Snorkeling

Snorkeling in Bonaire this season has been full of surprises. The water has been super warm.  So warm that it's uncomfortable at times.  Even the fish think its too hot as we have seen very few in the shallows.

 

Everyone that visits, we take snorkeling or diving depending on their skill level.  Our 6-year old grandson was super excited to see turtles up close.  Once he got the hang of snorkeling, we couldn't get him out of the water.  We have had friends in their late 70's snorkel with us. They were excited to see squid, coral farms, and flounder fish.  Our regular snorkel companions spotted an eagle ray the other day.  I never did see it although they tell me it crossed right in front of me.

We used to scuba dive.  We dove throughout the Caribbean.  Now it is so much easier to grab our snorkel and mask and just go to the ocean. We can just enter from shore which is what makes Bonaire the shore dive capital.  No need for boats as the snorkeling is usually pretty good from shore.

We thought our grandson would get a charge out of seeing us in snorkels on his birthday face-time call. He was not impressed or interested to say the least.  I will share our selfie with you even though it's taken for a 6-year-old.