Today we arrived in Bonaire which is 86miles east of Aruba and
30 miles from Curacao and again the weather was hot, hot at a high of 83. The sun is also very, very intense as it is
almost straight overhead and we are not complaining, just stating the facts!!
Today was a fun day except we had to get off the ship by
7:30am with our friends as that is when our tour was to begin.
We met out tour guide, Connie outside the pier and had a 4
hour tour of the island. We saw some
interesting areas of the island, but basically it told us the only reason
people come to this island is to scuba diver and snorkel. We spent about 1 hour going around the south
part of the island and seeing the Cargil salt flats where they produce thousands
of tons of salt for water softeners every year.
An amazing process, yet very simple.
We also visited some original slave houses for slaves who
worked in the salt flats a long time ago.
A very small island, very few people (20,000) and nothing to
see or do, but it was interesting and we were with friends.
Following the 4 hour tour we walked a little in the small tourist
area by the ship and then boarded at about 12:30pm and ate on the ship with
everyone.
At 1:30pm we went up on deck and stayed out in the sun until
late in the afternoon and watched as the ship sailed for Key West, FL, two days away.
We met our friends for our usual 4:30pm afternoon casino
session and Ed won a little and Barb hit a big jackpot on the slot machine she
has been playing all cruise. Then she
hit the same machine for $150!!
WOW - a great afternoon in the casino!!
At night, instead of eating with our friends, we were taken
out to dinner by our Casino Host to a specialty restaurant called Sushi on Five
and we had a great meal and enjoyed her company.
After dinner we went to the show which was a singing show
about musicals on Broadway and the singers were very good.
In the casino Ed won and Barb of course had a big win!!!!
It was great day for us in the casino and a fun day seeing
Bonaire.
Tomorrow is a day at sea so it should very relaxing.
Night from the ocean and we are heading north towards Key
West and home.
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| Ging out last night |
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| Leaving for a day on Bonaire |
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| Original slave housing for the salt mining operation |
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| The salt flats |
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| A beach dive shop and restaurant |
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| An Ospery |
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| Downtown Bonaire |
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| Barb with the slot tech and our Casino Host Iryna |
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| The jackpot |
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| Getting paid by casino management |
Windsurfing area on Bonaire
