By Susan Osenkowski (BonaireTalker - Post #17) on Saturday, March 4, 2006 - 10:39 pm: |
Hi - we are headed to Bonaire for the first time. We don't dive but love to snorkel. We've been to St. John twice - which we loved. We just tried Grand Cayman. We were a little disappointed there. The fish life was wonderful and water clarity great but the coral was lacking. I've read a lot of threads about snorkeling here and I have "Shore Diving Made Easy" plus a couple of other guide books. When some people refer to a great spot, it is the fish they found. We love that too, but would really like to find some colorful and diverse coral/sponges, etc. Do any of you have favorite places that are really outstanding for the coral for snorkelers, or are they all!?
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By Kelly Baum (GDLW) (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3845) on Saturday, March 4, 2006 - 11:29 pm: |
Susan, personally I love Oil Slick Leap for coral. They have impressive staghorn and elkhorn, as well as some good sized fire coral.
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By Susan - BSDME (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #262) on Sunday, March 5, 2006 - 7:56 am: |
Susan,
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By Kent Gerber (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #131) on Sunday, March 5, 2006 - 9:37 am: |
Susan, Make sure you do a night snorkle. Thats when the coral is all bloomed out. Its very nice.
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By Wally and Eva (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #872) on Sunday, March 5, 2006 - 11:00 am: |
It's a fun snorkle in Lac Bay also
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By Nanette Oselett (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #8) on Monday, March 6, 2006 - 11:27 am: |
Susan, We just returned from 2 wonderful weeks on Bonaire. My husband dives and I snorkel. Shore snorkeling is wonderful but nothing compares to the coral on Klein. Please consider taking a dive boat out to Klein. You maybe the only snorkelers on the boat so you need to be comfortable snorkeling alone. We went with Bonaire Dive & Adventure. They were wonderful. Only $14 to snorkel. My favorite locations were the Forest and Rock Pile.
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By Marina K (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #3) on Saturday, March 11, 2006 - 9:48 pm: |
Guys, we are going in 3 days! Can we snorkel anywhere and without a guide? We usually dive mornings and nights and love to snorkel in afternoons. Is it possible everywhere? We never being to Bonaire before.
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By Linda Stoltzfus (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #822) on Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 12:36 am: |
Marina,
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By Marina K (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #5) on Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 1:32 am: |
Hi, Linda! I hope to start on Thursday!
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By Denise Kacavas (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1185) on Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 9:18 am: |
I highly recommend a snorkel trip to Klein on the Woodwind with Dee and Ulf.
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By Linda Stoltzfus (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #823) on Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 2:02 pm: |
Marina,
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By Larry Keeton (BonaireTalker - Post #97) on Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 4:05 pm: |
If you can find it, Hidden Beach on the south part of the island has fabulous coral. We were just there two weeks ago. See my trip report entitled, "16 WONDERFUL DAYS ON BONAIRE."
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