Best Places to Snorkel Bonaire

On Jan 30, 2:09*pm, -hh <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote:

> There are some dive sites on Bonaire proper that are more easily
> accessed by boat than from shore. *A few are places like "Oil Slick
> Leap", which has a cliff that makes getting getting in easy, but
> getting back out a slight challenge * Generally speaking, a good
> starting point would be a guidebook of the standard scuba shore diving
> sites, as they'll contain entry/exit information as well as some
> comments on near-shore depths, etc.

Actually Oil Slick Leap has a ladder that makes getting out real
easy. La Dania's Leap has no such ladder, so it's a one-way trip from
there to Karpata.

The popular paperback guide (Bonaire Shore Dive Made Easy) does rank
each dive site by its snorkelability as well and would be worth
purchasing.

> In any event, I would recommend considering going out to Klein Bonaire
> for a snorkeling outing...I think some of the sites out there might be
> shallower and the reef in better condition. *I think that there's a
> water taxi that runs from the main pier in town to take out picnicers
> and the like. *Another option would be to hitch a ride on one of the
> diveboats that's heading over.

Lac Bay might also have some interesting stuff to see in the knee-high
waters as it acts as a fish nursery.

On Jan 30, 7:03*pm, Greg Mossman <moss...@qnet.com> wrote:
> On Jan 30, 2:09*pm, -hh <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote:
>
> > There are some dive sites on Bonaire proper that are more easily
> > accessed by boat than from shore. ...
>
> Actually Oil Slick Leap has a ladder that makes getting out real
> easy. *La Dania's Leap has no such ladder, so it's a one-way trip
> from there to Karpata.

Oil Slick was for awhile without a servicable ladder. In any event, I
was sure that there were a couple of shore sites that are one-way
trips.


> The popular paperback guide (Bonaire Shore Dive Made Easy)
> does rank each dive site by its snorkelability as well and would
> be worth purchasing.

There's a book title

FWIW, back in 2000 I had done some snorkeling up in Washington-
Slagbaai National Park ... IIRC at the beach at Boka Slagbaai. In
general, I considered it only "okay", but this trip was fairly shortly
after the wave surge reef damage from Hurricane Lenny, so I think that
the shallows there were still messed up from it ... I recall that the
buildings at Boka Slagbaai were all closed, which I think was from
having taken 'storm surge' damage?


> Lac Bay might also have some interesting stuff to see
> in the knee-high waters as it acts as a fish nursery.

I think that there's some mangrove over that way, which IMO would
probably be more interesting. I think there were some kayak rentals?


-hh

On Jan 30, 7:03*pm, Greg Mossman <moss...@qnet.com> wrote:
> On Jan 30, 2:09*pm, -hh <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote:
>
> > There are some dive sites on Bonaire proper that are more easily
> > accessed by boat than from shore. ...
>
> Actually Oil Slick Leap has a ladder that makes getting out real
> easy. *La Dania's Leap has no such ladder, so it's a one-way trip
> from there to Karpata.

Oil Slick was for awhile without a servicable ladder. In any event, I
was sure that there were a couple of shore sites that are one-way
trips.


> The popular paperback guide (Bonaire Shore Dive Made Easy)
> does rank each dive site by its snorkelability as well and would
> be worth purchasing.

There's a book title

FWIW, back in 2000 I had done some snorkeling up in Washington-
Slagbaai National Park ... IIRC at the beach at Boka Slagbaai. In
general, I considered it only "okay", but this trip was fairly shortly
after the wave surge reef damage from Hurricane Lenny, so I think that
the shallows there were still messed up from it ... I recall that the
buildings at Boka Slagbaai were all closed, which I think was from
having taken 'storm surge' damage?


> Lac Bay might also have some interesting stuff to see
> in the knee-high waters as it acts as a fish nursery.

I think that there's some mangrove over that way, which IMO would
probably be more interesting. I think there were some kayak rentals?


-hh

On Jan 30, 7:03*pm, Greg Mossman <moss...@qnet.com> wrote:
> On Jan 30, 2:09*pm, -hh <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote:
>
> > There are some dive sites on Bonaire proper that are more easily
> > accessed by boat than from shore. ...
>
> Actually Oil Slick Leap has a ladder that makes getting out real
> easy. *La Dania's Leap has no such ladder, so it's a one-way trip
> from there to Karpata.

Oil Slick was for awhile without a servicable ladder. In any event, I
was sure that there were a couple of shore sites that are one-way
trips.


> The popular paperback guide (Bonaire Shore Dive Made Easy)
> does rank each dive site by its snorkelability as well and would
> be worth purchasing.

