Bonaire Day 2

After close to 9 hours of sleep I felt great this morning. Got up about 7am put on our swimsuits and headed down to the diveshop. We analyzed our Nitrox tanks for our two tank boat dive, got all our gear ready and headed over to breakfast. Everyone else in the group had the same idea and after we filled up on pancakes, omelet es and pastries it was time to board the Sport Diver II for a couple dives on the little island known as Klien Bonaire.

Our Divemasters (Scott from Toronto and Daniela from Columbia) took us to the first spot called "Bon Adventure". We were anxious to get in the turquoise water (about 84 degrees) and see some fishies.

The site started at about 15ft and sloped to a drop off at about 30ft. Visibility was probably 100' or more. We stayed in a spread-out group of about 12 divers. The colors are amazing. Purple and orange sponges, brain coral and plenty different varieties of tropical fish greeted us as we descended to about 60ft. The dive lasted about 30 mins.

After some much needed re hydrating and about a 45 minute surface interval we had moved to the next dive site, "Keepsake". This site was much like the first, however this time just after entering the water our guide showed us a sea horse that looked to be about 6" tall. Also saw a puffer fish that must have been about 2' long that swam right at me. Unfortunately my camera ran out of batteries at that very moment. Again the dive lasted about 30 mins with a max depth of 70'.

After our dive we pulled anchor and headed back to the resort. We rinsed our gear and headed to a grocery store recommended by Daniela that was supposed to be 5 mins from the hotel. After a scenic 15 minute drive without seeing the store (but seeing plenty of dive sites we hope to visit in the next 4 days) we decided to turn back. We eventually found the market (about 1/4 miles from our resort), not sure how all four of us missed it!?!

We hung out by the pool for the rest of the afternoon and enjoyed the local beer Polar Beer which is imported from Venezuela.

For dinner a group of 5 of us headed to a place called Richard's which has been around for about 20 years. We had amazing food and wine right on the water and chatted with the owner...Richard. Nice guy who is originally from Boston.

We rushed back to the hotel (and got lost on the way) to try and video chat with the kiddos. Unfortunately the internet connection here SUCKS and I wasn't able to stay connected long enough for it to work. So I'm sitting in the pool bar writing this post and winding down with a large Heineken.

Tomorrow we plan on doing a few shore dives from the south side of the island. Hope to post again tomorrow (this time with pictures)!