BONNAIRE IS A DUTCH ISLAND OFF THE COAST OF VENEZUELLA. THE TOURSIT SIDE IS ON THE LEE OF THE ISLAND WITH TRANQUIL SEAS AND TROPICAL BREEZES. THE WINDWARD SIDE IS CALLED THE WILD SIDE. IT IS ROCKY BARREN AND FORBIDDING. FEW PEOPLE LIVE HERE AND THE ONLY TOWN NEARBY IS THE OLD SLAVE TOWN OF RINCON.
Inside a long abandoned light house keepers cottage on the wild side
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Cottage from the lighthouse. Pretty desolate
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The lighthouse
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There is a good sized population of wild burros that roam this area. These where tamer than some , hence the relative close ups
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Despite the island becoming increasingly a touristy there still remain a surprising number of decaying older homes in the old slave town of Rincon.
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OLD RINCON CHURCH
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Another even older lighthouse in the the State Park on the north end of the widside
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The lean of this old tree speaks volumes about the direction and intensity of the wind along this shore.
Inside a long abandoned light house keepers cottage on the wild side
1
Cottage from the lighthouse. Pretty desolate
2
The lighthouse
3
4
There is a good sized population of wild burros that roam this area. These where tamer than some , hence the relative close ups
5
6
Despite the island becoming increasingly a touristy there still remain a surprising number of decaying older homes in the old slave town of Rincon.
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8
OLD RINCON CHURCH
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10
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Another even older lighthouse in the the State Park on the north end of the widside
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The lean of this old tree speaks volumes about the direction and intensity of the wind along this shore.
