Mashi Danki Bonaire

Bonaire, English, ilse, reisverslag
They use the cactus as fencing material. No way you would try to climb through!
They use the cactus as fencing material. No way you would try to climb through!

 

The longest tree in Bonaire.
The longest tree in Bonaire.

Today, November 7th, we spent most of the day on the boat. I did some cleaning, Stefan did some repair work on the motor. He installed a new impeller on the starboard side motor. I made pumpkinsoup and the last part of the MahiMahi Stefan had caught during our passage to Bonaire.

November 6th, we rented a pick-up truck  to visit the park Washington Slagbaai in the northern part of the island. Regular cars are not allowed  because the roads are only dirt roads. We were amazed of the beauty. So many cacti ! We saw flamingoes, iguanas, many different and colourful birds, donkeys and wild goats. We went snorkeling at Wayaka beach and it was incredible! The fish we saw …angelfish, parrotfish, trumpetfish…so many beautiful colours.

Tomorrow is a day to be spent at the beach – it is sunday so time to relax 🙂

Monday we will hopefully sail to Curacao. Ready for new scenery.

This upload was made possible courtesy of the internet of El Mundo Cafe 🙂

Dad, any idea what this bird is ?
Dad, any idea what this bird is ?
The nature in Washington Slagbaai park.
The nature in Washington Slagbaai park.
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Kadushi en Yatu cacti.
More cacti...
Melon Cactus.
Peregrine Falcon.
 Osprey . Did not mind having his picture taken. I wonder if his claws hurt…
Flamingos.
Flamingos.
The Green Parrot.
The Green Parrot.
Green parrot.
Green parrot.

 

 

3 gedachten over “Mashi Danki Bonaire”

  1. Hoi Ilse en natuurlijk ook Stefan,
    ik geniet enorm van jullie avonturen, maar ik moet toch stiekem toegeven dat ik soms een heel klein beetje gezond jaloers ben ;-).
    Al zoveel gezien op zo een korte tijd… ongelofelijk.
    Hier op Esko, als je daar nog herinneringen van hebt, valt ook wel iedere dag iets te beleven maar jammer genoeg niet zo ontspannend :-(.
    Blijven schrijven aub.. ook als je niet onmiddellijk reactie krijgt want het wordt wel degelijk gelezen.
    Groetjes
    Yannick

    1. Hi Ilse,
      Tried to e-mail you yesterday (guess why!) thru Iridium. Didn’t work on messaging.iridium.com (got ‘invalid number’ message). So I used 881622437919@msg.iridium.com but not sure I got thru. Will file complaint with Wouter!
      Anyway, it was just to wish you a very happy birthday and to ask that you please stop sending those pictures and reports (*). There are still some people working in the real world!
      All the best to you both.
      Bisous, Pierre
      (*) Alternatively you might want to send me an airticket to paradise so I can check it out by myself.

  2. Sis,
    It’s an osprey and don’t wonder if the claws hurt, be sure of it 😉 Great pictures BTW
    X

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