Go Where It's Warm
Going where the climate suits our clothes!
How are the reefs on Bonaire faring? That’s what a crowded room at Captain Don’s was there to find out this past Monday night as Dr. Erik Meesters of Wageningen University & Research shared the results of coral monitoring that started in 1973.
For those of you stuck in an office or far from the ocean, I hope these clips brighten your day! Bonaire awaits!
Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) is the most devastating disease to hit stony corals in our lifetime. Most coral diseases flare up and die out within a year’s time but SCTLD has been raging in the Tropical West Atlantic & Caribbean for 5 years with no sign of slowing down. It’s not here, Read More
It’s been a busy week here on Bonaire! Project AWARE week 2019 has come to a close and the dive shop I work for here on the island hosted five cleanup dives across the leeward side of the island. We host a lot of cleanup dives throughout the year and the results on this, Read More
September is slow season for just about everywhere, here included. School is starting and everyone is saying goodbye to lazy summer days and getting back into the swing of things. September is a great time to visit Bonaire but you should know a few things before you book.
Two months have flown by! We’ve been super busy settling into our new life here so just a quick recap for now of our first two months on the island. I’ll write detailed posts on life here soon for anyone needing some info or maybe a little nudge to change your life and try, Read More
Unfortunately, I had to visit the emergency room here on Bonaire 2 weeks ago. It was a normal morning … I had just made breakfast, handed J his plate and was walking to my spot on the couch when I snagged my toe on the chaise lounge part of the couch. It hurt. We’ve, Read More
The Keys were small …. Bonaire is smaller. I haven’t even started my job yet and I’m already seeing people I know around town. We’ve been in our house just over a week and are pretty well settled at this point. We still have some logistics to take care of but we’re a bit, Read More
Week 1 has been all about getting our new place set up. We only had our temporary apartment for four nights so we’ve been busting our butts getting the new place livable. Shout out to Diver’s Paradise Apartments for being so accommodating! You were a godsend the first few days! I highly recommend staying, Read More
I’m not gonna lie, yesterday was a long and stressful day! It’s really hard to wrangle two dogs and 10 bags between two people. That math just doesn’t work. Thankfully we ran into helpful people every step of the way. It was a long day but we’re all here and all of our stuff, Read More