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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By bob neer on Friday, May 18, 2001 - 11:32 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

awesome

don't hear a lot of chatter 'bout this place...seems like a nice place to get together for diving and a cookout...

comments?

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kelly Hirsh on Friday, May 18, 2001 - 11:58 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Nukove was one of my absolute favorite dive sites on Bonaire until the waves of Hurricane Lenny laid waste to the underway channel leading to the sea and to the coral. Damage extends down to more than 20 meters (sigh)....

The beach and fantastic scenery remains however !!

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jason on Friday, May 18, 2001 - 12:00 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

On the down side...it can be a little tough getting down to the water.. and every time I have been there. the bugs have been equal to the legendary Minnesota or NJ mosquitoes...

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kelly Hirsh on Friday, May 18, 2001 - 12:54 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

The mosquitoes are how I keep my blood pressure down, by the time I get to the water I have no blood left...

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By bob neer on Friday, May 18, 2001 - 1:04 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

a bonfire in that crevice at the rear of the beach will keep the bugs away...the damage from lenny though...i was hoping i was just there on a bad day - but no, it's trashed...

guess maybe just a beach for lovers only;-)

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jason on Friday, May 18, 2001 - 3:10 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Bob, trust us.. a bonfire would only serve as a navigational aide for the bugs.. down by the water is not hateful but is real small.. the parking araa above has always been a) very prone to break ins b) a nw definition to buggy... the dive itself has always been nice..

as far as lovers... naaaahhh .. maybe ex-lovers

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Anonymous on Friday, May 18, 2001 - 3:40 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

yeah, our "landlord" warned us about safety out at nukove...the only other folks we saw was the beach patrol (that trip was in june)...the fire was nice for cooking ribeyes and brats, we gathered wood along the road down - may have been some mesquite in the pile...i did fall in love but it only lasted a couple of hours;-) ...i went back and dived it the following december - sand all over everything down to 60' ...did see a huge swarm of sardines or something being escourted by a large baracuda, had heard that whale sharks have been seen near those swarms, and while harmless, large objects make me suck air like crazy - i got out of the water quick...size of the beach had decreased noticably...

well, i guess given the fact that is so far out and that the diving is marginal i guess i will not recommend the place to anyone - still think the place has romantic possibilities;-)

whatever,

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By mary pequinot on Friday, May 18, 2001 - 4:06 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

we dove Nukove in April. A very tough entry-I think much tougher than before Lenny. However, the dive was fantastic-we even saw a sleeping shark! AND-there was a patrol car cruising there, just checking-probably a response to the petty theft, which we appreciated.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Barry Gassert on Sunday, May 20, 2001 - 8:43 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Two concerns to be aware of at Nukove. One is that building fires on beaches, blackens the sand, thus ruining the 'white' beauty that brought you there initially. And, the beginning of the sea turtle reproduction season is starting and that beach, believe it or not, is a nesting beach. So, please be careful. I've been silent for too long, but enjoying all your posts.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Barry Gassert on Sunday, May 20, 2001 - 8:57 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

How silly of me. The two concerns I just posted should include all of the beaches, not just Nukove :):).

If you get an opportunity to see the Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire (STCB), slide presentation on sea turtles, it's worth the time.

The information is absolutely fantastic and you will have another reason to fall in love with Bonaire and the people who are trying to make it a better place for all of us (especially the turtles).

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kelly on Sunday, May 20, 2001 - 10:57 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Barry, you and your concerns for the turtles and beach of Bonaire are MOST welcome.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By bob neer on Monday, May 21, 2001 - 1:02 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

thank you barry,

we are very careful, know that conservation is the big thing on bonaire...we don't use bug screen or sun screen even;-)

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By michael gaynor on Monday, May 21, 2001 - 1:31 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Any diving in Indoneesia...?

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By bob neer on Monday, May 21, 2001 - 1:38 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

no...i ain't gettin on no airplane for as long as it takes to get there...probably just end up being held hostage anyway...and all those nasty creatures that inhabit the pacific waters;-(

bonaire is more my speed...

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Lorraine Meadows on Monday, May 21, 2001 - 1:51 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Nukov has been a long time favorite of ours, I didn't know it was a nesting area, glad I found out.
We like to take a picnic with us, not necessarily dive , but have, and spend some time hanging out, lots of oriols(sp) around and parott fish in the shallow0s, though Lenny did a number on the channel out.
I took a pic of it last May, it's in Robert Deals photos

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Barry Gassert on Monday, May 21, 2001 - 7:50 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

I have done some diving, but it's not the same as Bonaire, for sure. Hi Michael -:)

My diving has been up in the 1000 Island area (north of Jakarta). Viz is not too bad, but nothing like Bonaire. The reefs are pretty bad off with the pollution and bomb fishing.

The one thing that is truely amazing is the species of coral and fish one sees that one has never seen before. My diving (>600 dives) was mainly Bonaire and when I dived here, it was like a first dive with what I saw.

I hope to do some more on the southeastern end of Java in July - hopefully.

I'm going to be writing an article on the turtle situation here for STCB's upcoming newsletter. I'll post it here, too.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By sharon k schoenthaler on Monday, July 9, 2001 - 10:06 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Hi, I'm new to this group. Enjoyed the info on Nukove. Nukove was my very first shore dive post Lenny. I thought I was not cut out for shore diving but soon found out how wonderful shore diving is at other sites on Bonaire. Nukove beach is small and very private and out of the way. I will picnic there in the future and always be on the lookout for nesting turtles. Thanks for the information.

 


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