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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Robert Berkow on Tuesday, January 18, 2000 - 12:49 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

My family is planning to stay at Sand Dollar at the end of March. I have been there several times in the past and was wondering what I can reasonably expect by way of shore diving, restaurants, boat diving, etc. at that time (end of March/beginning of April). Would it make sense for me to book elsewhere on Bonaire given the storm damage and the pace of recovery?

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Linda Richter on Wednesday, January 19, 2000 - 2:11 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

You can still do shore diving from Sand Dollar. Although the pier is has not been replaced, there are ladders and stairs to the water. Green Parrot has shut down until new space can be arranged but the head chef and several of the waiters have started working at Den Laman right next door which is now open for lunch as well as dinner. Boat diving is continuing on a normal schedule via the Harbour Village Marina. Andre/Sand Dollar Dive and Photo has a complete new shop setup near the parking area of Den Laman restaurant.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dean Botsford on Thursday, June 15, 2000 - 12:45 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

what about storage of equipment?

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Glen Reem on Thursday, June 15, 2000 - 5:31 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

There are lockers on site, I gather similar to
the ones on the north end of the old
on-the-water shop. A small building has been
built for the "shop" and two containers moved
on site for the photo lab (this was on the
condo property) and another. These are just
behind Den Laman with access to the water
betwween DL and SD condos. Linda may
have a link to pictures of the interim shop.

The DL pier is just a stub now and will be the
shore base of the new pier. The last time I
talked to André that should be in place before
November. Linda knows progress on that
better than I do. I know that the pile driving
barges were at the island.
A new two-story dive shop building is planned
for the area now occupied by the containers.
The plan looked as though the whole will be
good if not quite as convenient as the old
'perfect' location. Too perfect for Mother
Nature!!
One advantage of the new arrangement is
drive-thru filling and pick-up/drop-off of shore
diving tanks.

 


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