This post will be a quick overview of some of our above-water activities during the last half of our season in Bonaire.<\/p>\n
Barb and I fell into the habit of having Sunday breakfasts at La<\/em> Cr\u00eaperie <\/em>early in the season, and continued that practice throughout our time in Bonaire. When Mike and Roberta, co-owners of our pickup, arrived \u201clate\u201d in Bonaire, having been delayed by the birth of their first grandchild back in Portland, OR, they joined us in crepe worship. The four of us also partook of the best arepas<\/em> in Bonaire at the gazebo on Coco Beach run by Yhanni. And we continued our practice of attending the Burger Nights at Zazu. We also went to Tuna Night at Hill Side; on one occasion transporting a gaggle of folks that overflowed into the back of our pickup. We also took the pickup to one of the monthly wine tasting events held at Antillean Wine<\/em>. One afternoon we made sushi at Pat\u2019s, whom we met a couple of years ago through Mike and Roberta. We went on a dive\/snorkel trip to Klein Bonaire with Pat and Mike & Roberta and Rod & Jill and Rod\u2019s cousin Chuck, afterwards stopping at the beach on the north side for a picnic lunch. Well before the arrival of Mike & Roberta, at the initiative of Lawrence (Phatt Cat), we began playing Mexican Train every Sunday night at the Divers\u2019 Diner. It turned out to be a very popular event, attracting two tables totaling 12 to 16 players. Jill & Rod\u2019s son Roddie visited for a while, during which a bunch of us celebrated Jill\u2019s birthday at Zazu, including Kim and Doug (Gabriel). Speaking of whom, the couple again presented a series of four sessions on fish identification, this time hosted by Dive Friends at their Yellow Submarine location. The lessons are designed to provide certification with REEF to enable citizen-based fish surveys.<\/p>\n\n\t\t