There's a book title

FWIW, back in 2000 I had done some snorkeling up in Washington-
Slagbaai National Park ... IIRC at the beach at Boka Slagbaai. In
general, I considered it only "okay", but this trip was fairly shortly
after the wave surge reef damage from Hurricane Lenny, so I think that
the shallows there were still messed up from it ... I recall that the
buildings at Boka Slagbaai were all closed, which I think was from
having taken 'storm surge' damage?


> Lac Bay might also have some interesting stuff to see
> in the knee-high waters as it acts as a fish nursery.

I think that there's some mangrove over that way, which IMO would
probably be more interesting. I think there were some kayak rentals?


-hh

On Jan 30, 7:03*pm, Greg Mossman <moss...@qnet.com> wrote:
> On Jan 30, 2:09*pm, -hh <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote:
>
> > There are some dive sites on Bonaire proper that are more easily
> > accessed by boat than from shore. ...
>
> Actually Oil Slick Leap has a ladder that makes getting out real
> easy. *La Dania's Leap has no such ladder, so it's a one-way trip
> from there to Karpata.

Oil Slick was for awhile without a servicable ladder. In any event, I
was sure that there were a couple of shore sites that are one-way
trips.


> The popular paperback guide (Bonaire Shore Dive Made Easy)
> does rank each dive site by its snorkelability as well and would
> be worth purchasing.

There's a book title

FWIW, back in 2000 I had done some snorkeling up in Washington-
Slagbaai National Park ... IIRC at the beach at Boka Slagbaai. In
general, I considered it only "okay", but this trip was fairly shortly
after the wave surge reef damage from Hurricane Lenny, so I think that
the shallows there were still messed up from it ... I recall that the
buildings at Boka Slagbaai were all closed, which I think was from
having taken 'storm surge' damage?


> Lac Bay might also have some interesting stuff to see
> in the knee-high waters as it acts as a fish nursery.

I think that there's some mangrove over that way, which IMO would
probably be more interesting. I think there were some kayak rentals?


-hh

On Jan 30, 7:03*pm, Greg Mossman <moss...@qnet.com> wrote:
> On Jan 30, 2:09*pm, -hh <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote:
>
> > There are some dive sites on Bonaire proper that are more easily
> > accessed by boat than from shore. ...
>
> Actually Oil Slick Leap has a ladder that makes getting out real
> easy. *La Dania's Leap has no such ladder, so it's a one-way trip
> from there to Karpata.

Oil Slick was for awhile without a servicable ladder. In any event, I
was sure that there were a couple of shore sites that are one-way
trips.


> The popular paperback guide (Bonaire Shore Dive Made Easy)
> does rank each dive site by its snorkelability as well and would
> be worth purchasing.

There's a book title

FWIW, back in 2000 I had done some snorkeling up in Washington-
Slagbaai National Park ... IIRC at the beach at Boka Slagbaai. In
general, I considered it only "okay", but this trip was fairly shortly
after the wave surge reef damage from Hurricane Lenny, so I think that
the shallows there were still messed up from it ... I recall that the
buildings at Boka Slagbaai were all closed, which I think was from
having taken 'storm surge' damage?


> Lac Bay might also have some interesting stuff to see
> in the knee-high waters as it acts as a fish nursery.

I think that there's some mangrove over that way, which IMO would
probably be more interesting. I think there were some kayak rentals?


-hh

On 2008-01-31, -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote:
> On Jan 30, 7:03*pm, Greg Mossman <moss...@qnet.com> wrote:
>> On Jan 30, 2:09*pm, -hh <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote:
>>
>> > There are some dive sites on Bonaire proper that are more easily
>> > accessed by boat than from shore. ...
>>
>> Actually Oil Slick Leap has a ladder that makes getting out real
>> easy. *La Dania's Leap has no such ladder, so it's a one-way trip
>> from there to Karpata.
>
> Oil Slick was for awhile without a servicable ladder. In any event, I
> was sure that there were a couple of shore sites that are one-way
> trips.
>
>
>> The popular paperback guide (Bonaire Shore Dive Made Easy)
>> does rank each dive site by its snorkelability as well and would
>> be worth purchasing.
>
> There's a book title
>
> FWIW, back in 2000 I had done some snorkeling up in Washington-
> Slagbaai National Park ... IIRC at the beach at Boka Slagbaai. In
> general, I considered it only "okay", but this trip was fairly shortly
> after the wave surge reef damage from Hurricane Lenny, so I think that
> the shallows there were still messed up from it ... I recall that the
> buildings at Boka Slagbaai were all closed, which I think was from
> having taken 'storm surge' damage?
>
>
>> Lac Bay might also have some interesting stuff to see
>> in the knee-high waters as it acts as a fish nursery.
>
> I think that there's some mangrove over that way, which IMO would
> probably be more interesting. I think there were some kayak rentals?
>
>
> -hh

Thanks folks for the responses.

