Coral Spawning 2017

Synchronized swimming is crucial!
Scientists still don’t know how the adult corals manage to release their gametes exactly at the same time, but this “synchronized swimming” is crucial, because the gametes of most coral species have a shelf life of only a few hours. That huge snowstorm increases the chance of fertilization.

Great news for island hoppers!

Divi has been a nice alternative for some time, but because the airline only flew with Britten-Norman Islanders, which only can contain 8-9 people  and the fact that Divi only flew 5 to 6 times a day (only with daylight), the possibilities were limited.

Review Sebastian’s Restaurant Bonaire

Sebastian’s is for the time being, the best restaurant on the island! It is located between the ‘Laguna Marina’ the manmade lagoon, that also houses the Plaza Resort, and Kralendijk.

The traffic rules on Bonaire, not very complicated!

For visitors from North America or European countries who are already used to driving on the right side of the road, driving on Bonaire might be very easy, but because the island does not yet have any traffic lights and Bonaire uses a large part of the international road signs, it is not very complicated for guests from other countries to participate in traffic here either. Some of the texts on the plates are in Dutch, so this can sometimes raise questions for non-native speakers.

How can I jump with kitesurfing?

Kitesurfing, also known as kiteboarding, is what the Americans call an ‘extreme sport’. That mainly means that you can have a lot of fun with it! Jump as high as possible, do crazy tricks or race as fast as possible against a kite buddy.

The wrong island

Sometimes you read stories about those events with travelers that make you think: this can’t be true…

We all know the stories about tourists that booked a five star hotel, arrived at their destination, just to discover that the hotel did not yet exist, but was under construction.
Or lists of bizarre ‘reviews’ of unhappy guests, of which you almost certainly know that they must be myths or urban legends.

Caving with Flow Bonaire

Overcast days on Bonaire Sometimes, just sometimes, especially when we have guests that have not learned about Bonaire and its climate yet, we get asked whether there is also something to do…