Hinkson Family Circle

Bonaire
The beautiful island of Bonaire was very unique. We rented a car and drove around the island and saw a lot of amazing things. The beaches that we saw were not sandy but were full of white coral and so it was a lot like walking on bones and it sounded like pieces of china clinking against each other as we walked on it . I will post a picture of the coral beach. All the beaches we saw were like this. We did see some sand on one beach and it was the whitest I have ever seen. It looked like baby powder.
The island was full of wild donkeys, goats and flamingos. We were told that there were more flamingos than people there. They said that they fly to Venezuela (which is about 20 miles away) when it rains in Bonaire. They speak the native language as well as English and Dutch. They say Bon Bini which means “welcome” and if you think someone is cute you say ” Dooshi.” If we took our grandchildren there, they would be saying that all the time.
We saw some pyramids made of salt that were very impressive especially next to the gorgeous Caribbean teal water. What added to the color fest was a group of pink/purple standing ponds where the salt company was drying out the water to harvest the salt. The whole island is a nature reserve and is like a spike sticking out of the water and so the after a few feet the shallow beach drops off drastically which is perfect place for coral to grow and fish to congregate. Surprisingly Dave decided not to snorkel but we heard reports that the fish and coral were very impressive. The island was beautiful to see and had a light blue ring around it surrounded by a dark blue ring where the water got suddenly deep. So pretty! The salt trade was run by slaves before slavery was discontinued in Bonaire about the same time it was in the USA. They lived in little huts that were so small that you had to crouch to be inside. About 6 slaves lived in one hut ad they were not midgets. It was a very interesting place to visit. We had a wonderful day in Bonaire.