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Windsurfing Bonaire - Dutch Antilles - Nov 2002

Bonaire is a small island in  the Dutch Antilles close to Curacao, Aruba and Venezuala. Its known for its incredibly varied beach diving and for excellent flat water windsurfing.

The island is true desert island having no natural freshwater and a ton of cacti.

Felix and I both being unemployed at the moment thought this would be a nice place to start looking for a job.

Old Lighthouse

Hangin' out. Bonaire windsurfing I am sure is excellent in season, but well we got a cheap deal

We were not so lucky with the wind this trip, forcing big sails and high volume boards to be used. 

This sail is an 8.5 Gaastra with a a 125L Bic techno. Wind was about 16 knots.

Felix impressing the local donkeys with his rally driving skills. From this picture you can also see that a 4 wheel drive is not really as necessary, as some of the local car hire companies might have you believe.

The national park recommends 4 wheel drive but we didn't think it was so necessary.

Impressed Bonaire Donkey.

The donkey was asking if I knew the wind forecast for the afternoon.

One of 8 Billion lizards to that can be found on Bonaire.

Windswept Tree

Jibe city windsurfing center and the 'hang out' bar.