Fog over Mt. Sinai Harbor

No, it's not Bonaire, of course.

This is the north shore of Long Island, winter. It was a warm afternoon until the fog rolled in...it came fast and everything disappeared!

We took a few photos, most of which looked like nothing but a gray wall. Then, just as quickly, the fog lifted and was gone.

This is the harbor by Cedar Beach.

For the map of this location...Click here.

(If you're not familiar with the Google Map, you can click around the page, zoom in and out...see where Mt. Sinai is on Long Island.)

tugs and a sail

It never gets boring to me...the sun, clouds, clear water and the tropical fish. Bonaire

The obelisk...a navigation marker from the past.

The big splash...on Bonaire's windward shore. Very powerful and very large waves hit the iron shore. Eventually large chunks of rock break away. It is actually scary to stand near the edge and noisy too!

A navigational marker from the past...to guide the ships to shore for salt pickup.

Pink Beach, Bonaire...The yellow stone is a marker for divers. All dive sites on Bonaire are named and marked, and numbered on a map. The island is very "diver friendly."

The lighthouse, Bonaire...Yes, that is a truck and the lighthouse is hugh!

Para-Surfing...a cross between surfing, skateboarding, water skiing, and parachute-kite uplifting...at this point, I don't know what to call it!

doing flips over the caribbean

Reds and Blue and youth!

colorful addition to the caribbean blue...

Chris swimming to the edge of the Hilma Hooker. This is about 60 ft. down and the boat goes down to about 120ft. We'll stop at about 90! It gets scary in the deep and wrecks have a certain eery quality about them.

Dive Masters at work...They team up for two dives. Each takes a turn as captain and dive master. Both help with getting people back on the boat and removing the gear. This is Leaticia and Scott from Bonaire Dive and Adventure.

Bonairean commuters...People of Bonaire are diverse and very friendly!

Under the deep blue sea...

Beautiful rooster colors

Scuba tanks waiting to be filled

soft coral..not a plant!

swimming effortlessly...

Photo Friday: Pink

Hmmm....pink? 

Catholic Church in Rincon

 

Salt Harvest

Salt is exported. It has been a product of Bonaire for centuries. 

Harbor View

 

Driftwood on the Shores of Loc Bay

 

Cacti

Cacti are native to Bonaire 

Home Again...

Dear Family and Friends,

We arrived home, safe and sound, from a beautiful scuba diving vacation.

Thanks for stopping by to visit this site to see the photos from Bonaire.

We love Bonaire for its natural beauty and its lack of commercialism. It certainly is not a typical "tourist" destination and its lack of crowds makes it ideal for us.

I will continue to post photos of Bonaire until I have exhausted our files. Chris and I together have taken over 2,000 photos!!!!

I promise not to post too many but enough so you can see the many sides of this beautiful caribbean island in the Netherlands Antilles.

Aloe

Aloe grew on Bonaire's plantation and was exported. Perfect environment for this plant, Bonaire is dry and hot. 

Bonaire's Donkey

A very familiar icon for the wild part of Bonaire and part of its history. 

Para-Sail Anyone??

 

White Slave Huts

 

Bonaire Shore

 

Flamingo...

Ready to fly, it runs on the water... 

Birds in Bonaire

A shore bird, Turnstone 

Hawks Bill Turtle, Klein Bonaire

Photo taken on the "Bon Adventure" dive site. 

Octopus, Bonaire 2006

Dive Site: "Nearest Point" Klein Bonaire 

Coral Reef, Bonaire 2006

 

Bonaire Wind Surfing

 

Slave Huts from the Past in Bonaire

 

Para Sailing in Bonaire

 

Wind surfing at Loc Bay in Bonaire

 

Salt from the Saltflats of Bonaire

Bonaire exports salt. Sea water is evaporated in the saltflats to leave salt residue that is harvested and shipped to other countries. 

