Monday morning saw our first boat dives. We left the dock just past 8, and headed off for the far side of Kleine Bonaire. The first site was “Rockpile”; the second one I don’t remember the name of. Both were pretty scenic.
Soft Coral
Blue Chromis
French Angelfish
Sea Horse
Foureye Butterflyfish
Stoplight Parrotfish (initial phase)
Stoplight Parrotfish (Juvenile)
Sea Fan
Anemone and shrimp
Squirrelfish
Brown Chromis
Yellowtail Snappers
Brown Chromis, juvenile Spanish Hogfish, and coral
Grouper
Golden Moray Eel
Juvenile Threespot Damselfish
Rope Sponge
Squirrelfish
After we got back to the dock, Paul repaired a freeflow in my regulator, then Ralph and I did a pair of dives off the dock; one around 3 and another at dusk. For the afternoon dive, we headed north up to the sunken boat off Captain Don’s.
Gray Snappers by the Buddy Dive dock
Bluehead wrasse (initial phase) over a stove pipe sponge
Small fish flittering over the coral
Smallmouth Grunt
Queen Angelfish
Sergeant Major protecting its eggs
Sergeant Major protecting its eggs
Blackbar Soldierfish
A pair of trumpetfish
For the dusk dive, we headed slightly south, where Ralph picked a spot to monitor. There, we watched the reef as day gave way to night.
Gray Snapper
Smallmouth Grunts hovering over coral head
Scrawled Filefish replaced the grunts as darkness fell