Trip Report BONAIRE TRIP REPORT & PIX

[Ken Kurtis]

We really enjoy going to Bonaire and this year was no exception, even though there were a few wrinkles during the trip. Despite that, it seems like a good time was had by all. Here's what happened and what we saw:

BONAIRE 2023 TRIP REPORT

BONAIRE 2023 SMUGMUG PIX/SLIDESHOW​

Enjoy!!!

- Ken

 

[NW Dive Dawg]

For some reason the Trip Report link isn't working for me... The slideshow works!

 

[OH2OD]

Thank you for posting about your trip.
Both links worked for me.
I enjoyed the report and pictures.

 

[Jake 10]

thank you for your report

 

[rmorgan]

Nice report, Ken. Thank you. An odd coda: The massive explosion of sharpnose puffers, which we also saw in late February, has one sideways, with myriad dead puffers found on shore and numerous green turtles dead or afflicted with neurotoxins, perhaps from eating the puffers. These are challenging times for lovers of the Divers Paradise, yet you found the best of it.

 

[Ken Kurtis]

For some reason the Trip Report link isn't working for me...

The trrip report link works for me when I click from here. Can't 'splain. But the direct URL is

http://www.reefseekers.com/PIXPAGES/Bonaire%20'23/Bonaire%202023%20trip%20report.html

 

[Jake 10]

The trrip report link works for me when I click from here. Can't 'splain. But the direct URL is

http://www.reefseekers.com/PIXPAGES/Bonaire%20'23/Bonaire%202023%20trip%20report.html

works for me on both cases , thank you

 

[scubadada]

Hi Ken,

Thanks for the trip report and photos.

Funny about frogfish. On our trip last August, we saw more frogfish than on any other visit. We saw eight frogfish, 5 of them on our house reef, Bari, and the other 3 off Klein.

Trip Report - Bonaire: Den Laman and Dive Friends, August 17-31. 2022

My wife and I made our ninth trip to Bonaire and, like the last five visits, stayed at Den Laman and dived with Dive Friends. Reservations: We made all of our reservations online, Sunwise Realty for Den Laman, Dive Friends, AB Car Rental, and American Airlines. It all worked out flawlessly...

scubaboard.com

I'm hoping to return to Bonaire soon. Many of us are concerned about the spread of SCTLD and the most recent observation of the dead sharpnose puffers and the effect on turtles.

 

[rmorgan]

Here’s reports of prior sharpnose population explosions. Sharpnose Puffers - Population Explosion

K,en—cool photo of the spawning tube sponge!

 

[scubadada]

Here’s reports of prior sharpnose population explosions. Sharpnose Puffers - Population Explosion

Interesting that the toxicity for turtles was also mentioned. I hope we hear more about this following the sharpnose puffer explosion in Bonaire