Bonaire: Pink Sand, Blue Sky and Cyan Water

 

Purple Sponges in the Deep Blue

 

Turnstones and Conch Shells

 

Discarded Conch Shells

 

Conch Shells

It is illegal to remove these shells from Bonaire. 

Sunset on Bonaire

 

The Market in Kralendijk, Bonaire

 

Loc Bay Swim

 

Loc Bay

 

Elk Horn

 

Chris under the sea...

 

Bonaire's Washington National Park

Is this the moon?? 

Three Divers over the Hilma Hooker Wreck

 

Chris and Dave above the Hilma Hooker

 

Bay Above Bari Reef

 

Storm Approaching Bari Reef

 

1000 Steps, Dive Site, Bonaire

 

Soft coral sways with the currents.

Two flamingos as they wade in the salinas of Bonaire's National Park.

Mahogany Snapper, Bonaire

Bonaire's National Park, cacti grow in a cacti forest.

Bonaire's National Park

Washington Slagbaai National Park in Bonaire, Dutch Antilles.

For information about the park, click here.

The special tank for rinsing off cameras. Bonaire, NA

Northwest end of Bonaire. A dive boat is waiting for its divers to return.

Attractive bartender in the town of Rincon. I wanted to email this photo to her but she said she didn't have a computer. She said she was going to buy a laptop but decided to get the gold tooth, ingraved with her boyfriends initials, instead.

The colors of Bonaire....This is a town building, very much like most in the island capital, Kronlyndike.

One of the dive sites on Bonaire...the Andrea One. Beautiful island, above and underwater.

sea anemone

surgeon fish

Bonaire Harbor at Sunset

An octopus...I was blessed to see this octopus on my second dive in Bonaire. Luckily, I had the camera! He swam about and even changed color right before my eyes! What a sight! I got about 5 or 6 clear shots...There will be more to come.

Miami from the air as we approach the airport.

above the clouds

calm bay

Roofline with copper and brick. An older Victorian in the town of Port Jefferson.

Sea Wolf, a Research Vessel

Port Jefferson, Long Island, NY. State University at Stony Brook has a program in marine studies.

This is their research vessel, SeaWolf

Island in Sunlight

Port Jefferson Ferry

Port Jefferson Ferry pulling into port. This ferry takes people and their cars to Conneticut and back.

A great deal of weight is being transported every day.

It saves the drivers of Long Island the many miles it would take to drive toward the city and then back east to the states of Conneticut, Vermont and the rest of the Northeast.

There are no bridges until you go west into the city limits.

Montauk, Long Island. The end of Long Island's south shore. There is a big lighthouse here but most of the harbor is filled with commercial fishing boats. They still go out to sea to supply Long Island and even NYC with fish. This photo shows the back of one building at dusk, workers still there. Notice the garage door for approaching fishing boats!

Another creation using Photoshop. One Christmas gift I received, was a book on using Photoshop. I'm reading this as you do a textbook!

Twelve screens and one photo...just having some fun with Photoshop!

Blue Point, Long Island

Blue Point, Long Island, NY....As seen through a fence.

The condos in the distance put up this fence to keep the teenagers out. This is a favorite hangout at night for them and free access to the condos, I guess can create problems.

Click here for a link to the dead-end.

This photo was taken in Pennsylvania on Christmas Day.

Driving around, looking for some photo ops, we came upon this house. Nice lawn ornament, isn't it? Well, they did have a Christmas wreath on the door!

sunrise... January 1, 2006

Another sunrise photo...read the notes below. To see a larger version, click on the photo itself.

Another photo from sunrise, January 1st, 2006...I'm learning to add frames using Photoshop, thanks to a book given to me by my father-in-law. Thanks, Dad. I still have lots to learn!

First Sunrise of the New Year

Sunrise, January 1st 2006

My husband and I woke up early today to watch the sun rise on a new year.

Although there were clouds, there also was a promise of sunshine...

The bay was calm, the seagulls were in flight looking for food, the boardwalk was icy, the air was cold but fresh and the feeling was wonderful.

May you have a wonderful year, in good health and happiness!