Tuesday, Dec. 8 — Central / North

Classic Bonaire double-reef dive with a sandy channel between two reef lines — first reef at 8m, second down to 45m. Turtles and barracuda are common in the channel.

Access · EEG Boulevard, 1.9km north of Salt Pier — yellow-stone parking just before the Cargill sign. Mooring buoy ~40m offshore.

Camera · Wide-angle

Targets · Sea fans, sponges, reef fish, schooling fish

BNMP site #18 off Queen's Highway, named for a diving physician who died here. Shallow shelf of gorgonians and soft coral leads to coral channels and sand, with several cleaning stations.

Access · Queen's Highway, same stretch as Thousand Steps and Karpata. Rocky entry, a few steps down over rock — no ladder.

Camera · Wide-angle or 100mm

Targets · Angelfish, trumpetfish, turtles, reef schools

BNMP site #18 off Queen's Highway, named for a diving physician who died here. Shallow shelf of gorgonians and soft coral leads to coral channels and sand, with several cleaning stations.

Access · Queen's Highway, same stretch as Thousand Steps and Karpata. Rocky entry, a few steps down over rock — no ladder.

Camera · 100mm Macro

Targets · Slow macro pass; juvenile fish, cleaning stations, small reef life