By Dwayne Roberts (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #3) on Monday, February 6, 2006 - 1:53 pm: |
I am not planning to get a rental car for my 1st trip to BON in May. We are staying at Sorobon and will probably just veg on the beach and snorkel. The airport transfer is taken care of and there is a free shuttle to town(?) for shopping. Am I making a big mistake?
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By Marcus L. Barnes (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #507) on Monday, February 6, 2006 - 2:19 pm: |
There's no shuttle to town that I'm aware of and yes, IMHO, you are making a mistake in not renting a vehicle.
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By herman mowery (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #546) on Monday, February 6, 2006 - 2:30 pm: |
Welcome to the board.
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By Tish (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #873) on Monday, February 6, 2006 - 2:51 pm: |
Ask the resort if they offer a free shuttle into town. Maybe they do. There is no public transportation from Sorobon.
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By pat murphy (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #790) on Monday, February 6, 2006 - 5:17 pm: |
dwayne, i'd recommend a car. being snorkelers, you can get away with a small car instead of a truck. but sorobon is all the way across the island and not close to most of the restaurants or shops. and there are too many other snorkel sites to see...get a car.
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By John Carter (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #127) on Tuesday, February 7, 2006 - 9:10 am: |
I would definitely reccomend getting a car. Sorobon did use to have a shuttle of sorts for grocery shopping but don't know how regular it ran. More than likely you would have to arrange a specific trip and probably would be the only ones using it for any given trip.
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By Lorraine Meadows (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #965) on Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 5:07 pm: |
Rent a car that's airconditioned for at least a day. Take a self tour of the island. You can easily do it in a day if you don't go into the park up north. They drive on the "right" hand of the road like in the US.You can see the flamingo's and donkey's and see many other interesting sites and stop and snorkel.
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By Vince DePietro (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #228) on Friday, February 24, 2006 - 7:05 am: |
If you're a first visitor, you would not be seeing the island out at Lac Bay..Take the advice of people who know.. Get the car.
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By David Frank (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #398) on Friday, February 24, 2006 - 2:52 pm: |
Agree with all above except re the air conditioning. Our trucks are always AC equipped but I don't remember ever turning it on. We just roll down the windows and enjoy the fresh air and breezes.
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