In Feb, 2004 plan to be on Bonaire for 1 month. Have two kids, one of which is only 15 months. Is there a law on Bonaire about child safety seats, if so what is it? Trying to decide if I need to pack a car seat from Montana to Bonaire, since renting one at $4 a day would cost more than the car seat itself!

There are no seatbelt/car seat laws for children on Bonaire. In fact, when we moved here six and a half years ago, we had a tough time buying a car with seatbelts in the rear seat :-) (and we moved here with a 3 month old and 2 year old).

Jake

If you are not buying an airline seat for your child, I would suggest you bring your seat from home. If you read all the horrible studies on what happens to children (or adults for that matter!) who are not properly restrained in an auto accident, you wouldn't think twice about bringing your car seat.

If you need a good car seat luggage bag, I posted a while back on one available through the Right Start Catalog.

Do car seats/strollers count against your luggage for AJ? Or are gate check items "free"?

Do the car rental places have car seats available or should I bring one from home?

Larry,
Car rental places do have seats available for around $3 US per day. I brought one from home, since I was on Bonaire for a month, but the mini-van we rented didn't have seat-belts in the rear two benches. We just held our daughter on our lap while in the car (isn't this what our parents did with us when we were little, before car seats? - and we survived). We packed our carseat in a large duffle bag, then packed clothes and food around it. Hope this helps.
Andi