Just wanted to share some photos from a really lovely trip to Bonaire (in the Caribbean off the coast of Venezuela). My partner's cousin and her husband generously took us on an amazing trip there at the beginning of March.
We spent about as much time as we possibly could underwater watching and taking pictures of the marine life. Bonaire is known as a scuba diver's paradise, but we never felt like second-class citizens. The shore access is excellent, with dozens of great sites all along the leeward side of the island, and around the small island of Klein Bonaire. We went out on snorkeling around Klein Bonaire tours on a boat called the Woodwind twice. The guide/owner Dee was really knowledgeable and was an excellent freediver. Most of the other passengers floated, so those of us who dove had plenty of elbow room below the surface, with Dee constantly diving down to point out amazing creature. The rest of our time we just drove to different shore-dive sites. One of our favorites was "Oil Slick Leap," partly because the vertical rock wall constituting the shore (access was by ladder or the eponymous leap) kept the visibility good even when the surf kicked up.
You can see all my photos here: Collection: Bonaire 2009.
I also put a couple short video clips on vimeo: Roban Kramer's videos on Vimeo .
Or a few random selections below:
scrawled filefish
underwater scene
green turtle
smooth trunkfish
a not-free diver (I tried not to gloat)
We spent about as much time as we possibly could underwater watching and taking pictures of the marine life. Bonaire is known as a scuba diver's paradise, but we never felt like second-class citizens. The shore access is excellent, with dozens of great sites all along the leeward side of the island, and around the small island of Klein Bonaire. We went out on snorkeling around Klein Bonaire tours on a boat called the Woodwind twice. The guide/owner Dee was really knowledgeable and was an excellent freediver. Most of the other passengers floated, so those of us who dove had plenty of elbow room below the surface, with Dee constantly diving down to point out amazing creature. The rest of our time we just drove to different shore-dive sites. One of our favorites was "Oil Slick Leap," partly because the vertical rock wall constituting the shore (access was by ladder or the eponymous leap) kept the visibility good even when the surf kicked up.
You can see all my photos here: Collection: Bonaire 2009.
I also put a couple short video clips on vimeo: Roban Kramer's videos on Vimeo .
Or a few random selections below:
scrawled filefish
underwater scene
green turtle
smooth trunkfish
a not-free diver (I tried not to gloat)
