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The OFFICIAL Bonaire Trip Report March 5-12 or 6-13, 2011


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#1 WreckWench

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Posted 05 March 2011 - 07:45 PM

Hello from SUNNY & BEAUTIFUL BONAIRE!!! :wakawaka:

OUR TRIP PHOTO GALLERY IS NOW OPEN HERE!!!

I can hear the ocean waves crashing outside my window, the weather is perfect and the water is 80 degrees! PRICELESS!!! :teeth:

We all made it today sans 1 diver who unexpectedly could not join us :tears: and one set of luggage which is being routed from Delta to the early CO flight tomorrow. :clapping:

Everyone seems to be settling in and we certainly will miss Alison aka WJA. :(

We'll keep you posted on our diving adventures this week. But don't feel too sad...just start planning for next year. We just locked out dates in for Mar 3-10 and Mar 4-11. :cool1:


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Posted 09 March 2011 - 03:58 PM

Hey gang...just to tease ya even more until NEXT YEAR WHEN WE'LL BE HERE MARCH 3-10 or 4-11....

The resort manager and staff personally saw to getting Mandy's bags back so she made orientation AND has has a great week diving! And special thanks to Mandy, Carla, Sandy and Jeff for helping us out by agreeing to be on a separate boat. :respect:

The group was too big for one boat and we had to split the group and they were very kind to let us break them off and dive with the folks who did not have a group this week in Bonaire. (They've had some interesting stories so far...) BUT we've ALL had some amazing diving so far.

Today was our date with the Hooker...several people had done it the day before as a shoredive but her allure was so intense they went back with the group! All of our divers dove her flawlessly and had a great time. It seemed like the dive just flew by and we had one diver JoCanuck who did her deepest dive todate... 95ft on Hilma! (I promised her we'd get her to 100 before the trip was over with!) ;)

We've had a number of dive milestones in addition to deepest dive by Jo. Tammy and Carla BOTH celebrated their 250th dive this trip. Phillpe celebrated his 50th dive this week and several more milestones are coming up so we'll keep you posted.

By the way the water is 80 and the air is 84-85... BEAUTIFUL!!!

I'm having a great trip playing with our newest addition to the SD Merchandise Arena.... Light & Motion's new video, dive light and photo lights. Yep all 3 in one SUPER LIGHT & COMPACT packing. They ROCK!!! I have "SEEN" more of the reef than I have ever seen by using the light as a day time dive light. It lit up the entire wreck by using it as a dive light inside the hold of the hooker and on night dives. It has taken my simple camera and turned it into a professional camera just by adding light to my video and pictures. Its the perfect starter light that will grow with you as you abilities grow. Today it can be your video light, dive light and light up the subject you are taking a picture of. Tomorrow it will grow with you and become your focus light (it has 3 intensities of red spotting light for night dives that won't spook the fish or burn color into your photos), it can be paired with another light to be backup lights for serious/professional photographers and it takes the cake as a video light NOW.

Its a perfect travel light with NUMEROUS functions so saving TONS of weight in your luggage and has LOTS OF LUMENS... 500 or 600 or 1200!!!

So stay tuned for more when I get back from this trip! We are NEW dealers and I'm loving these new lights!!! :cool1:

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Posted 09 March 2011 - 04:04 PM

p.s. Many have gone to Carnival this week and had a blast! Its a throwback to yesteryear parades in the US...many a yesterday with lots of floats being pulled by a tractor or simple motorized device. Its nice.

And we've been tasting the food of Bonaire which is notably great. The old favorites still rock... Cactus Blue, Casablanca, and more and some new ones like the Unbelievable which is less than 3 minutes from the resort.

More later...its time for Chez Neal...;)

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Posted 11 March 2011 - 04:33 AM

And the WINNERS ARE...


