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Bonaire hits the mark when advertising itself as a "diver's paradise." A full 75 percent of visitors to the island come solely in pursuit of underwater exploration. Unlike resorts on other islands where boats transport divers to prime dive sites, divers in Bonaire literally walk out of their hotel room, strap on a tank and ease right into the sea to enjoy the beauty of hard and soft corals populated by tropical fish and small colorful invertebrates. Bonaire enjoys an unspoiled coral system due in part to stringent efforts to prevent the island from being marred by outside forces. One component of that protection was put into action when the island's surrounding waters were turned into a marine park. Divers to the island pay an annual entrance fee of $10 that gains them admittance to the watery park. Bonaire is also a resort island with no real "off" season. Temperatures hover in the 80s year-round, making every day a potential dive day on bonnie Bonaire.