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New Dive Equipment Storage! |
As you might know, Caribbean Club Bonaire is and has been working on the “looks” of the resort. We have improved the garden, the pools, the rooms, the path ways and now we have a new feature.
We have a new dive equipment storage. The lockers are located between the penthouse / studio building and the new to be opened penthouse / studio building. In the past, the guest staying in this building had to go to the main entrance of the hotel to rinse and store their equipment.
But now this is history. These rooms have their own locker with rinse tank. To make it even more convenient, the lockers are opened with the same key as the room key.
As you can see on the map the location is ideal. In between the buildings and next to the parking lot. The lights have a motion censor so that when you come back from a night dive, or when you want to go diving at 3 am, you can still rinse and store your equipment.
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A few months ago we introduced the new dive team, Bart and Niels. Both are dedicated divers and are doing a very good job. They are doing a lot of Open Water certifications, numerous advance classes and nitrox certifications. Besides being under water most of their work week, they do an excellent job in advising and helping our guest. They always know a dive site that will suit the wishes of the diver. Turtle, seahorse, …… you name it and they know where you should go.
Besides the wonders of the west coast, Niels takes our experienced guests to the east coast. He always makes a bet with the guests that if they do not see at least 30 turtles within the first 40 minutes of the dive, he will pay for the beers afterwards. He has never lost the bet!
Besides diving Niels is also responsible for cleaning the rinse tank. You would say that this is not a problem for a grown man. Well, the cleaning is not the problem, filling the tank with fresh water is.
Niels makes sure that at least every week the tank is over flooded. This results in a water park on the pathways to the rooms. Even by punishing Niels by making him buy beers for the whole Caribbean Club team, did not help. So we came up with a solution: we installed a supersonic automatic easy to use water stop with time clock. Lets hope this does the job. |
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A Guest Experience: Cave Exploring! |
A great tip for anyone who is in search for an exciting activity on the island is the Cave Exploring tour. I got the information about this tour from the helpful receptionists at the information point of the Caribbean Club Resort. They told me about the interesting tour trough two of the biggest caves of Bonaire, one cave with impressive rock formations and another cave with an enormous underground lake with beautiful snorkel opportunities.
Caribbean Club booked me and my friend in the tour and the next morning we were picked up by Henk, the Cave Exploring tour guide. Henk appeared to be an experienced cave explorer who has studied caves around the whole world. He has an extensive amount of knowledge about Bonaire and the history of the island and turned out to be a great storyteller. Henk drove us to a parking nearby the first cave we were about to explore. After a short walk we reached the opening of the cave. Via a steep ladder we went down. The room we entered was impressive, with large stalactites and stalagmites and a lot of dark corners around us. With our flashlights we followed our guide over rocks and underneath very low ceilings to another large underground room with a higher temperature and less oxygen then the first room. Here we saw some small bats and again impressive rock formations and interesting fossils. Henk told us about the protected bats and their surviving methods, and about the tunnels that connected this cave with other caves. After a walk around the room we went back via the first room to the steep ladder, were we could welcome the sun on our skin and the fresh air.
We followed Henk back to the car, from were we headed to the second cave. To get down into the cave, we used a strong rope that we had to hold on to while climbing down the steep rocks. Once we were down, we were facing a silent and very clear underground lake. We took off our clothes and put on our snorkel and mask. Trying not to disturb the bright water we swam alongside the rocks. Underneath the surface, we saw an amazing world of rock formations that are millions of years old. After a short swim we got to another rock formation above the water where we had a short break. Henk told us about the “ghost canal” trough which we could snorkel if we wanted to. This canal ended in another pool, discovered by Henk himself. We went back in the water again and snorkeled trough the ghost channel, only a few meters but without the opportunity to raise you head above the water because of the large amount of stalactites that hang down just above the water. After this exciting swim we headed towards another underground room. This room can be entered only by swimming underwater, underneath a big rock formation. Again we were surprised by the beautiful rocks, underneath the surface of the water as well as above. After snorkeling around we swam back to the entrance of the cave were we took on our clothes again and climbed out of the cave with the help of the rope. From the cave, Henk brought us back to Caribbean Club, were we thanked him for giving us such a great experience. After the tour, we sat down to relax at the intimate pool bar/restaurant of Caribbean Club where we enjoyed a good lunch.
I recommend this adventurous tour to anyone who wants to explore the island from a new point of view and is not afraid of narrow spaces. |
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Dive Shop Gets a “New” Face |
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Since the second half of January something has changed at the Dive shop at Caribbean Club Bonaire. You will notice a new face walking around in a blue shirt; That is me, Bart. For some of you that new face might be very familiar, which is very well possible. I have been working at Buddy Dive since December 2005.
Before I started there I was a dive instructor in Holland. But as you all can understand I liked the Island and the diving here so much that after a working vacation here in 2003 I decided to move here indefinitely. So after saving a bit of money I booked a ticket and together with my girlfriend moved to the island.
I quickly started working for Buddy Dive and really enjoyed the 4 years I worked there. When I was offered to manage the dive shop at Caribbean Club, of course immediately I said yes because I knew the resort and was ready for something new.
The way I live my life is also the way I like to work; enjoying every little thing along the way. For me the easiest way to do that is to make sure that the people around me are having a good time. So if you see me walking around the resort and you have a question about diving or there is something I can arrange for you. Feel free and ask.
Hope to see you soon!
Bart Linders |
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First Renovated Rooms are Ready! |
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Caribbean Club Bonaire is proud to announce that the first 4 renovated Cottages 1-Bedroom are ready to be occupied by our guests. The contractor is working very hard to finish the next 2 cottages before New Years. The renovated rooms have a new floor, totally new kitchenette and a complete new bathroom.
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