Bonaire is a Dutch colony, used to be part of the ABC's but in 2010 it separated and went back to Dutch rule.

Know for it's salt pans, flamingos, donkeys, diving and now the dreaded cruise ships which ae ruining sailors paradise by spoiling locals and driving prices up

 

 

 

Dutch influence

 

 

 

 

 

Salt stacks ready for shipment, this used to be done by slaves carrying them to skiffs to load

 

 

The largest buildings in Bonaire....they come and go and ruin arreas, Aruba now is just millions of jewelry stores, luckily Bonaire has a little more

like........Donkeys

 

 

Flamingos

 

 

more flamingos

 

 

Iguanas

 

 

 

Caves with indian markings

 

 

 

 

 

 

and if that's not enough...a butterfly farm with imports from central america

 

 

 

 

 

Our Swedish friends off KATYC