Bonaire

There is a spot on Bonaire quite well known for kite surfing and our first few days on the island were quite windy, so we stopped and watched them for a while. We were on an exploratory mission and drove for 20 minutes on an extremely rough road, eventually arriving at Lac Bay. The road was so rough that we were not sure if it was even a real road but just a track out to some beach. As we rounded the last corner, we were stunned to discver that there was a bar there. Beer was $2. At Lac Bay Bar, there were six piles of old conch shells. We ended up doing our last dive of the trip at this location with a guide, who told us that the shells were decades old and that the conch were pretty much all gone. Flamingos. Cactus blooming. We did a hike up "Mount" Brandaris, the highest "peak" on the island at 790 feet. Good view but it was a little hazy. This is Bonaire's other industry, which is sea salt. Ocean water is used...