With proper planning and Nitrox, you can do 5 - 6 dives per day, if you're a hard core diver. Bonaire is fairly unique in this benefit since the island has more than 60 marked sites on the island and Klein Bonaire has 20 sites.

The orientation started in the "Pool Bar" at 9am on Sunday morning, which is a huge thatch covered hut next to the north swimming pool. Bart, one of the instructors at Buddy Dive resort, and from the Netherlands.

We all looked at each other when Bart talked about the Black Bird? And told us that touching the girls would make them die? Whoa, what the heck is he talking about? After a bit we realized he was talking about the Corals would die whenyou touched them and the blackboard had all the information about what was happening at the resort.

Time for our orientation dive. Our first trip in the water is amazing, the reef is a very easy swim from the boat dock and expands north and south. The corals are beautiful and the fish are everywhere. We see Trumpet fish, Trunkfish, Christmas Tree Worms, Tiger Groupers and Parrot fish everywhere.

My buddy for the trip, Dave and I decide to do another dive a short time after our orientation dive. Dave has been to Bonaire before so he proves to be a good buddy to have. We descend at dusk which proves to be an excellent time to see the divers resident friend, Charlie, a massive Tarpon (http://www.atlantascuba.net/DesktopModules/SimpleGallery/SlideShowPopup.aspx?PortalID=2&ItemID=115&Border=White&sb=Name&sd=ASC), who comes swooping out of the darkness into the light of your flashlight to get the fish you're "spotlighting" for his dinner.

Charlie follows us everywhere during the night dives. We also see Moray Eels, Octopus, Lobsters, and much more. What a dive, our first with many more to go.

To end the day we go above the dive shop to the Lions Den.

To be continued ...

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