Bonaire is probably one of the most amazing places that I have been to for diving. The whole island is a marine park from the waterline out to 60 meters offshore. It is also know as 'Divers Paradise' and the name rings true. We sailed into the southern end of the island after our 4 day journey and were both relieved to finally see land. When we picked up a mooring ball (I broke the gaff hook duh Ian hasn't forgiven me yet) in Krandeljik. We soon realised that this was a truly special place. The middle photo shows the yachts that were moored next to us along the coast. The kids actually did their swimming training in buoyed lanes next to the sea wall in front of us. There were dive shops on the beach, divers in the water, dive sites everywhere (93 in total) and lot's of yachts. Around 3pm we took our dinghy over to the dock to clear customs. They had brochures all over the place about diving. The brochure that caught my eye with every dive site described and marked on the island map was 'Too Many Dives So Little Time'. I quickly picked the dive sites we just had to do and we rushed off to buy a $25 permit. Here you could get 21 air fills for US$107 and they also have a drive through air station. You could dive wherever you liked and all the sites were marked with a post or buoy. Some of the best dive sites could be accessed from shore as well and you didn't need a dive guide . Our yacht was moored over one of the dive sites along a beautiful reef wall teaming with marine life and we did 2 dives there on our first day. Pretty awesome.
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