By chris sander (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #1) on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 - 4:35 pm: |
Howdy! I'm heading to Bonaire in Feb '05 for my first visit, and finding almost too much information. So for those of you who have been before, what are your 10 best "can't miss" dives sites? If it matters, I have PADI Master Diver cert. including Night, Deep, and Wreck specialties, and I live for vertical wall dives. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
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By T-Shirt Divers John and Sue (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #158) on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 - 4:58 pm: |
Wreck - dive the Hooker. Check out the air pockets. Night dives - any where. Salt Pier and Town Pier. Need a local DM to take you. Need a passport #. Klein has several good diving sites. It's a small boat ride. No big walls like Bloody Bay Wall. Dive the east side with Larry. That's a must do. There are many good sites up north as well as the double reef down south. Alot to see.
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By Mike Endrizzi (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #610) on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 - 5:27 pm: |
Chris,
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By Cynde (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #12749) on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 - 6:18 pm: |
Chris, do a keyword search at the bottom of this page for "top 10" and you will come up with a lot of information from BT'ers. The question has been asked and discussed several times, and as Mike says, it's hard to pick 10, and everyone has their favorites
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By D.Verhoeven (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #2) on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 - 6:30 pm: |
Chris
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By Gail Thomas (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #440) on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 - 8:54 pm: |
My "must do" dives: Oil Slick Leap, Salt Pier, Rappel.
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By chris sander (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #2) on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 - 10:15 pm: |
Mike, I certainly plan on more than 10 sites, probably looking towards 25-30 dives that week. I just thought that getting a Top 10 list from everyone would generate 20-25 sites that had been ranked simply by the number of people who mentioned the same sites. Sort of an unbiased way of trying to pick sites. Thanks for mentioning Alice in Wonderland, sounds phenomenal!!!
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By David Johnson (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #132) on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 - 10:39 pm: |
My suggestion for ten daytime shore dives:
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By The Ginocchio's @ Golden Reef Inn (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #439) on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 - 11:29 pm: |
Okay, I didn't see mentioned...Wild Side, Blue Hole...Sorobon, Larry's Wild Side Diving...A MUST!
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By Brian (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #747) on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 - 1:37 am: |
My top 10 would be
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By Greg Zeneski (BonaireTalker - Post #47) on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 - 3:12 pm: |
I'll just mention my 2 favorites Alice in Wonderland and Angel City. I like to stay in the shallow portion of the Alice in Wonderland reef. Go out to the mooring bouy, drop down the first reef and head south. You'll end up in a beautiful coral valley. I can't wait to get to that spot with my new camera!
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By Ron Myers (BonaireTalker - Post #56) on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 - 9:10 pm: |
Karpata is one of my favorite dives, along with The Lake. They are totally different, but both great.
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By Kelly Baum (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2103) on Thursday, December 9, 2004 - 10:34 am: |
Klein - Nearest Point and Mi Dushi
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By mary pequinot (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #396) on Thursday, December 9, 2004 - 4:06 pm: |
Don't forget Bari Reef!
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By John Matheson (BonaireTalker - Post #34) on Thursday, December 9, 2004 - 11:41 pm: |
BOPEC!
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By Kelly Baum (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2106) on Friday, December 10, 2004 - 9:58 am: |
John... I dove BOPEC last year, and didn't know that's where the Windjammer was! What a bummer. It'll be on my next must-do list.
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By DARLENE ELLIS (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1288) on Friday, December 10, 2004 - 10:34 am: |
I did a snorkel there with Renee all around the fisherman's ramp area and that is where I saw four Queen angelfish!! The rolling brain corals there are awesome!!
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By Tom Cousino (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1205) on Saturday, December 11, 2004 - 9:53 am: |
Chris, Welcome to Bonaire Talk.
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By Shelly Fischer (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #10) on Saturday, December 11, 2004 - 7:07 pm: |
Chris,
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By chris sander (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #3) on Saturday, December 11, 2004 - 9:03 pm: |
I can't thank you all enough for the great information. FYI, I will be in Bonaire 2/5-2/12 at Buddy Dive.
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By Richard Simmons (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #2) on Sunday, December 12, 2004 - 9:08 pm: |
Returned from my first trip to Bonaire in September.
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By Casey Friday (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #2) on Monday, December 13, 2004 - 4:53 pm: |
How do you dive the windjammer at BOPEC? Where do you park? Where do you go in and which direction to head? We have dove Nukove once.
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By David Johnson (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #136) on Monday, December 13, 2004 - 6:06 pm: |
Casey:
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By gregg brewer (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #678) on Monday, December 13, 2004 - 8:41 pm: |
actually, the WJ is easy to find...swim shallow on the reef until you come to the mast which is lying in about 30 ft...you can't miss it..looks like a very large piece of pipe covered in coral..usually lots of fish...follow the direction the mast is pointing over the side of the reef...you should start seeing the hull as a dull dark object at about 130 ft
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By scott johnson (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #2) on Wednesday, December 15, 2004 - 11:50 pm: |
I'm glad my brother ( David Johnson ) added the WJ, do it with Larry or somebody that has done it your first time, you will be narced big time, and it's not a dive for people with less than a couple hundred dives, and no night dive the day before you do it, here is my top ten:
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By Rhoda Baldridge (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #2) on Friday, December 17, 2004 - 6:41 pm: |
When we were there in July, you had to have special permission to dive the Salt Pier. Is that still the case?
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By Rhoda Baldridge (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #3) on Friday, December 17, 2004 - 6:47 pm: |
We also dove the Windjammer. We descended to about 180 feet. What a beautiful ship. It is hard to believe that it's from 1912. We had to sling one tank w/ an extra regulator. What a great dive. What a beautiful place. We are headed to Utila in 2 months to see the Whale Sharks. Has anyone been there?
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By scott johnson (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #6) on Friday, December 17, 2004 - 8:43 pm: |
You need permission to do the salt pier, it's been that way for some time.
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By Brian (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #770) on Friday, December 17, 2004 - 8:59 pm: |
Rhoda
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By Rhoda Baldridge (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #4) on Sunday, December 19, 2004 - 12:08 pm: |
We have been told that it is a guarantee that we will see Whale Sharks as well as Hammerheads. Apparently, they migrate at the same time of year. I also heard that we may see Dolphin Pods. So we will see. We are leaving on Feb 28 and returning on March 9. I will let you know how it was.
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By Richard A. Franco (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #4) on Sunday, December 26, 2004 - 9:59 am: |
Brian&Ronda, am I hearing you right? Did you say that there are whale shark sightings in Bonaire? I am arriving 11th of February and wanted to know how do I get information on what operators take you to them or where have they have been sighted? Any info would help. This is my second trip to Bonaire and as if I couldn't be excited enough just to be going, then to hear about WHALE SHARKS SIGHTINGS !!
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By Rhoda Baldridge (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #5) on Monday, December 27, 2004 - 12:14 pm: |
Richard,
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