Can someone please provide some details on this party?
Is it appropriate for childeren 9 & 11 yrs old?
We will be there in August (family month) and am looking for family oriented activities.
Thanks!

It is a lot of fun for all ages. A few musical groups play. You can order local food. The kids can swim...nothing ever gets out of hand and it ends whenthe sun goes down...

Thanks Michael. We are so looking forward to our visit. One week isn't going to be enough.
P.S. Do you think you could send some of that warm sunshine back to Conn.? We coul use it - 30 below 0 F with the wind!!

No way, ken...when I left Conn. 15 years ago, I decided that if it ever had year round sunshine, forget the cold, I would move back....I am not yet ready...

Oh sure, be a sunshine hog! :-)
I knew it was going to be a long, cold winter....

buy an electric blanket!:)

I don't think they make one big enough!!

What does the "local" food consist of? We always try to sample the local flavors of the places we go to. Any suggestions?

Have the fried fish a Lac Bay on Sun. They catch it right there and deep fry it, fresh!(It's very boney be careful) They make up a nice platter with rice or fries & fruit. If you like hot sauce try the one there, its on the counter like our ketsup is IT IS VERY HOTso be careful.It's severved with fried plantains's(?green bananas)delicious. And Pancakes(?) I don't get this either.
I watch and see what other people are having if it looks good I ask at the counter. The locals are very nice and usually don't mind talking to you, Sometimes the music's in papiamentu and I ask them what's said, everone is usually laughing. Fun!

You can also order stoba (chicken, goat, iguana) The pancakes are pampuna (pumpkin) and meals are served with funchi (polenta) with local sauce. The hot sauce, saboya, is made from onion, vinegar and HOT peppers. The last time I made it, it ate hole in the top of the jar I stored it in. The other suace, matukes, is not locally made, but just as mean. Kala is also interesting. It is deep fried, ground black eye peas with a heavy touch of pepper.
There are two snacks at Lac, each serving about the same type of food. If you dont want whole fish, they sometimes have wahoo or dorado, but not always...I am still compliling a local recipe book but am having problems with the substitutions. What is the sub for goats brain, iguana or pia stinki (goat foot buried for a week, no longer used by the way,)? Bon apetit...

I'm ready! Count me in.........the hotter the sauce, the better. Sounds like a culinary delight, to me. Oh, to be in Bonaire.....

Well, does it HAVE to be goat brains or would pigs or cows do? Or for the sweet tooth some tapioca pudding with a drop of black food coloring for that gray look! If it’s the garden-variety pet store type iguana, they are available anywhere. You may have to give instructions on how to dress an iguana, though. As far as the stinky feet, you could leave that one out!
My younger daughter just looks at me when I ask if she will try anything. The older one thinks its “cool”. She is ready to try iguana-onna-stick! My wife Janice (who, Michael, believes “filled your shoes” at a design agency in Bristol) is not as…. enthusiastic…. about the food part of the party as our daughter and I are. Sound like a great time; bring on the hot sauce!

Aha,a voice from a previous life. I have lots of recipes for lots of Kuminda Krioyo (local food) that not is only delicious, but healthy. I hate to think of eating those poor little iquanas, so I opt for papaya stoba or galina a al parillia. Of course with moro or batata...or mitar mitar..Janice can do the layout for the cookbook after sampling the recipes...

Awesome!! Jan and I don't eat any red meat and only occasionally have fish or chicken so some healthier Kuminda Krioyo sounds even better. Are any of these dishes available at Lac (I have to get a Papiamentu language book!)?
Jan is still doing design work – I’m sure she would lend you her expertise…

Not too many veggie dishes at lac..however they may make a special order...iguana is not red meat by the way....komkomber stoba is made with local Cucumbers, but has some meat (goat,pig tail, etc) Yambo, a sort of gumbo is made with okra, cooked to within an inch of its life and has fish, shrimp, etc. I make great Ceasar salad but it does have an anchovie or two in it...