Bonaire

William (Billy) Albert Putman
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I have been to Bonaire ten times and stayed at Buddy's Dive Resort, Divi Flamingo (Oct 7-13, 2012) and Captain Don's Habitat. Each place had something I liked. They were all good. Divi Flamingo was near town, close to restaurants, and had lockers on the boat dock.
Captain Don's is north of town, north of Buddy's Dive. The lockers are within a little cave-grotto beneath the resort, so one can gear-up for a shore dive in the shade. The dive staff is knowledgable and friendly.
Buddy's Dive Resort
2014 Captan Don's Habitat, Aug 29 - Sep 6, 2014
2018 Captain Don's Habitat, Sep 1 - 8, 2018
2019 Captain Don's Habitat, Jul 27 - Aug 3, 2019
2022 Captain Don's Habitat, Aug 27 - Sep 3, 2022
2023 Captain Don's Habitat, Jul 22 - Aug 5, 2023
2024 Captain Don's Habitat, Aug 3 - Aug 17, 2024


Bonaire Island Map (Click for larger image)	Captain Don's Resort 09/07/2018 Reef Freedom Dive Boat	Captain Don's Dive Gear Lockers Grotto under dive shop	Billy Putman 2024 Photo by Laura Anderson
Sunset August 8, 2024 Captain Don's Habitat		Kelly's Reef Sand diver	Billy Putman 2024 Photo by Laura Anderson
Reef Scientifico 09/05/2014 Scorpion fish	Klein Bonaire - Hands Off Underwater scenery	Squid 09/04/2014 Bloodlet dive site	Tarpon 09/01/2014 Eighteen Palms dive site
Eighteen Palms trunkfish	Red and White Banded Coral Shrimp Cliff dive site 09/03/2018	Juvenile Drum 09/03/2018 Cliff dive site	Anemone Cleaner Shimp and eggs Cliff dive site 08/03/2018
Captain Dons Dive Staff 09/08/2018 Netal, Gary and Ricardo	Munk's Haven purple tube coral	Common Carribbean Reef Fish French grunts, trunkfish, sanddiver, butterfly fish, angelfish, squirrelfish, porcupine fish, sharpnose pufferfish, grouper, spotted drum, blue tang, peacock flounder, scrawled cowfish, filefish, yellow goatfish, yellowtail snapper, yellowhead jawfish, great barracuda, tarpon, lionfish, chub, jack, damselfish sergeant major, frog fish, stone fish, scorpion fish, eagle rays, and stingrays