By sharyn spray on Friday, November 3, 2000 - 7:20 pm: |
First of all, thanks to Air Jamacia for starting Wed flights. It's great for those of us who can't get away for 2 full wks, but 7 days is just not enough!I highly recommend the Wed flights as they are not packed. AJ scores high in our book, both ways our flights were late and they held the connecting flight. On the way back there was mechanical difficulty that delayed us in Montego Bay for 6 hrs, but these things happen, we'll still fly AJ over ALM any day!
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By Marlene Seifert on Friday, November 3, 2000 - 9:40 pm: |
Hi,
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By sharyn spray on Saturday, November 4, 2000 - 5:10 pm: |
They are only a problem at night,that's when they come in to the shallower water. When we ran into them it was the first they had been seen since spring(just our luck)and in all our trips to Bonaire it was the first time we had seen them. To protect yourself you really need to use a wet-sit or lycra skin. I had on a shorty.
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By Peggy Bowen on Saturday, November 4, 2000 - 8:18 pm: |
We have only seen them 2 - 3 times in ALL the times we have been nite diving on Bonaire. They come to the surface during the dark -- but sometimes are attracted to surface lights (like around a dive pier or live-aboard dive boat). Divers can usually avoid them by watching going in and coming out. In Belize on the Agressor, we used our octopus to make a small bubble circle and surfaced in that. I don't know how a snorkler could watch for them but a lycra skin works - a hood is great to protect the back of your neck. Come to think of it, we saw them in Nov. And they do look like a clearish 4 sided box with little things hanging from the corners of the bottom.
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By Susan Graham on Monday, November 6, 2000 - 9:24 am: |
Hi Sharyn-
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By Sarah Rhodes on Tuesday, November 7, 2000 - 5:04 am: |
I'm going to Bonaire on Friday. How dangerous are the Jellyfish?? I'm doing the advanced course which will involve a night dive so I may encounter them?
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By Susan at Bon Bini Divers on Tuesday, November 7, 2000 - 8:26 am: |
Sarah, you probably won't have any problem. The box jelly, or sea wasp, is in very deep water during the day, but comes to the surface at night to feed, usually only within the top ten feet. Be sure you wear a suit of some type. Although stings can occur, they are not commonplace. Have a great time!
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By Gail Currie on Tuesday, November 7, 2000 - 6:46 pm: |
Also use your octopus to release bubbles as you ascend. We did that when we encountered both box jellyfish and sea wasps on other dives. It does help to wear protective lycras, etc.
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