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Lifestyles in Palm Beach Gardens, Page 11

Bonaire from page 10 wasn’t until the latter half of the 20th century that tourists were brought in to help in the salt industry. They seem to
– particularly divers – discovered the island. The first have thrived on the island’s scrub vegetation and perfect
of the Dutch, and became the Netherlands Antilles. Today hotel was built on the island in 1951, and the tourists weather conditions.
Bonaire is a public body (or a “special municipality”) have been coming ever since. The vast majority of Bonaire’s population is Roman
fully integrated in the Netherlands. The brilliant pink flamingo, which is a protected Catholic. These are some of the friendliest people you
More than 70 percent of Bonaire’s surface is coral species, is the pride of the island. They are found mainly will ever want to meet. As an added bonus, you can visit
limestone; this is actually the origin for the capital city’s around Goto Lake, on one of the prettiest spots on the Bonaire between June and December without having to
name (Kralendijk means “coral dike”). Kralendijk is the island. They’ve even named the local airport (which the fear hurricanes. Next time you want to get away from it all
island’s largest city with a population of around 3,000 United States built in WWII) Flamingo Airport, which and enjoy a quiet retreat that hasn’t gotten too commercial
(Bonaire’s entire population is around 20,000*). It is a handles 747s from Europe several times a week. (yet), try Bonaire – you won’t be sorry.
beautiful well-maintained city, with colorfully painted One of the first things you might notice driving on *Source for population of Bonaire is https://www.
buildings and some fine examples of Dutch colonial the island is the triangular “Yield to the Donkeys” sign. statista.com/statistics/706799/population-of-bonaire-in-
architecture. Unlike most of the Caribbean, very little The four-legged variety with the long ears run wild all the-caribbean-netherlands/.
low-end, “poverty housing” is observed on the island. over the island and even make their way into the city. Don Kiselewski writes from his personal experiences,
Bonaire has been a support island for Curaçao to the These donkeys are remnants of an earlier time when they having traveled in 122 countries and cruised the oceans,
west. Today it reships the oil to Curaçao’s refineries. It seas and rivers of the world. Palm Beach Gardens Travel
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Pink flamingos are a protected species and the pride of
Bonaire is ideally suited for scuba diving and snorkeling Bonaire. Most can be found around the picturesque Goto
with a plethora of coral reefs and marine life. Lake.

Wild donkeys can be found all across Bonaire and often make
Get a second opinion on their way into the city. Photos by Don Kiselewski

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