Bonaire

In July Aaron and I had the amazing opportunity to go scuba diving in Bonaire, NA. The island is just north of South America and has some of the most beautiful dive sites in the world.

A puffer fish.

We saw 3 Sea Turtles while we were diving.

Queen Angel Fish were some of my favorite fish to see because of how regal they look with their blue crowns.

A Princess Parrotfish eating some coral.

A Princess Parrotfish with a Stoplight Parrotfish

We saw 4 Sea Horses with the help of our dive boat guides.

Our cousin Lisa's favorite fish: the Trunkfish. This fish is smaller with a huge body and little bitty fins. :)

Squid were a treat to see. Their fins flow smoothly making them quite beautiful to spot.

Aaron

Yellow Jacks

I got my PADI Open Water Diver certification completed while we were in Bonaire!

The dive sites were marked with yellow rocks like the one pictured below. Bari Reef is where I did my Open Water dives for my scuba certification. :)

The island was dry and desert like with cacti, etc. so I was very amazed at all the lovely flowers.

Some cool grasses blowing in the wind.

We stayed with Aaron's Aunt Marci & Uncle Stuart in their family's condo. It was very nice.

Some of our dive buddies: Nicki, Tim, Denise, Alan(Tarzan)

These yellow flowers just looked sunny and happy so I had to take a picture.

We could see this ship from the patio area at our condo where we would often eat lunch and breakfast. Fish would gather and eat stuff off of the hull underneath. On my last 2 dives we dove out underneath this boat and then swam over to look at the Reef Balls (concrete balls with lots of holes for fish to live in).

Sarah, Lisa and Nicki at Unbelievables for Sarah's birthday.

These were some of my favorite flowers I saw. Probably due to the red-orange hue.

Ever since we started dating some of our favorite pictures have been the silly ones we take of ourselves. This one definately made the cut. :)

Two little yellow finches decided to make a nest in Aaron and I's masks -- in less than 2 hours time. After we kicked them out we found them trying to make another nest in Marci's gear bag. Hopefully they found a better place to live. :)

There were lots of Iguanas on the island ...

And Flamingos

Seeing the Flamingos in their natural habitat was a fun treat.

These pink flowers were just outside our condo.

This sunset was beautiful.

I love this handsome man. :)

Chad, Aaron and I had lots of fun at the donkey sanctuary, but I think we should have brought more carrots. :)

Ummm carrots.

Marci and I at the donkey sanctuary.

Lisa at the donkey sanctuary. In the back you can see the windmill/well they used to get water.

Aaron took me out for dinner our last night in Bonaire.

Dinner at Will's, very yummy.

As you can see we had an amazing time. It was so nice to have this opportunity with our family and friends. We loved every minute of it!