Edited by diverb0b, 12 May 2008 - 05:28 AM.
Bonaire Baby...ONLY "In Bonaire" May 10-17, 2008
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Posted 12 May 2008 - 05:27 AM
Great to hear everyone made it.As for up here in the land of a thousand islands,diving is busy again as hundreds are diving in the St lawrence river,with most checkout dives being done over the past weekend
It will all be a memory tomorrow
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Posted 13 May 2008 - 02:12 PM
Awesome night last night! Steaks and Ribs followed by a concert by our own Neptuner, then 9 of us headed to the dock for a night dive. Not sure where else in the world you can get that kind of vacation! Shore dives, boat dives, dock dives, morning dives, day dives, and night dives. If you can't get your fill of diving on this trip, you aren't trying!
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Posted 14 May 2008 - 04:02 PM
Hey Gang... just posted a batch of todays photos....
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Posted 14 May 2008 - 04:41 PM
Hey Gang... just posted a batch of todays photos....
WOW!! Now I remember why I love Bonaire so much.
Thanks, Great pics.
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Posted 14 May 2008 - 07:19 PM
Cool pics Tim..wish I was there....oh wait, I am! 
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Posted 15 May 2008 - 05:23 AM
Cool pics Tim..wish I was there....oh wait, I am!
Wait, you had Internet connectivity last night? It was down for me.
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Posted 15 May 2008 - 08:24 AM
Great pics Netmage! Thanks much for posting!!!
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Posted 15 May 2008 - 06:43 PM
Hey Gang... just posted a batch of todays photos....
Just loaded up another batch....
Also a short video of a tang attack.......
Note: Google is still processing - so link might not fire up....
Edited by netmage, 16 May 2008 - 04:05 PM.
"I aim to misbehave...."
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Posted 15 May 2008 - 07:21 PM
Thanks Tim for the pictures for those of us who had to live vicariously.
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Posted 15 May 2008 - 08:14 PM
OK, I am getting better at committment!
Put me down for the close knit fun of being on a boat for four days! Will send the deposit this week!
Tom
Glad you are getting good at it...sure makes it nice for us!
OK - $400.00 deposit check is ready to mail. I need to confirm are we still sending to the Dallas address or did I see a post for a new address?
Tom
Live Life To The Fullest, ARE YOU WITH ME!!!!!!!
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Posted 16 May 2008 - 05:09 AM
OK, I am getting better at committment!
Tom
Glad you are getting good at it...sure makes it nice for us!
OK - $400.00 deposit check is ready to mail. I need to confirm are we still sending to the Dallas address or did I see a post for a new address?
Tom
Use the Dallas address. SD has not moved to South Carolina yet.
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Posted 16 May 2008 - 06:57 AM
Sounds like a reason for another party!
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Posted 16 May 2008 - 08:11 AM
Sounds like a reason for another party!
I'm with you!
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Posted 17 May 2008 - 08:19 PM
Hey Gang... just posted a batch of todays photos....
Just loaded up another batch....
Also a short video of a tang attack.......
Note: Google is still processing - so link might not fire up....
Great Pics Tim. Thanks!
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 10:30 AM
Dive Trip Bonaire 2008
May 10-17th
Single Divers.Com
Accommodations
We stayed at the Divi Flamingo. Nice hotel just south of town. It’s easily within walking distance of local restaurants and shopping. We had an Oceanside room with balcony that provided awesome sunsets. Staff was great. Two negatives: intermittent hot water. Never knew when you took a shower whether hot water would be available or not. Second was an air conditioning leak left the floor of our room wet the last couple of days of the trip.
http://www.diviflami...m/DiviFlamingo/
Meals
Had breakfast and lunch at Divi Flamingo. Served buffet style, had eggs and style and pancakes available for breakfast. Lunch always had hots, hamburgers and fish available in addition to a main dish that varied. We had a nice bbq one night as a group meal. We also at a Chibi Chibi one night for dinner. We also ate dinners at La Luna, La Salsa, Swim with the Fishes and Casablanca. All but Casablanca I would repeat. While we didn't have dinner at Mona Lisa, we did have dessert as they were serving an outstanding Mango Cheesecake.
Dive Operations
I did 18 dives on this trip. 15 were boat dives through Divi Flamingo. SingleDivers had three boats for the week. I was on boat #3, Sunrise. Our Divemasters, Orlando and Enrique were outstanding. We dove the following sites
Bachelor’s Beach
18 Palms
Just a Nice Dive
Boka Spelunk
Windsock
The Cliff
Callabas Reef
Mi Dushi
Knife
Jerry’s Sponges
Hilma Hooker
Alice in Wonderland
North Belnam
Petrie’s Pillar
Small Wall
Tori’s Reef
http://www.geographi...re/bondiv04.htm
The marine life in Bonaire is amazing. And the consistency from dive site to dive site is very impressive as well. In comparison to Australia, I'd put two of the sites we dove in the Great Barrier Reef superior to these. My next 15 would probably come from this trip.
Before this trip, I had never seen a sea horse. Probably saw a dozen on this trip. Including one at Alice in Wonderland where we saw it swim and stop to eat!
Lots of turtles, eels, rays, all sorts of fish, including frog fish, scorpion fish and many others. Did see one nurse shark.
In addition to the boat dives, we dove the house reef at Divi. We did a check out dive and a night dive there. It was nice to just pull your gear out of your locker, grab a tank on the dock, do a giant stride off the pier, swim about 15 feet and you were at the reef.
