By syndee serrano on Friday, May 31, 2002 - 11:58 am: |
My husband and I are planning our first trip to Bonaire. We are planning to go in August or any other month following. We are a little vacation shy after our last trip to Jamaica. In our trip everything that could go wrong went wrong from airlines to a hurricane. The weather is our biggest concern and we know that Bonaire is fab for diving and we are planning on doing our final open water dives in Bonaire. We are staying at the plaza resort and my husband is very excited about the diving. We will be there 7 days and are coming from California. Any advise you could give us would be welcomed. I have been reading this site for 2 hours and have collected alot of info. Thank you to everyone for their thoughts.
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By Jake Richter - NetTech on Friday, May 31, 2002 - 1:18 pm: |
Syndee,
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By Bill & Cheryl Rathborne on Friday, May 31, 2002 - 3:12 pm: |
Syndee,
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By Linnea Wijkhof-Wimberly on Friday, May 31, 2002 - 3:15 pm: |
Syndee, what part of CA are you from? Have you noticed that there is a Cynde on the BT also?
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By syndee serrano on Friday, May 31, 2002 - 11:16 pm: |
Thanks for the replys I have decieded on end of July and first part of August. I was hoping to get some info on that time frame.Actually we will arrive on the afternoon of the 29th of July and depart on August 7th. I was wondering if there are any activities on that day or around it. We can't wait to go our first scuba classes are the week before we go.
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By Lorraine Meadows on Sunday, June 2, 2002 - 9:26 am: |
You are so lucky to have your first caribbean scuba experience in Bonaire. Good luck !You will be spoiled!
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By syndee serrano on Monday, June 3, 2002 - 10:20 am: |
Lorraine, I was wondering where you list some of your experiences at Bonaire? My e-mail system is down or I would have talked to you personally. If you have any sites that you think I should look at post a message for me. Thanks again.
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By Dan Goff on Monday, June 3, 2002 - 12:12 pm: |
I am reading "Diving Bonaire" by George Lewbel and Larry Martin an AquaQuest Publication and it has been very informative in planning my trip to Bonaire. available at amazon.com. Of course, BT and all the messages here are of great resource.
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By Lorraine Meadows on Tuesday, June 4, 2002 - 6:49 pm: |
Sydnee, E-mail me. Me and my freinds from the site have a collection of experiences on Bonaire ranging from recent to some"old" days. This site is a great place to start. Everyone has an opinion that they will share. I'll be glad to give you mine. I've been having a "love affair" with this island and it's people for 15yrs. I am not the "longest/oldest"(??) member of this group going back to Bonaire, nor am I the most experienced diver either but I did fall in love with the underwarter world there and leaned how to dive at the Divi. Masha danke(thank you) for asking. Hope you love "our" island too !!
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By jim halliday on Wednesday, June 5, 2002 - 8:12 am: |
Syndee,
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By Lorraine Meadows on Wednesday, June 5, 2002 - 5:57 pm: |
I'll be looking for all you guys trip report when you come back. Can bet that what we say here you'll see for yourself is true. Bon Bini(welcome)
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By Ruth van Tilburg on Friday, June 7, 2002 - 4:12 pm: |
There will be lots of local stuff going on too (on land). Many don't realize that most people here are paid only once a month, at the end of the month (like when you are arriving). Knowing that money is on hand, businesses that focus on "entertaining," such as bars, & the "kunuku" ranches that also serve as small concert areas, liven up at this time. There should be live music at many places on the weekends, such as Karel's Beach Bar & City Cafe--they're easy to find--right downtown/seaside (your 'jet lag will work in your favor).
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By Carole Baker on Friday, June 7, 2002 - 6:27 pm: |
Just a little tip for the first-timers....don't wear any rings while you are in the water for any length of time. Your fingers will shrink and you might lose your beloved jewelry. Don't want that to happen! We did not have any bad experiences, personally, but that was only because someone on this board had given us this advice years ago prior to our first trip. Unfortunately, the person who made the post, had lost their wedding bands..very sad. So, that's one of my very simple tips to all newbies to Bonaire. Have a wonderful time! Ayo. Carole
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