Kiri and Taty are outside to greet me, both fired up because the forecast looks awesome for the duration of my stay. In fact the wind has been blowing here every day for the past two months – but that’s nothing new in the windswept Caribbean, where the trades reliably blow throughout the European Winter. After a 10-minute drive from the airport, we arrive at the Sorobon Bay Resort, the only hotel situated directly on the shores of the lagoon.
Sorobon Beach Resort is based next to the Jibe City windsurf station and, according to its literature, sits on one of the most beautiful stretches of sand in the Caribbean. The resort boasts its own private beach, with shaded cabannas and lounge chairs and has 30 comfortable cottages that sleep between two and six people. It’s dark outside, so I’ll have to wait until the morning before I can properly check out my surroundings, but the accommodation is awesome and I can hear the water lapping on the beach outside. I’m pretty certain I’m going to be pleasantly surprised come sunrise.
“IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A FAST-PACED PARTY DESTINATION WITH WILD BARS, HIGH RISES AND CHEESY TOURIST ATTRACTIONS, THEN BONAIRE IS NOT THE PLACE FOR YOU”
