The Circus Came to Town... I suppose that it's the Holy Grail of small island tourism and not to be left behind, Bonaire now has it's own cruise ship pier. Once a week a floating resort city carrying several thousand passengers arrives in tiny downtown Kralendijk. Easy to spot, cruise ship people repeatedly walk the five blocks or so that make up the downtown shopping area. They often appear puzzled by the lack of jewlery stores and straw markets. The few strips of narrow sandy beach become filled with snorklers in neon inflatable life jackets and taxi vans appear out of nowhere offering $10.00 excursions to "see the flamingos".
By late afternoon the whole show is over, the island returns to it's normal pace and the ship is slipping back out to sea. I'm sure that Bonaire's nightlife can't compete with the late seating or the faux broadway production on the floating stage. Another ship will show up next Tuesday or Wednesday, get that snorkel gear ready! :-)