Most vacationers spend their whole time on Bonaire diving, diving, and diving some more. Karen and I aren’t quite as hardcore: we explored on land as well as under the sea.
On our first day, there was a children’s parade in downtown Kralendijk, the biggest city on the island.
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- It’s nice to know that Lady Gaga’s influence has permeated the Caribbean
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- A float driver gets into the act, too
The Super Bowl was that night, and while the game didn’t interest us very much, we joined the party at the restaurant next door. The ribs were delicious.
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- An Illinois woman in a familiar-looking t-shirt asked us to pick the numbers for the pool
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- Back in our bungalow, we half-watched the rest of the game, including the gripping half hour blackout
For our last day, we rented a two-person scooter capable of whisking us to the far-flung corners of the island. Well, not all that far: the island is only 24 miles long and a third as wide.
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- Our ride
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- Let op, people! Drempels ahead!
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- At windsurfing haven Jibe City, windblown Ken enjoys a smoothie (no drinking and scooting)
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- On the other side of the island, in the town of Rincón, we stopped for a snack. We passed on “the coldiest beer.”
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- Karen discovered a Peruvian restaurant that serves her favorite dish, sopa de creolla. Sadly, this version was disappointing, as was the absence of pisco sour.
All around the island, we spotted distinctive, all-natural fences.
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- Cactus fence
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- The fences that keep on growing
And finally, an important lesson we learned on this Dutch island: no matter what, make sure you always have a poederblusser handy. Just because it sounds cool.
