South - plenty of boat diving to do on Bonaire! We split our diving beach-boat almost equally. We are older and some days just don't feel like schleppin gear into truck, getting beat up, etc. All good valid point here. Few personal observations - Bruce Bowkers Caribe Inn - top notch, lovely gardens, no restaurant/meal plan, difficult to get into due to popularity. Not a resort so much as private residence added onto over time. No knocks - Bruce IS the go to guy for repairs or gear. Plaza - better suited for boat diving w/ multiple boats. Large resort - your room can be a bit of a hike from your car, the beach, restaurant and boat dock. I'm sure they can create a custom package including food and boat dives. Resort is further south so Klein Bonaire is a bit of a boat ride. Again, no knocks. Capt Don's - fair sized resort, couple boats, spit across the way to Klein sites. Package boat, lodging and meals. Excellant onsite restaurant and bar with wide variety on the menu. Buddy Dive - probably has most boats (though I've never really counted ## of boats at every resort), right next to Capt Don's, about the same size, so-so onsite food, package meals and boats, does 2 tank morning/afternoon trips. I too like 2 or 3 tank trips - I'm out, let's dive more! Again Klein is short trip across the way. Secret gate between resorts so you can walk over to eat and drink at Capt Don's (though if they lock the gate you have to walk out to the street to access the other resort). No so large that you are ever more then a minute or 2 from boat dock. Both Capt Don and Buddy Dive are about 10 min drive into Kralendijk proper, Carib Inn is walkable and Plaza is another mile or so south of Carib Inn. Buddy and Don's are also closer to the Northern sites some of which are easier to do by boat - 1000 Steps, Rappel (not really practical by land), Jeff Davis... There are other resorts, but I have little or no experience with them. Good luck!
