I built up some vacation time at my new job in New Jersey—enough to take a week long trip to Bonaire in the Caribbean.
I took a direct flight there from Newark on a Saturday in June and returned the following Saturday. Staying in a room at a local’s home, I kept costs low and focused my energy and dollars on exploring the entire island and capitalizing on it being a major destination for SCUBA diving and other marine activities.
From experiencing my first self-guided shore dive to climbing Bonaire’s tallest peak, I share in this post the best parts of my trip.