Traffic

There are no traffic lights and no speed limitation signs on Bonaire. Instead the authorities placed speed bumps where they felt the traffic should slow down. Elsewhere the cars and the motorcycles are free to drive too fast on the roads, that were not built for speeding. Inspite, we haven't seen an exident yet. We see a lot of jeeps, small cars and pick-up trucks with wooden racks on the back for diving equipment. This is the diving world. Bubbles from divers around and under our boat are at any time, day or night. People of all ages and sizes come to Bonaire to see the world, that is hidden from the rest of us. But let's go back to the wheels. During the week, cars are being used as a necessity. Friday night is a show time. Along with the brick-paved promenade walkway along the shore is a one way road, where most of the Kralendijk restaurants are lined up. Every Friday evening polished cars are being driven there bumper to bumper, music to anybody's taste sounding out of the open windows. Some cars are overfilled with youth, girls sitting on boys' laps, and still flirting with those walking in the promenade. Out of the cars the calls are coming to the walkers in Dutch, Papiamentu, Spanish and English language. This is a small island, but certanly multinational.