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Congrats, great find! Just saw my first, also on Bonaire. Two at once, Wow!

Kharon--We have made the Ft Lauderdale-->Key Largo trip quite a few times. Pretty easy. Just watch out for the rush hour (particularly when going north on the return) as the thruways can get unbearably congested. As to accommodations, if you are willing to stay in places more out of the 1950's...

Thanks for your comments and perception. Yes, they are Gyotaku prints by Fred Fisher. His website is HERE. I should also add that we rented our unit using VRBO for a number of years, but they changed their business plan that such that costs went up both for us and our renters in what we...

Have a look at our place. Delightful Sand Dollar 1BR waterfront condo

For several years, I had the same feeling because there is so much discarded steel and other stuff below the pier. However, I've changed my mind because of the site's other attributes. One is the large number of schooling species that hang in the shadows around the pilings. There is nothing...

Speaking as a retired scientist, scientists are known to be wrong on occasion. Also, it is much more likely that such predictions were prefaced by a comment such as, "If things continue as they presently going..." Personally, I rather suspect that the reefs will outlive humans, unless of course...

We've been going to Bonaire for 4-6 wks/yr since 2008 and been checked for tags once.

Just to add a bit to this discussion, go to the Bonaire Blenny Guide on the Blenny Watcher's Blog by Anna and Ned DeLoach. It shows maps drawn by Anna DeLoach showing where various species of blennies were seen during their visit in 2013. Take the maps more as an indicator of habitat and not...

At Sand Dollar, the waterline and about 2-3 ft below along the cliff shorefront has numerous blennies, including Molly Millers, goldline, and others that I have not yet seen. Note that some spots are void, but just a few feet away, there may be many, especially more toward the north of the Sand...

No conditions are guaranteed. We have not been to Bonaire in late fall/early winter, but have been in April, May, July, August, January and February. Pretty much the same all the time, generally. However, rain is more likely in the fall and early winter. Usually, it's "tropical rain" meaning...

If you want a place that is just nice to be, I second the comments above about Sand Dollar. It has a great waterfront, perhaps the longest of any resort on the island. Of course I'm biased being an owner there. All I can say is that when units become available, they sell pretty darn quickly...

If you'd like to go through Aruba, I recommend learning how the Global Entry process works there and whether or not the Mobile Passport App can be used at that airport. The departure process at Aruba can be absolutely horrible because the many departing flights tend to converge on narrow...

Well, do what a number of us do--buy on Bonaire and go once or twice per year but for 1-3 mo/trip. The airfare price/day away goes quite low.

Kharon, I agree. I also think that the coral is looking better than 5-10 yrs ago, especially the elkhorn and staghorn corals. The restoration project is beginning to show obvious benefits. I wish the CIEE Marine Biology Center still operated and could tell us whether the existence of the sewage...

The thieves are very unlikely to engage in a full-fledged vehicle search. For example, they are unlikely to lift the hood and look around the engine. Get a plastic box with an attached magnet, then either place it under the hood or on the underside of the vehicle. Thievery is very uncommon when...

To correct a few things...The pool at Sand Dollar is not in the parking lot. It is on property belonging to Eddy's Restaurant which is adjacent to Sand Dollar. Sand Dollar guests are permitted to use the pool at no added charge. Yes, both locals and guests at Den Laman do, unfortunately, use...

Hot off the today's Bonaire Reporter ....Believe what you want, but the police are reporting data for the first half of the year and "Theft from cars at dive sites has dropped by 84%."

There is no pool at Den Laman. There is a pool at Sand Dollar. However, in my fairly extensive experience, the pool is seldom used by Sand Dollar owners or guests. The Sand Dollar beach is small, but sandy, and is the venue of choice for nearly all who do not elect to dive or snorkel. Kids love...

See this page for monthly averages of numerous measures. Note that, although the amount of rain is by far greatest, on average, during October through December, the amount of daily sunshine varies little across the year.

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