Dutch men and us. The captain, probably in his 20s, told us the water was too deep to see anything at first and had us stay on top for the short trip to the island, Klein(small) Bonaire.
Passing a Sea Research vessel [https://www.infobonaire.com/caribbean/] as we head to Klein Bonaire in the distance.
We saw lots of fish, but getting a good photo proved illusive
It was like snorkeling, but without getting wet and covering a whole lot more territory. We saw all types of coral and thousands of fish, but nothing big, like turtles, stingrays, dolphins or shark.
Several types of coral–the most obvious one being tube coral.
Most of the time one side had a good view, while the other side was towards deep dark water with no bottom in sight.
Virginia was getting ready to take a photo of me with her Kindle, then saw ‘my’ camera!
We were grateful that there were lots of empty seats so we could move to whichever side had the best view. Virginia and I stayed below for most of the return trip.
Heading back to Kralendijk where the ‘small’ cruise ship The World (Nassau) is docked
We wanted to see the marine life near the docking point. The water is very deep until within about a couple hundred feet of shore. There the bottom was almost all sand with hundreds of small fish swimming around the piers near shore.
Hundreds of fish–most are yellow ones that blend in with the sand–some can be seen as faint shadows on the bottom
We next went to Kooymans, the large hardware store, to get a 2 foot flourescent tube and some LED bulbs for the duplex. Kooymans could be compared with a Lowe’s at home, with slightly higher prices.
It looks like the KFC across the street from Kooymans is being remodeled
We picked up a Doner [sounds like Donor] wrap and a Doner box at ‘Doner Station’ which is housed in a 40ft shipping container
Across the street from Doner Station is the Bonaire Warehouse Supermarket where we do most of our shopping. It even has shaded parking inside the doors on the right. There are nicer markets on Bonaire but with higher prices
We went home to eat our Doner lunch and get our suits to go for a swim at Sorobon.
The beach at Sorobon is one of the only sandy beaches on Bonaire
While at Sorobon, there were several light rain storms that passed over. One made this rainbow.
Wind surfing is a popular sport at Sorobon. There were several dozen today, but by the time this photo was taken, the wind had gotten stronger with fewer windsurfers still out.
Blessed by a Rainbow from the King thereof.