Sunday, November 27, 2011

Slagbaai Camping Trip

Salinia at Slagbaai National park where we went camping this weekend. 




A look out at the water from the building where we stayed.




Flamingo in the salinia.




Flamingo.




The results of the lionfish hunt at the park!

Monday, November 14, 2011

Fool in the rain.

Freediving today during a class snorkel trip.




Snorkeling.




Rainstorm during our snorkel!



Tropical rain.




Little froggy I found by our house.


Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Jellies


Upside-down Jellyfish from our snorkel today in Lac Bay.










Diving on the East side of Bonaire!


Tuesday, November 1, 2011

A Day of Sea Turtles.

At Yellow Sub Dive site, Klein Bonaire in the background. 




Carapace of a juvenile Green Sea Turtle we caught to tag and measure in Lac Bay.




Baby Hawksbill Sea Turtle we got to babysit for the day!




Yellow Sub. Taken by Kendall Miller.




Sea Rod growing on Madracis coral at Karpata Dive site. 


Friday, October 28, 2011

Come Sail Away

Fisherman's sunken ship after the storm this past weekend.




Hummingbird seen during a walk through Rincon. 





Sunset from Donkey Beach.




Slagbaai National Park.




Queen Angelfish.



Sunday, October 23, 2011

Hopi Bon

Karpata dive site.




Karpata dive site.




Hawksbill Sea turtle at Klein Bonaire. 




Hawksbill.




Slagbaai National Park.




Slagbaai.

Monday, October 17, 2011

Monday Funday!

Lionfish on a dive at Klein Bonaire.




Egret from Slagbaai National Park.




An old Flamingo egg found in the National Park. 




Two Banded Butterflyfish seen on a dive at Karpata.




Sea Whip seen on the dive at Karpata. 

Monday, October 10, 2011

October.

Dock by the main pier in Kralendijk.




The view looking up at the surface from 100 feet down underwater!




First cruise ship of the season to visit Bonaire.




Snorkeling at Klein Bonaire.




Just another one of the locals.



Thursday, October 6, 2011

Snorkel Day in Lac Bay

Stag horn coral (acropora cervicornis), which was once very plentiful on the island but is now very rare due to disease, hurricanes, and human interaction. 




A sting ray spotted in the bay.




Sea sponge.




Elk horn coral (acropora palmata) with a very defensive and territorial damselfish living inside.  




School of Blue Tang swimming through the reef.




White Spotted Filefish.




One of the few Queen Conch left living in Lac Bay.




Adult Sea Urchin (diadema antillarum).





Sunday, October 2, 2011

New.

A view of the ocean from the south side of the island.




The whole gang together at Lac Bay! Taken by Jack Olson.




A kiteboarder on the East side of Bonaire.




An old abandoned building near the lighthouse on the island.