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Diving Bonaire: Hows the Vis these Days
Bonaire Talk: Diving Bonaire: Hows the Vis these Days
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rick Wolfe (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #4) on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 10:31 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

I will be on Bonaire next week for the third year in a row. I was wondering how the vis was. Are the Mosquitos still quite active or have the puddles dried out some. Cant wait two days and counting.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By BEM (BonaireTalker - Post #82) on Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 7:07 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Yesterday at Something Special the visibility was over 60 feet and possibly 80 - excellent! Salt Pier was about 10 feet until you get 1/2 way to the reef, then 30 and about 40 at the reef edge.
Definitely more churned up water than we've experienced in previous years and more/stronger currents (for Bonaire.)
Seems to be a lot more particulates suspended in the water this year.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By BEM (BonaireTalker - Post #83) on Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 7:08 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Lots of mosquitos, the puddles had just about dried up, but we're getting rain this morning.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rick (BonaireTalker - Post #22) on Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 7:23 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

I concur with BEM. I am currently on island too, and the visibility is much less than in the past. It is running 50-75 feet versus the 100 + feet. Also, there is more surge than in the past, which is churning up the sand helping to reduce the visibility. It rained Sunday and Monday, but was really nice yesterday.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Vince DePietro-www.bonairebeachcondo.com (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3481) on Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 8:50 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Was out at "Hands Off" at Klein yesterday afternoon. Viz was at least 100 feet. Diving was spectacular!
This morning, a shore dive @ Angel City is on the agenda with a potential swim over to The Hooker. :)

Regarding mosquitoes, having been here for some 3 weeks now, I have not noticed any. Notwithstanding, I still use Deep Woods Off & Avon Skin So Soft. No sense taking any chances.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Menno (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #391) on Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 5:09 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

We were at Hands Off today and for the second dive at Joanna's Sunchi. On both we had 80 to a 100ft vis with great sightings like an eagle ray..... Even in the Washington Park (Boca Bartol & Playa Benge) with a 3 to 4 foot surge the vis was over 60ft 3 days ago.....

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Renee (BonaireTalker - Post #85) on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - 4:45 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

At Karpata today the viz was about 80 to 100 feet with some particulate in the water when you look downward. But down at 70 feet looking upward it was totally clear blue and beautiful. Way better than last year here. The soft coral at the 30 to 40 foot level are thriving and full of fish variety.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Vince DePietro-www.bonairebeachcondo.com (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3494) on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - 7:36 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Karpata is a great dive. Sorry I didn't get a chance to do it this trip! :(

 


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