Our
first visit to Bonaire

We
tried to walk to a beach

We
walked through a small shopping area and Animal Shelter

After
walking for 15 minutes we decided to turn back

Pirate
Captain Mike in front of the ship

A
cool bar on the water

We
took a long taxi ride to a beach

Sorbonne
Beach

The
water was beautiful and very shallow

To
the right

To
the left

Kimmy
on the beach

Kimmy
and Pickles

There
were a lot of people windsurfing

Kimmy
wouldn't let me try it

This
kid was good at it

Here
comes Kimmy and Pickles

Kimmy's
new bathing suit is from NewportNews.com

Kimmy
loved the water in Bonaire

No
waves

Did
you know Mike lives in Bon Air, Virginia?

The
beach

Pickles
getting a beer

After
going back to the ship and changing cloths
we caught the Discover Bonaire Excursion

Mike
started singing "Schools Out" for Summer!

Our
tour guide talked about the history of Bonaire

The
salt mines

Big
lakes that disolve into salt crystals

The
water in them was purple

A
slave hut

Up
to 8 people lived in one little hut

The
ground was made of coral

Time
to get back on the bus - Schools Out for Ever!

The
slave hut are on nice beach front property

The
Crown Princess

Termites

Cotton

Some
funky tree

Bonaire
is one of the four places
in the world where flamingos breed

We
saw around a dozen wild flamingos

Bonaire
has a lot of cactus and other plants too

A
wild donkey

Rincon
Festival

We
had around 20 minutes to enjoy it

The
streets were crowded

Mike
buys a chicken sandwich (probably wild donkey)

Mmmmmmmm
Wild Donkey!

No
more pencils, no more books, no more teachers dirt looks!

Kimmy
by a cemetary

This
lady talked the entire time

Mike
wasn't listening.
He was singing "Schools Out" by Alice Cooper.

Another
funky tree

Bonaires
anser to Rio's Christ the Redeemer

There
was a statue of Virgin Mary

The
ship is all the way in the background

It
was on the highest point in Bonaire

Bonaire
is part of the Dutch Antilles

Next
time we are going to go snorkeling in Bonaire.
People like to go to Bonaire because you can Scuba
right from a beach.

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