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Bonaire: The “B” miles east of Curaçao.
The 111-square mile
In The ABC Islands island resembles the
shape of a boot, with the
By Don Kiselewski, MCC, top at the northwest end
D.S., Palm Beach Gardens and toe in the southeast.
Travel Leaders The island’s elevation
For anyone confused by drops from its high
this article’s title, allow me point, Brandaris Hill,
to explain. Three islands just at 784 feet on the north,
off the short of Venezuela to the large solar salt
became known as the “ABC works on the south end,
Islands” because of their which, by necessity, are
names: Aruba, Bonaire at sea level.
and Curaçao. However, Geologically
when they were named, no speaking, Bonaire is
attention was paid to the alphabet, and in fact they are ideally suited for scuba
positioned ACB from west to east. diving and snorkeling,
Bonaire is located some 50 miles off the northern coast because just a few yards
of the mainland of Venezuela in South America, and 20 offshore the ocean drops
to depths suitable for
heavy shipping. All
of the dive sites are Bonaire is ideally suited for scuba diving and snorkeling with a plethora of coral reefs and
located on the western marine life.
and southern part of
the island, and around
Klein Bonaire (Dutch
for “Little Bonaire”),
a small uninhabited
island just offshore
from Bonaire’s capital
city of Kralendijk.
The strong prevailing
breezes are from the
east; consequently, there
are just a few dive sites
on these sides of the
island.
Island temperature
This aerial view of the islands of Bonaire and Klein Bonaire varies little from the
shows that the island is shaped very much like a boot. average, a pleasant 82
degrees Fahrenheit.
Answer for There is a constant
pl ea sa nt bre eze ;
Crossword Puzzle unfortunately, these
easterly trade winds
bring less than 20 inches
of rain a year. Passengers from a cruise ship walk along the jetty that leads into Bonaire’s capital city of
Consequently , Kralendijk
the island is arid and
island farming barely
provides food for
local consumption.
A desalinization
plant operated by the
government provides
drinking water. The
only export crop is aloe,
which grows wild on
the island and doesn’t
require irrigation. Giving
up all of that water does
have some benefits –
Bonaire is outside of the
hurricane zone.
Bonaire’s deep
water just offshore has
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GET S.E.T. GO! much promise for Spain, so little was done to develop hotel was built on the island in 1951, and the tourists
REASONABLE HOURLY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY RATES the island. In the 15th century, Bonaire, along with a have been coming ever since.
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES FOR AS LOW AS $50.00 AN HOUR, number of other Caribbean islands, fell under the control The brilliant pink flamingo, which is a protected
WITH A MINIMUM OF 6 HOURS A MONTH, of the Dutch, and became the Netherlands Antilles. Today species, is the pride of the island. They are found mainly
OR 2 HOURS A WEEK, OR ON AN AS-NEEDED
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island’s largest city with a population of around 3,000 Travel on page 13