By Eric (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #5) on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 7:02 am: |
I just wanted to post a VERY Positive experience with BDA, as all i have read previously was a few negative experiences.
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By brenda boates (BonaireTalker - Post #92) on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 12:49 pm: |
Isn't it great to love the place you chose to stay?! For so many, trips are a far and few between experience. Thanks for your post, I love Bari reef(only place I've seen juvi, (2") squid). Also the burgers at their restaurant, yummmmmmm. Never stayed at Sand Dollar, we park our butts next door!
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By Elizabeth Barna (BonaireTalker - Post #87) on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 6:05 pm: |
I dive with BDA every year. That should say something right there. The staff is great. We stay at Bonaire Seaside Apts with Yellow Submarine next door (nothing against them) but always dive BDA.
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By ChicagoRandy (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #900) on Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 10:32 am: |
+1 on very positive view of BDA with the following "caveat":
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By Marcus L. Barnes (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1127) on Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 12:45 pm: |
Speaking of BDA, is it true they won't let you dive Bari off their dock now unless you're staying close by or something?
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By ABCdivers (BonaireTalker - Post #22) on Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 12:56 pm: |
Marcus, the answer is true.
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By Elizabeth Barna (BonaireTalker - Post #89) on Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 1:08 pm: |
I don't always stay at Den Laman but I register with BDA and buy my air package from them every year. I think to ask them would be the thing to do.
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By Marcus L. Barnes (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1128) on Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 1:25 pm: |
Thanks.
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By Bob Duchan (BonaireTalker - Post #66) on Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 1:56 pm: |
You can still dive Bari Reef just enter the water at some point on either side of the dock.
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By Leo Irakliotis (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #268) on Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 4:21 pm: |
Marcus, they will not let you use the dock, the rinse tanks, and their benches but you can still dive Bari, if you enter from the little sandy patch to the south of the dock.
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By Tribs - is on Bonaire!!! (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #8488) on Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 5:22 pm: |
So when did this change? Last year, you just had to go in the dive shop, fill out a form and you could dive from the dock.
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By Tom Schamp (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #273) on Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 5:40 pm: |
Since yer on Bonaire right now, wander down to BDA tomorrow and get some updated factual info for us, if you will.
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By *Tink* (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #302) on Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 5:46 pm: |
Tom, LOL!
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By Thom Wright (BonaireTalker - Post #43) on Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 5:48 pm: |
So what's so difficult with the shore entry? I regularly do a dive from that "sand patch" to Buddy dock. I don't see that doing a shore entry is really any more difficult than doing a pier/dock entry.
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By Tribs - is on Bonaire!!! (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #8489) on Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 6:13 pm: |
Actually Tom, I am headed there tomorrow morning so I will ask. I was just wondering if any one knew.
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By Thom Wright (BonaireTalker - Post #44) on Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 6:27 pm: |
Tribs, you might want to try the one way dive from that sand patch to buddys as a night dive. It's my favorite dive.
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By *Tink* (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #305) on Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 7:55 pm: |
Thom, you will get "sand" on yourself and gear, booties, entering at that horribly, terribly difficult sand entry ;-)
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By Susan - www.bsdme.info (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #643) on Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 7:56 pm: |
Update on BD&A. They ask that divers do not use their facilities (docks, rinse tanks or beaches) but enter instead from the area of Front Porch.
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By Marcus L. Barnes (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1129) on Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 8:14 pm: |
Thanks Leo. It will be cool having this kind of info on the BSDME website.
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By Tribs - is on Bonaire!!! (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #8494) on Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 10:27 pm: |
Hi Susan! We have to get together - soon! Thanks for the information. Entering at Front Porch is easy peasy. However, I never seem to make it to Bari when I go in there. Too much to see right there.
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