On 2008-01-31, -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote:
> On Jan 30, 7:03*pm, Greg Mossman <moss...@qnet.com> wrote:
>> On Jan 30, 2:09*pm, -hh <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote:
>>
>> > There are some dive sites on Bonaire proper that are more easily
>> > accessed by boat than from shore. ...
>>
>> Actually Oil Slick Leap has a ladder that makes getting out real
>> easy. *La Dania's Leap has no such ladder, so it's a one-way trip
>> from there to Karpata.
>
> Oil Slick was for awhile without a servicable ladder. In any event, I
> was sure that there were a couple of shore sites that are one-way
> trips.
>
>
>> The popular paperback guide (Bonaire Shore Dive Made Easy)
>> does rank each dive site by its snorkelability as well and would
>> be worth purchasing.
>
> There's a book title
>
> FWIW, back in 2000 I had done some snorkeling up in Washington-
> Slagbaai National Park ... IIRC at the beach at Boka Slagbaai. In
> general, I considered it only "okay", but this trip was fairly shortly
> after the wave surge reef damage from Hurricane Lenny, so I think that
> the shallows there were still messed up from it ... I recall that the
> buildings at Boka Slagbaai were all closed, which I think was from
> having taken 'storm surge' damage?
>
>
>> Lac Bay might also have some interesting stuff to see
>> in the knee-high waters as it acts as a fish nursery.
>
> I think that there's some mangrove over that way, which IMO would
> probably be more interesting. I think there were some kayak rentals?
>
>
> -hh

Thanks folks for the responses.

On 2008-01-31, -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote:
> On Jan 30, 7:03*pm, Greg Mossman <moss...@qnet.com> wrote:
>> On Jan 30, 2:09*pm, -hh <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote:
>>
>> > There are some dive sites on Bonaire proper that are more easily
>> > accessed by boat than from shore. ...
>>
>> Actually Oil Slick Leap has a ladder that makes getting out real
>> easy. *La Dania's Leap has no such ladder, so it's a one-way trip
>> from there to Karpata.
>
> Oil Slick was for awhile without a servicable ladder. In any event, I
> was sure that there were a couple of shore sites that are one-way
> trips.
>
>
>> The popular paperback guide (Bonaire Shore Dive Made Easy)
>> does rank each dive site by its snorkelability as well and would
>> be worth purchasing.
>
> There's a book title
>
> FWIW, back in 2000 I had done some snorkeling up in Washington-
> Slagbaai National Park ... IIRC at the beach at Boka Slagbaai. In
> general, I considered it only "okay", but this trip was fairly shortly
> after the wave surge reef damage from Hurricane Lenny, so I think that
> the shallows there were still messed up from it ... I recall that the
> buildings at Boka Slagbaai were all closed, which I think was from
> having taken 'storm surge' damage?
>
>
>> Lac Bay might also have some interesting stuff to see
>> in the knee-high waters as it acts as a fish nursery.
>
> I think that there's some mangrove over that way, which IMO would
> probably be more interesting. I think there were some kayak rentals?
>
>
> -hh

Thanks folks for the responses.

On 2008-01-31, -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote:
> On Jan 30, 7:03*pm, Greg Mossman <moss...@qnet.com> wrote:
>> On Jan 30, 2:09*pm, -hh <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote:
>>
>> > There are some dive sites on Bonaire proper that are more easily
>> > accessed by boat than from shore. ...
>>
>> Actually Oil Slick Leap has a ladder that makes getting out real
>> easy. *La Dania's Leap has no such ladder, so it's a one-way trip
>> from there to Karpata.
>
> Oil Slick was for awhile without a servicable ladder. In any event, I
> was sure that there were a couple of shore sites that are one-way
> trips.
>
>
>> The popular paperback guide (Bonaire Shore Dive Made Easy)
>> does rank each dive site by its snorkelability as well and would
>> be worth purchasing.
>
> There's a book title
>
> FWIW, back in 2000 I had done some snorkeling up in Washington-
> Slagbaai National Park ... IIRC at the beach at Boka Slagbaai. In
> general, I considered it only "okay", but this trip was fairly shortly
> after the wave surge reef damage from Hurricane Lenny, so I think that
> the shallows there were still messed up from it ... I recall that the
> buildings at Boka Slagbaai were all closed, which I think was from
> having taken 'storm surge' damage?
>
>
>> Lac Bay might also have some interesting stuff to see
>> in the knee-high waters as it acts as a fish nursery.
>
> I think that there's some mangrove over that way, which IMO would
> probably be more interesting. I think there were some kayak rentals?
>
>
> -hh

Thanks folks for the responses.