Cruisers Jammin'

This little place is called Divers Diner.  It's a totally outside restaurant and bar on the boulevard facing the sea.  It attracts the local sailing community, divers and locals.  The laid back atmosphere is the attraction.

It is home to the cruisers.  Cruisers (as they call themselves) are the people that live on sailboats docked in Kralendijk.  They live on their boats year round some travel the seas and Bonaire is just one of their stops.

Every Tuesday evening they gather at Divers Diner with their guitars, mandolins, tambourines and iPads (which have the words to their songs).  They play everything from rock and roll, to country, to folk songs and even Elvis and Beatles songs. They jam from evening to whenever.  It was a blast to listen and sing along.  There was even dancing. 

Its an interesting life style to live on a sailboat. We spoke with one of the cruisers that has done this for 14 years.  Although they have homes on land, they prefer to live at sea. Buoys are $10 a night in Kralendijk.  Many cruisers winter in Bonaire to avoid hurricane season.

We also got to see the cruise ship leave the island.  It is amazing to see such a large ship maneuver away from the dock and out to sea.  They really light up the cruise ships.

Love to see them leave!