Bonarie Babes!

Bonaire was the destination for the twelve Lady Go Divers this year and we took the island by storm!  Arriving at the Divi Flamingo, settling in, and getting our dive briefing....before boarding the boat for our first dive. As usual diving in Bonaire was nothing short of spectacular.......great viz, no current, warm water, and lots of marine life.

Cecilia, my roommate made her 600th dive and we celebrated with a classic funny photo to commemorate her accomplishment.
We were up early each morning, grabbed breakfast and were on the dive boat by 8:15 am for two great dives.  The afternoons were spent relaxing around the pool, floating in the ocean, walking into  town, or maybe just taking a nap. Cecilia and I also perfected our Mojito recipe and enjoyed a drink before dinner with other dive friends. Every night we visited a different restaurant for a lovely dinner.

During the week we spotted seahorses, frog fish, lots of turtles, squid, thousands of Christmas Tree Worms, and numerous other creatures. We made a wreck dive on the Hilma Hooker and did the famous Salt Pier dive of Bonaire......both were fantastic.  Our last two dives of the week were on Klein Bonaire and we think our guides saved the best for last.....both dives teeming with marine life.
Our last day we rented a car and cruised the island....checking out the flamingos, the Salt Pier, slave huts, and the donkey sanctuary with over 700 donkeys.  It was a great way  to spend our last day and we had lots of laughs at being attacked by donkeys looking for carrots.

We officially welcomed two new members into our group.....Joann and Micki....both assets to the group.  Hope to see them on the next trip!
Our trip ended with us flying home and back to our day to day lives....but with lots of great memories and laughs to treasure for eternity!

5 Jammed Packed Days in Aruba!

Lexi and I were off to Aruba for five days trying to pack as much fun and sun in as possible!  Think we accomplished our mission.  Day One was a flight from Houston to Orlando, then Orlando to Aruba landing in the early afternoon.  Getting our rental car, "Little Huyndai" as Lexi called it, we stopped at Super Foods for some groceries....then on to Sunset Beach Studios in Malmok.  Dinner that night was at Smokey Joe's, some yummy ribs.  With a full tummy we crashed early that night!

Day Two started off with some snorkeling and looking for turtles, then snorkeling the reef finding an eel and lots of marine life. A tour guide from SeaBob let Lexi try out a machine for about an hour and of course she loved it.  After a quick bite on the porch we were off to tour the island.....California Lighthouse, Alta Vista Chapel, several blow holes, and lots of beach combing for sea glass. After a quick dip in the pool, a soak in the hot tub, we were off for dinner at Barney's .....some yummy seafood! Day Three was our excursion on SeaBob, very much like riding a torpedo on and below the water.  We geared up in wet suits and took off for some fun.  Eagle eye Lexi was great at spotting turtles..think she found 5-6 in the area.....plus she found a stingray.

 She loved going flying underwater to swim with them. After lunch at Moomba Beach we were off for some retail therapy in town with a stop on the other end of the island to visit Baby Beach.  Photo stops at the big anchor and a stop to pet some wild donkeys filled our afternoon.  Lexi was able to find little gifts for everyone on her list....mission completed!  Dinner that night was on our porch with a walk on the beach to watch a beautiful sunset. Sailing on The Octopus was in store for Day Four in Aruba.  We boarded the ship with only one other couple and were soon off across the turquoise waters of the Caribbean.  First stop was the Antilla, then it was on to a reef.  We had a light breakfast on the boat and lunch was served after we finished snorkeling.  A great day out on the water!  A brief and nap and then our last chance to snorkel and enjoy the beach.  Lexi had fun with a can of Cheese Whiz....being attacked by all the fish.  She also worked on her tan.....trying to get darker than Gigi!  For our final night in Aruba we got all dressed up and had a lovely dinner at Pincho's, a restaurant out over the water. Dinner was delicious, the sunset breathtaking, and the drive around the detour interesting...but we made it safe and sound!



A perfect end to our trip. Day Five we finished packing, turned into the rental car, and checked into the airport for our nonstop flight to Houston.  Dale picked us up and first stop was at Whataburger......Lexi's favorite!