The BIG winners were the people lucky enough to participate and enjoy these contests! I was very fortunate to be in both groups...or should I say "groupos" ??? ;)

The FREE OceanView Upgrade Rooms went to:

1. Mandy aka landlocked
2. Carla aka rkymtwy
3. Liz aka Lady Liz
4. Larry aka Orcaman
5. Tammy aka Landlocked Dive Nut
6. Kathy aka Houston Angel Fish

Special Rooming Accommodations Went To:

1. Ed aka Diver Ed
2. Priscilla aka DivingDixie
3. Neal aka NHScubaGuy
4. Gary aka HarleyGuy1963
5. Richard aka Scubavazz


The FREE Nitrox went to:

1. Jeff aka Seahorsewrangler


And the Costume Contest Winners were:

You'll have to stay tuned for the pictures. They should be posted today as words can not adequately describe the FUN!!! :teeth:

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Posted 11 March 2011 - 03:12 PM

A great week on Bonaire is coming to an end. Here is a quick picture to give an idea of what you missed. With a few more posting lessons from Tammy, I may even get to post more pics. Ed

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Posted 13 March 2011 - 03:45 PM

I got home early this morning, and am slowly settling back into the normal life. It was a great week of diving, and wonderful to meet so many new people. I will leave the trip reports to others, but I will put a few pics online as time allows. Ed

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Posted 13 March 2011 - 04:12 PM

Here is one of the wreck that on the wall by the resort.





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Posted 13 March 2011 - 07:34 PM

I've posted the list of dive sites that the Alice H visited during the week. Check the Special Discussion forum!

I will be checking my photos over the next few days, and hope to post a few in the Gallery.
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Posted 14 March 2011 - 09:28 AM

Tammy go ahead and post them here as well as you have time. Thank you for getting them from our DiveMaster and typing them up!

Also our Photo Gallery for the trip is NOW OPEN!!! Pls post your pics in HERE!!!

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Posted 14 March 2011 - 10:33 AM

Tammy go ahead and post them here as well as you have time. Thank you for getting them from our DiveMaster and typing them up!


As requested!

The House Reef where you did your checkout dive, afternoon or night dives off the pier is called Calabas Reef.

Here is the list of sites visited by the Alice H boat during the week:

Sunday 3/6/11
am 1 Kelly's Reef
am 2 Petries Pillar
pm 1 Lighthouse Reef

Monday 3/7/11

am 1 Sharon Serenity (Klein)
am 2 Knife (Klein)
pm 1 Barcadera

Tuesday 3/8/11
am 1 Hands Off (Klein)
am 2 The Lake
pm 1 Small Wall

Wednesday 3/9/11

am 1 Hilma Hooker
am 2 South Bay (Klein)
pm 1 Bachelor Beach (drift dive)

Thursday 3/10/11
am 1 Country Garden
am 2 Jeff Davis
pm 1 Leonora's Reef (Klein)

Friday 3/11/11
am 1 Carl's Hill (Klein drift dive)
am 2 Southwest Corner (Klein drift dive)
pm 1 Jerry's Reef (drift dive)
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Posted 14 March 2011 - 03:45 PM

WOW!! Check out the great things we saw in Bonaire thanks to Ed aka Diver Ed.


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Posted 14 March 2011 - 09:42 PM

Ed took some great pics!

I've posted some pics in the Gallery tonight. Sorry, I only took the time to crop the photos....it may be a while before I can do any real editing! Just wanted to share.
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Posted 15 March 2011 - 07:29 AM

Great pics Tammy and Ed!
I'll post some "non O ring required" pics (topside) later.

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Posted 15 March 2011 - 07:59 AM

Thank you both for the comments on the pics. I have a lot more, and will continue to post some here and there. Still trying to catch up with having been away. Ed

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Posted 15 March 2011 - 09:07 AM

:thankyou: ALL for pics AND comments!

I KNOW how much time it takes to slow down and download your pics from your camera then upload to the site!

Its like being there AGAIN!!! After yesterday...I am sooooooooooooooooo ready to go back! :teeth:

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