Hintermann
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- Messages
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- Location
- Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, UK
- # of dives
- 500 - 999
The only negative aspect of my recent visit to Bonaire is the realisation of how expensive basic essentials are on the island. Food and drink in particular are particularly so and I suppose this reflects the fact that very little grows on the arid little island and everything has to be imported. Even in the ridiculously expensive Dutch Supermarket I saw a few locals and other units like The Warehouse were not that far behind. I calculated that things like bread, fruit juice etc were marked at over twice of what we would pay for similar supplies in the UK and perhaps Holland. It is OK for tourists like us for short visits but the local people must feel really hard done by.