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Watch out for fire coral
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  • Vulindlela
  • Updated By Vulindlela on March 26, 2007
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  • Michelle swimming near some fire coral - Bonaire
    Michelle swimming near some
    fire coral
    by Vulindlela, 1 more photos
    Well it is not really coral, but is related to stinging anemones.
    It gets it's name from the bright orange color.

    If you do get stung, it helps to flush the area with seawater.
    Later you can put some vinegar on it and pluck out the stingers with a pair of tweezers.
    We were very careful to not get stung but were given the information just in case.

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    Sharp things to step on under water
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  • Updated By Echo_29 on January 12, 2005
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  • Long Spined Sea Urchin - Bonaire
    Long Spined Sea Urchin
    by Echo_29
    Be very careful where you step in shallow Lac Bay. It seems like it is all just sand on your mile walk out to the reef but beware of the Long Spined Sea Urchins. They are scattered about. These spines can penetrate human skin easily and break off , causing intense stinging pain.

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    Be careful who you hire a car from
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  • Updated By Vulindlela on March 20, 2007
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  • Beauty in paradise! - Bonaire
    Beauty in paradise!
    by Vulindlela
    Only hire cars from known companies like Hertz.
    We hired a car from a local unknown company and it was a real shady deal.

    For one, they give you only a small amount of usable miles that you are guaranteed to go over and be charged a large fee.
    The second thing is that we could see that the car had been gone through during the night by someone who had a key. We did not have anything of value in the car so nothing was lost.

    I am sorry I do not remember the name of the company but just remember the importance of using a reputable one.

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    Sharp things to step on above water
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  • By Echo_29 on January 12, 2005
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  • Close Call - Bonaire
    Close Call
    by Echo_29
    Be very careful where you step in parts of Washington-Slagbaai Park. Cactus spines litter certain areas and they are the toughest cactus needles I have ever encountered. My shoe was full of them. A day later I was still using tweezers to get them out of the sole of my shoe.

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    Don't lock your car!!!
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  • By diver-x on October 15, 2003
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  • Good advice - Bonaire
    Good advice
    by diver-x
    Locking your car in Bonaire is an invitation to get your windows smashed. The logic is that if you lock the doors, there must be something there worth stealing. Don't keep anything of value in the car and when you park it, leave the windows open. We had our car rifled through once, but nothing was there to steal. At one dive site, a fellow diver said he saw some kids just about to smash another car's window before he chased them away.

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    Watch out for the cacti
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  • By kyoub on June 16, 2005
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  • Cacti - Bonaire
    Cacti
    by kyoub
    The two main species, the yatu and the kadushi , are easily distinguishable by their thorns. Those of the yatu form neat rows of rosettes, while those of the kadushi are more dense and stick out in all directions. Larger examples of the two cacti also grow in different formations. The yatu grows straight up, while the kadushi branches out.

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    Petty theft
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  • By kyoub on June 15, 2005
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  • Warning - Bonaire
    Warning
    by kyoub
    There is no serious crimes on Bonaire but they do have petty theft.
    This sign was in our truck and we were told not to lock the doors but to be sure and not leave anything of value inside because it would be searched.
    We had no problems while we were there.

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    Leave your valuables in the room!
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  • By dracko on February 25, 2003
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  • If you're renting a car, don't leave anything of value in the car and never lock it. While not rampant as some would have you believe, petty theft does occur on Bonaire, and usually takes form of someone breaking the window of your locked car to get at the camera or purse that you left inside. So leave nothing in the car and leave it unlocked. Often having the doors locked is incentive enough to break the window, just in case something of value is in there.

    Knowing the potential for theft, we followed the advice I gave above, and haven't had a problem once in the 7 days that we were on the island. No one even bothered with our sandals and scuba gear bags that we did leave laying around.

    If you go, you'll most likely have no problems either, but it's best to be prepared.

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    Rough surf
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  • Updated By Vulindlela on March 20, 2007
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  • Dangerous surf - Bonaire
    Dangerous surf
    by Vulindlela
    Avoid the sea on the Eastern or Windward side of Bonaire.
    It is full of rocks and debris and the surf is extremely rough.

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    Sharp things to step on under water 2
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  • West Indian Sea Egg - Bonaire
    West Indian Sea Egg
    by Echo_29
    When snorkeling beware of the more camouflaged version of a sea urchin: the "West Indian Sea Egg"

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