Trip Report Bonaire- January 18- February 01, 2025

[Trailboss123]

It's pretty bad Sipper. I posted a trip report (March 11-25) where I talk about it a little. The difference from '23 was enormous. We skipped '24, now i wish we hadn't. The soft corals and sponges are still great and there's still critters around, albeit fewer and smaller but your question was about the reef, and I refuse to sugar coat it, it broke my heart. Karpata is a grey landscape. Tolo was much better, but just when you think it's not so bad, you see a little live plate coral and remember what it used to look like everywhere.

I'm told it's the same in Roatan and Cozumel. I'm open to suggestions.

Cozumel is in much better condition than Bonaire. I went there directly from Bonaire and stayed 2 weeks and the contrast was incredible. I would not hesitate to go to Cozumel. It is clearly the best diving left in the Caribbean, in my humble opinion.