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We got a taxi and toured the south side to see the salt flats. Lots of salt, piled up in mountains. The salt along the ocean looked like ice. There were lots of cactus also, some houses even used the cactus as a fence. We did see a couple of flamingos. The north side has some mountains and a place where there are a lot of flamingos. My sister-in-law took that tour, and I will check with her and let you know if she would recommend it. (I can't seem to remember what she said about it, but I remember thinking we may have seen more if we had gone North.) The town is small and very clean. There is a very small inclosed shopping area. Many of the stores are closed at lunch. This may sound nuts but this shopping area had the cleanest public rest rooms I ever saw. They were also all marble. I do remember they were very hard to find. Hubby and I had a couple of beers on a dock. Bonaire is noted for diving and snorkeling and the people who took the snorkling tour said it was wonderful. I think a couple of people that I met on the ship went to a hotel to spend some time on the beach.
quote:Originally posted by sympatico:Any suggestions what I should do on this island. One of the few that I have not been too.
Now they tell me!
It's a fantastic snorkeling destination. Hear it's very built up now with condos/timeshares.
Cheers
I checked with my sister-in-law. She took the Island Tour. She said the tour was just ok, nothing great. They drove around the entire island in an air condioned bus. The north is hilly and has the flamingoes but she said they only saw a few and it was from a distance. The tour guide was obsessed with pointing out iguanas. They went through a couple of small towns and also to the salt flats. She said she was glad she took the tour since she got to see the different terrain on the entire island. She brought up the tour she took on Margarita. It was the Lagoon tour and she loved it. They took a boat through a lagoon and there was pretty mountains in the distance. The tour guide was excellant pointing out different things. They then went to a enviromental place with animals, flowers and an interesting maze. They were served fresh fruit and juices. Thought I would mention this since Margarita seems to be the pits to most, including myself. I stayed on the ship.
Was interested in your comment about not being able to donate blood after visiting Isla de Marguerita.
I have never been there, but will be going there in January on the European Vision - Margarita Island. Was there anything interesting there to see, or would it be better to stay on the ship.
I will decide when we get there, and play it by ear.
On Bonaire you can walk into town from the ship. I don't know what the cabs charged but it could not have been much. We walked back to the ship from town, and it was not too far.
Lillian,
When you dock in Margarita, you will see a small beach. Do not think you can swim there. Some people did walk over there but they could not even wade in the water. Seems like LOTS of sea urchins or some creatures like that were all over.
[ 08-04-2001: Message edited by: gizmo ]
quote:Lillian,When you dock in Margarita, you will see a small beach. Do not think you can swim there. Some people did walk over there but they could not even wade in the water. Seemws like LOTS of sea urchins or some creatures like that were all over.
When you dock in Margarita, you will see a small beach. Do not think you can swim there. Some people did walk over there but they could not even wade in the water. Seemws like LOTS of sea urchins or some creatures like that were all over.
Thanks for the info Gizmo. Lillian, they were sea urchins/man of war and a couple of people from our ship last Christmas who went over to this beach stepped on them - they had some nasty stings and had to be brought back to the ship for medical attention.
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