Another night dive we did was the Town Pier. In this case, Orlando picked us up at the gate behind the dive shop and drove us the few blocks over to the pier. This dive was surreal. Only 17 feet, but all of the columns have been painted multiple colors over the years and the marine life has adopted to its surroundings. Bright clams and different colors of coral in yellows, reds, purples and oranges come out under there. Lots of eels, & snakes add an eerie feeling to the whole dive. Very creepy & very cool.
We also did a dive with Larry's Wild Side diving. On the windward side of the island, they take you out to see big stuff, like golden eagle rays, huge turtles, etc. The downside was you were diving in the surge. Rocking and rolling through the entire dive, I was getting sea sick during the safety stop. Getting back on the boat into 10 foot swells was an adventure too. It was a cool dive. I'd recommend it, but doubt I would repeat. Too much cool stuff on the leeward side.
Other
We had performances by Michael Morse, the Scuba Diving Cowboy. His first CD is being released in July and he played for us multiple nights at Divi. Great songs and great entertainment. He is playing on future trips, and his CD should be excellent.
Captain Don came and gave a talk of history of diving on the island. He has written short stories that relate back to the naming of many of the dive sites around Bonaire. Here is a website link to his stories.. http://captaindon.bo...fairytales.com/
The tacky tourist contest was entertaining. Congrats to all those that participated. You guys all earned the prizes you won.
Seasigns – Diver Deb Norris taught this class. I have never had such an entertaining class in my life. I doubt any of us will ever forget how to swear in sign language at least. But it did improve our ability to communicate underwater which was the goal. I do recommend this class, even if you don’t have as entertaining an instructor as deb. Thanks!
http://www.seasigns.com/
May 10-17th
Single Divers.Com
Accommodations
We stayed at the Divi Flamingo. Nice hotel just south of town. It’s easily within walking distance of local restaurants and shopping. We had an Oceanside room with balcony that provided awesome sunsets. Staff was great. Two negatives: intermittent hot water. Never knew when you took a shower whether hot water would be available or not. Second was an air conditioning leak left the floor of our room wet the last couple of days of the trip.
http://www.diviflami...m/DiviFlamingo/
Meals
Had breakfast and lunch at Divi Flamingo. Served buffet style, had eggs and style and pancakes available for breakfast. Lunch always had hots, hamburgers and fish available in addition to a main dish that varied. We had a nice bbq one night as a group meal. We also at a Chibi Chibi one night for dinner. We also ate dinners at La Luna, La Salsa, Swim with the Fishes and Casablanca. All but Casablanca I would repeat. While we didn't have dinner at Mona Lisa, we did have dessert as they were serving an outstanding Mango Cheesecake.
Dive Operations
I did 18 dives on this trip. 15 were boat dives through Divi Flamingo. SingleDivers had three boats for the week. I was on boat #3, Sunrise. Our Divemasters, Orlando and Enrique were outstanding. We dove the following sites
Bachelor’s Beach
18 Palms
Just a Nice Dive
Boka Spelunk
Windsock
The Cliff
Callabas Reef
Mi Dushi
Knife
Jerry’s Sponges
Hilma Hooker
Alice in Wonderland
North Belnam
Petrie’s Pillar
Small Wall
Tori’s Reef
http://www.geographi...re/bondiv04.htm
The marine life in Bonaire is amazing. And the consistency from dive site to dive site is very impressive as well. In comparison to Australia, I'd put two of the sites we dove in the Great Barrier Reef superior to these. My next 15 would probably come from this trip.
Before this trip, I had never seen a sea horse. Probably saw a dozen on this trip. Including one at Alice in Wonderland where we saw it swim and stop to eat!
Lots of turtles, eels, rays, all sorts of fish, including frog fish, scorpion fish and many others. Did see one nurse shark.
In addition to the boat dives, we dove the house reef at Divi. We did a check out dive and a night dive there. It was nice to just pull your gear out of your locker, grab a tank on the dock, do a giant stride off the pier, swim about 15 feet and you were at the reef.
Another night dive we did was the Town Pier. In this case, Orlando picked us up at the gate behind the dive shop and drove us the few blocks over to the pier. This dive was surreal. Only 17 feet, but all of the columns have been painted multiple colors over the years and the marine life has adopted to its surroundings. Bright clams and different colors of coral in yellows, reds, purples and oranges come out under there. Lots of eels, & snakes add an eerie feeling to the whole dive. Very creepy & very cool.
We also did a dive with Larry's Wild Side diving. On the windward side of the island, they take you out to see big stuff, like golden eagle rays, huge turtles, etc. The downside was you were diving in the surge. Rocking and rolling through the entire dive, I was getting sea sick during the safety stop. Getting back on the boat into 10 foot swells was an adventure too. It was a cool dive. I'd recommend it, but doubt I would repeat. Too much cool stuff on the leeward side.
Other
We had performances by Michael Morse, the Scuba Diving Cowboy. His first CD is being released in July and he played for us multiple nights at Divi. Great songs and great entertainment. He is playing on future trips, and his CD should be excellent.
Captain Don came and gave a talk of history of diving on the island. He has written short stories that relate back to the naming of many of the dive sites around Bonaire. Here is a website link to his stories.. http://captaindon.bo...fairytales.com/
The tacky tourist contest was entertaining. Congrats to all those that participated. You guys all earned the prizes you won.
Seasigns – Diver Deb Norris taught this class. I have never had such an entertaining class in my life. I doubt any of us will ever forget how to swear in sign language at least. But it did improve our ability to communicate underwater which was the goal. I do recommend this class, even if you don’t have as entertaining an instructor as deb. Thanks!
http://www.seasigns.com/
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