2006-07 Bonaire #6

MY 'Triumphant Lady'

150 foot, very luxurious yacht.

Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, July 17, 2006

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Larry L. Jackson

Klein Bonaire

This small island on the west side of the main island has dive sites all the way around.

Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, July 17, 2006

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Washington-Slagbaai National Park Map

The park is a nice place to visit on the degassing day while the dive gear dries for the flight home.

Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles

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American Flamingo

Phoenicopterus ruber ruber

Salina Goto, Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, July 18, 2006

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Salina Goto

This is the only brackish lake that can be seen without entering the park.

Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, July 18, 2006

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American Flamingo

Phoenicopterus ruber ruber - a very colorful individual.

Salina Goto, Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, July 18, 2006

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Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

Salina Goto, Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, July 18, 2006

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American Flamingoes

Phoenicopterus ruber ruber - more than 100 on the lake.

Salina Goto, Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, July 18, 2006

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American Flamingoes

Phoenicopterus ruber ruber

Salina Goto, Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, July 18, 2006

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Turk's Cap Cactus

Melocactus macracanthos - growing on the eroded limestone on an island where rain usually falls only in the winter.  Also some young Stenocereus griseus.

Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, July 18, 2006

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Larry L. Jackson