By Robin Minnick (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #1) on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 11:13 am: |
Hello,
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By pat murphy (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1344) on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 11:58 am: |
hi robin, welcome to BT. good luck with the resort course. hope it works out well for you. our son took one about four years ago and loved it.
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By Vince DePietro (Bellevue Condos ) (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1242) on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 3:39 pm: |
Robin..Welcome...
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By Robin Minnick (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #2) on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 4:15 pm: |
Thanks for both your posts. The relaxing thing won't be too much of a problem but I am not so much a sit on the beach kinda person. I really like to be doing something, the web site is nice. Have you ever done the horseback riding?
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By Michael (Returning in....Summer 2008?) (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1027) on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 4:34 pm: |
Robin,
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By Susan (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2131) on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 4:35 pm: |
Robin,
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By Ron Gould (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1312) on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 6:29 pm: |
Robin, Bonaire Diveshops do not offer a "Resort Course". They offer a Discover SCUBA Course, which is a check out of gear operation, in a pool or shallow sea, then a dive, with a instructor, to the top of the reef(30 to 35fsw). The dive lasts till you are low on air(500psi) with an option of doing a 2nd dive for extra money. Resort Course is when you go through training at the Diveshop and can dive for the lenght of your stay. Nobody does that any longer...
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By Mel Briscoe (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #174) on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 7:02 pm: |
Robin, I think you'll find that "resort course" is just the generic name for an introductory dive experience that provides no certification. Under PADI, the largest of the training agencies, it is called Discover Scuba Diving: http://www.padi.com/padi/en/kd/discoverscubadiving.aspx.
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By Ron Gould (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1314) on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 11:52 pm: |
Mel, Dicover SCUBA is 1 Dive for $79usd, the 2nd dive is another $20. If you want to do Discover SCUBA the next day, it is a repeat of the first day. If you decide to get certified, the D/S dive will count as your 2nd openwater dive...
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By Robin Minnick (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #3) on Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 10:03 am: |
Thanks for the information on the discover scuba dives. I am not sure if I can convince myself that I can "breath" underwater which is why I am not taking a course here before I travel. I figure if I can do this dive then I can worry about getting certified at a later time and closer to home.
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By **Patrick who herds sharks on Bonaire** (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2580) on Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 10:37 am: |
Robin do any of the shop around you have "Try Scuba"? This is where they explain the concept of scuba diving and then introduce you to the gear in the water and let you try it in a pool setting. My shop in Louisville has this. They charge a small fee for this, but this way you will feel a lot safer or better knowing what you are getting yourself into.
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By Robin Minnick (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #4) on Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 10:44 am: |
Hi Patrick,
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By **Patrick who herds sharks on Bonaire** (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2581) on Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 10:55 am: |
Robin they are missing out on a sure fire way to make a little extra for there shops. My dive shop charges 30 dollars and if you take the full blow course, they put that money on your course. It's a win win for the shop. New students and gear sales if they like it and if they don't only out 30 dollars better then 300 to 400 dollars for sure.
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By Susan (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2133) on Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 12:17 pm: |
Robin,
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By Buz Smith (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #4) on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 2:57 pm: |
I am looking for information from a diver who has experienced Cocos.
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By Mare (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2121) on Monday, February 4, 2008 - 6:57 pm: |
Hi Robin,
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