Where to ?Night snorkeling?

[boleslav]

We will be in Bonaire right in the time to see the ostracods. As we are pretty experienced snorkelers (25+years), we would like to do the night snorkeling on our own.
Can you, please, recommend a good location for the night exploration?
We are staying in the north part of town.
Thank you.

 

[woodcarver]

Andrea I or II are both very good, Andrea I is a better entry. Ideally, leave a lantern or light at the rock marking the entry point. Do a snorkel there during the day so you're familiar with it first. Something Special is another, but the lights from town can interfere a little unless you swim a bit farther to the north, closer to where the mooring actually is. Have fun! The light show can be pretty cool!

 

[rmorgan]

We've had success at The Lake. Far enough from town to have a fairly dark sky.

 

[BigDaddyGlad]

I did the Ostracod dive last month with a guide. I couldn't imagine doing that dive unguided in the complete darkness, but snorkeling might be a different story.

We went to Margate Bay, which has a relatively easy entry/exit. We were the only ones there. I understand a couple other groups went to Weber's Joy as well. I can't speak to that, but it is in the north so it might be more accessible for you.

 

[boleslav]

Thank you for the ideas! Looking forward to it. We missed it last year.

 

[shopguy]

I did a night dive at Bachelor's Beach within the last week. The ostracod were mostly visible below 30' and optimal around 50', so not sure how those would be near surface, but I also wasn't expecting them or going on a night they were known to be great.

However, the tarpon would have been easy to feed/play-with from the surface, they happily followed my lights in 6' of water all the way to deep, eating anything they could. If you like that kind of thing.