Scuba Diving in Bonaire
October 2013
In October 2013, I went to Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, with a group from Houston led by Mark Metz.
Even though Bonaire is relatively close compared to some of my diving destinations, the travel was challenging. We left Houston at midnight on Friday night for the 4 1/2 hour flight. So we didn't get much sleep. We got to Buddy Dive Resort VERY early and our rooms were not ready. We didn't get into our rooms until after 1:30 PM. A week later for our return, we had to get up at 4:00 AM to catch the early flight.
But we saw a lot of marine life during the week. The trumpet fish (photo below) were plentiful and not as shy as they are in some places. Here are some more trumpet fish.
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Lion Fish (which shouldn't be in the Caribbean)
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Peacock Flounder (well camouflaged)
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Midnight Parrotfish and Stoplight Parrotfish
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Christmas Tree Worms. Here are some more Christmas Tree Worms.
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Surgeonfish
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Seabass on Sponge
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Arrow Crab
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Juvenile Spotted Drum
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Rugged coastline in front of Buddy Dive Resort
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One of the many beautiful sunsets
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