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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jeanine Clark (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #213) on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 2:35 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Greetings BTers! I just got my copy of Bonaire Shore Diving Made Easy and am getting way too over excited about my upcoming trip. Only 24 more days!!! Does any one have a photo of the entry and or exit for Oil Slick Leap that they are will to post? I would like to see what it really looks like.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kelly Baum (GDLW) (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2871) on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 2:44 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Jeanine, first of all, it is impossible to be TOO excited to get to Bonaire! I'm very excited for you, you will have such a great time.

This is a picture of me at Oil Slick Leap right after they changed the ladder in 2003 I believe.

oil slick

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kelly Baum (GDLW) (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2872) on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 2:45 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Oh, I should also add -- there is a new "deck" around where the ladder is, but I don't have a recent pic of that. I know someone does because I've seen it on BT recently. Maybe some sweet person will post it.

Happy Diving!

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Matheson (BonaireTalker - Post #40) on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 4:42 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Oil Slick was one of our favorites. Great for both diving and just playing at. Here is a shot of the ladder area from the water OilSlick1
and another just to the right of that of my crazy kid jumping in from the rocks.
oilslick2
Have a wonderful time!
John

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Freddie Hughes (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #6275) on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 4:48 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

here is the shot of the new platform and ladder.... oil slick leap

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mare (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #987) on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 8:06 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Wow, ask and ye shall receive....

I love BT.

Mare

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jeanine Clark (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #215) on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 8:11 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Yes, I love BT as well. Thank you everyone and if anyone else wants to share their pics, I would be more than happy to check them out. I just couldn't believe the description in the book...jump in off the cliff with gear on. My nephew is going to love this! (At 30 something, I will too!)

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Matheson (BonaireTalker - Post #41) on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 8:23 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

The "scary" factor is highly over rated. It's actually a pretty easy entry. My wife did it with only about ten dives under her belt and had no trouble. The ladder makes for a nice exit as long as you time your exit with the swells if there are any. After you do it just once you will be saying "geez, that was easy lets go again!" or words to that effect.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By herman mowery (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #501) on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 8:55 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

This is one of our favorite sites, both above and under water. I have had divers with me do the jump several times just for fun. It's a don't miss site in my book.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Debbie Babcock (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1858) on Thursday, July 14, 2005 - 8:00 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Ahh, one of my favorite dive spots and it is so nice since they put the platform and ladder in too! I, too, have jumped when feeling adventurous and I am 40 something!

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Cam (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #429) on Thursday, July 14, 2005 - 9:22 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

OSL is a great dive!! Remember to hold onto your mask :-)

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ron Myers (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #149) on Thursday, July 14, 2005 - 10:07 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

On the idea of "If I can do it, so can you" I do Oil Slick Leap every trip. I always jump off the rocks to the right of the ladder....and I'm 59.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Anne-Marie van Ginneken (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #8) on Thursday, July 14, 2005 - 2:08 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Has someone found the yellow seahorse here lately? It has been there for ages but in June I was at OSL twice but couldn't find him/her anymore.....

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By john busch (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #9) on Thursday, July 14, 2005 - 2:58 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Cam,
Maybe we can do the purple thong off of Oil Slick?

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Cynde (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #13900) on Thursday, July 14, 2005 - 9:45 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

John, good idea...tee hee...My stepdaughter did her last check out dive at Oil Slick and took the giant stride...lost her weight belt and her mask, but managed to recover both and did really well!

Ms. Baum, here is that great sunset pic of you at Oil Slick :-)
kelly oil slick...slick Kelly

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kelly Baum (GDLW) (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2882) on Friday, July 15, 2005 - 9:45 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

ahhhhh I sure do love that pic.... what a great vacation that was.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Cam (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #432) on Saturday, July 16, 2005 - 12:53 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

John....that could hurt :-)

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Keely Ehrhardt (BonaireTalker - Post #27) on Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 7:37 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

That was my favorite dive on my vacation last week. It was when the hurricanes were starting, and it was the only dive site that people were recommending because the rain and waves had really messed up the viz. It was beautiful under there even though the other dive sites pretty much stunk. The waves were huge that day, and I was the only women there who would jump into the water. I was so freaked out, but then once I did it I was so proud, and it was really quite easy. At the end of the dive, I sat at 15 feet (by the ladder) and took off my fins, and then handed them up, and then came up the ladder. I had to sit at 15 feet for a while and wait until the waves brought me to the ladder. Oh, how I miss Bonaire!

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tish (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #261) on Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 10:43 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Oh, dear, Keely. You've already contracted Bonaire addiction! :-)
Tish

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By ceestoosmiekesuizanne (BonaireTalker - Post #41) on Monday, July 18, 2005 - 1:59 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

What about snorkeling this site?
Toos

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jeanine Clark (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #257) on Monday, July 18, 2005 - 7:48 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Hi Toos! The Bonaire Shore Diving Made Easy book says that Oil Slick Leap is an "excellent snorkeling site."

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mark Felten (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #4) on Monday, July 18, 2005 - 8:00 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

We saw the most phenomenal deep purple anemone a few hundred yards north of the entrance here last October. Probably the most intensely colored thing we saw all trip.
We will be leaping our next trip, again.

Unsure about snorkeling here - but I'd go try anyway. The leap is fun, seemed like a great place just to swim.

 


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