1_T_Submariner
Contributor
Getting there - American from St. Louis to Miami to Curacao then Insel from Curacao to Bonaire.
Flawless no issues.
Accomodations - Den Lamen Very nice! Stayed on 3rd floor in a studio. Nice room one maintenance Item taken care of right away.
Might request 2nd floor next time.
Dive op - BDA - Huge Improvements! They gave a great briefing and reminded everyone a few times to sign up for boat dives after the briefing this was an Issue for us last trip. They corrected this! 24hr access to Nitrox and Air tanks on the Pier also the gear locker. No more stashing tanks etc... Another great improvement!
Diving
6 - boat dives around Klien I think we visited Norh-South-East-West parts of Klien! always great diving.
14 - Shore Dives - Salt Pier (awesome 1st time for us), Salt City, Light house, Red Beryl, Jeff Davis, Tolo, Kapatra, Oil Slick, Wind sock and Bari in daylight.
3 - Night dives all on Bari reef.
Vis was great! I took quite a few pictures trying to figure out my strobe until now all I have taken are natrual light pics.
Just a touch disappointed on lack of turtle sightings. Lots of Eels and reef squid! also lots of lion fish which people on the boat dives kept wanting to show everyone.
A slide show from my pics.
Bonaire Oct 2011 :: Bonaire_10_11 slideshow by 1_T_Scot - Photobucket
Driving - Truck included through Total. Typical Bonaire truck. Mazda 4dr 4cyl gas 5sp. No problems. Has the price of gas went down on the Island Approx $4 a gallon.
Dining
Sunset - Tried to get something light the first night. NO ordering off the lunch menu! horrible attitude. Got in truck went to Karels. Hope this
changes last trip Sunset was good this one Not so much. The owner seemed mad the whole time we where there.
KFC - Lunch Mmmmm (I still miss the old location).
Karels - Zeecht menu really good! Sitting on the Pier WOW!
Paradise Moon 2X - Great Food Great setting Great staff. Crazy Nachos, Fajitas, and Fajita salad are what we sampled. Also Carl the Chef makes his own hot sauce. This hot sauce is serious! But if you like hot stuff ask for some.
Rib Factory - Good food nice view moderate prices.
City Cafe - Great Staff, Good burger, Great Pollo Loco Baguette! and Happy Hour!
Pasa Bon Pizza - Great Pizza! the Italian sausage is the best!
Patagonia - Mixed grill was really good. Wife's Filet even better.
Crime - We had a bag of candy, 3 refilled water bottles, $2, and a hotel towel stolen out of our truck while parked at Oil slick - 1st time anyone messed with our truck in 5 trips. If they would have asked I would have given them everything but the cash and towel.
Construction - Every road in Bonaire is being worked on for sewer project, great for the Island! and we found some interesting new roads.
Donkey Sanctuary - It's been flipped! the enterance is now at what used to be the back.
Trip back - Insel from Bonaire to Curacao we were delayed by 2 hours our lugage however stayed in Bonaire.
There where 8 of us in Curacao that didn't have their bags. We had 3 hours until our American Airlines flight home.
Insel said We will send your Lugage to Miami. Hmmm we don't live there. They said they would send them to our house in
Illinois. I'm thinking Yeah sure right! Never going to see those bags filled with Dive gear (minus Regs, Camera and computers).
Today FEDEX showed up with all of our lugage! I couldn't believe it all intact and complete! Excellent Job Insel!!! I'll fly them again.
Flawless no issues.
Accomodations - Den Lamen Very nice! Stayed on 3rd floor in a studio. Nice room one maintenance Item taken care of right away.
Might request 2nd floor next time.
Dive op - BDA - Huge Improvements! They gave a great briefing and reminded everyone a few times to sign up for boat dives after the briefing this was an Issue for us last trip. They corrected this! 24hr access to Nitrox and Air tanks on the Pier also the gear locker. No more stashing tanks etc... Another great improvement!
Diving
6 - boat dives around Klien I think we visited Norh-South-East-West parts of Klien! always great diving.
14 - Shore Dives - Salt Pier (awesome 1st time for us), Salt City, Light house, Red Beryl, Jeff Davis, Tolo, Kapatra, Oil Slick, Wind sock and Bari in daylight.
3 - Night dives all on Bari reef.
Vis was great! I took quite a few pictures trying to figure out my strobe until now all I have taken are natrual light pics.
Just a touch disappointed on lack of turtle sightings. Lots of Eels and reef squid! also lots of lion fish which people on the boat dives kept wanting to show everyone.
A slide show from my pics.
Bonaire Oct 2011 :: Bonaire_10_11 slideshow by 1_T_Scot - Photobucket
Driving - Truck included through Total. Typical Bonaire truck. Mazda 4dr 4cyl gas 5sp. No problems. Has the price of gas went down on the Island Approx $4 a gallon.
Dining
Sunset - Tried to get something light the first night. NO ordering off the lunch menu! horrible attitude. Got in truck went to Karels. Hope this
changes last trip Sunset was good this one Not so much. The owner seemed mad the whole time we where there.
KFC - Lunch Mmmmm (I still miss the old location).
Karels - Zeecht menu really good! Sitting on the Pier WOW!
Paradise Moon 2X - Great Food Great setting Great staff. Crazy Nachos, Fajitas, and Fajita salad are what we sampled. Also Carl the Chef makes his own hot sauce. This hot sauce is serious! But if you like hot stuff ask for some.
Rib Factory - Good food nice view moderate prices.
City Cafe - Great Staff, Good burger, Great Pollo Loco Baguette! and Happy Hour!
Pasa Bon Pizza - Great Pizza! the Italian sausage is the best!
Patagonia - Mixed grill was really good. Wife's Filet even better.
Crime - We had a bag of candy, 3 refilled water bottles, $2, and a hotel towel stolen out of our truck while parked at Oil slick - 1st time anyone messed with our truck in 5 trips. If they would have asked I would have given them everything but the cash and towel.
Construction - Every road in Bonaire is being worked on for sewer project, great for the Island! and we found some interesting new roads.
Donkey Sanctuary - It's been flipped! the enterance is now at what used to be the back.
Trip back - Insel from Bonaire to Curacao we were delayed by 2 hours our lugage however stayed in Bonaire.
There where 8 of us in Curacao that didn't have their bags. We had 3 hours until our American Airlines flight home.
Insel said We will send your Lugage to Miami. Hmmm we don't live there. They said they would send them to our house in
Illinois. I'm thinking Yeah sure right! Never going to see those bags filled with Dive gear (minus Regs, Camera and computers).
Today FEDEX showed up with all of our lugage! I couldn't believe it all intact and complete! Excellent Job Insel!!! I'll fly them again.