Well, not nearly as much as we had hoped got accomplished with the WebCams install today (July 1st) as Dan and I had hoped. The big thing that did get done was the install of the air conditioner in the server room - what a difference that makes! All the equipment is very happy now (unlike yesterday, when at least one piece of equipment conked out due to temporary heat stroke).

As you can see on the North BeachCam, a trench got dug to lay pipes with cables for the rest of the cams. Plan is in the morning to put in the piped, run the cables, and then by mid/late afternoon, hopefully have the two other land-based WebCams operational. The new StreetCam camera is a low light, IR illuminated camera, so we should be able to get images off of it 24 hours a day. Dan says the colors on that camera are also outstanding.

As far as the ReefCam goes, the mooring did not get moved today, but we are scheduled to attempt the mooring move with the Marine Park's help at 2pm tomorrow. That may well be an all afternoon adventure.

I took Dan on a tour of the site for the ReefCam (and Eden's/WannaDive's reef in general) and he was pleased, although both of us were a bit amazed at the ripping southward current we experienced at 5:30pm this evening during our tour dive - it was reminiscent of Cozumel drift diving!

So, more later as it develops (and gets connected :-) )

Jake

Thanks for the update Jake.

So the 16.44 pic that Karin posted was not "passby" but definately "Men at work"
Dan , by the looks of it!


Keep up the good work, as you would have guessed allready , there were a "bunch" of happy BT-ers out there today!!!

jos

Thanks for the update Jake! Looking forward to the action tomorrow! I think I can say we all REALLY APPRECIATE all of you and Dans (& others?) work!

Thanks Jake and Dan and others for working so hard on the placing of the cams

I can serve some coffee for you all and maybe make a huge breakfast for all the work that is there to be done

Good morning.

Have some coffee. Three months from today I will be drinking my am coffee on the beach in front of the beach cam.

Thanks for all the work to bring the cams back online.

16:44 doesn't look like Dan but may be one of the folks from the resort...

Faith

Todays view:


Sigh, back to work again...

Good Morning Everyone!! *SIGH* What a beautiful day!

Jake. Thanks for the update, and thanks to you and everyone else who are working so hard to get the cams up and running again. Annie B.

Looks like it's gonna be another great day in paradise.

Good morning, and what a beautiful, tropical, Bonaire morning it is.

We are at 7:08 and holding - but hey, we're patient as long as we have sun, surf and sand to dream about.

Umm, Annie, you sure are quick on the keyboard. While I was dawdling, looking at the sunshine and opening another window for CHAT, you beat me to the post.

GMTA!

Good Morning All!!

Thanks so much for last night's pics - beautiful.

Jake, thanks for the update!

This is going to be a long weekend, we have Monday off because of Sunday, July 4 celebration.
And it continues to rain here in Georgia and hoping that it stops a little on the weekend.

You all have a great day and remember to smile

Back up and running! This is a beautiful view!

Sorry to hear that you have rain Elvira, I hope it clears up for your celebrations!!

Oh, what a beautiful day! Blue skies shining on me (and you!)

My Dadz says to remind you - to have a great 4th buy a fifth on the 3rd. Old joke.

Boy!!! Did I ever miss the cams!!!!! Last nights sunset was awesome!!!! I just love the new view!!!! Thanks, Jake, Dan, Eden Beach and everyone involved!!!

Hello Rusty, Eileen and Elvira.
I really think that the palmtree view is excellent postcard material (thank you for sending one, Rusty )

Rusty, please note. And here in Georgia you must buy the fifth on the third because they will not sell a fifth on the fourth this year. Creates a serious planning problem for the alcoholic. No bottles sold on Sunday here.

Hiya Rusty, I see you have my sunbed ready and waiting for me. LOL. Annie B.

Oh, Annie - you meant you had DIBS on the chair. LOL

Nine o'clock and all is well!

I feel like going for a swim!

Splish-splash. Hi Eileen. Whatever gave you that idea?

So that's how you say it over there Rusty. LOL.

Hello, we are over here!!!
LOL, Annie, she is filming your chair.


And working with cables again:

I think it's cool that I think you can see the trench, too. How'd we miss them digging it?

Good morning everyone! Actually got up before 9 here! Almost like a work day! Whoa, my picture of paradise just went out of focus...and I am awake enough that I can see without the bifocals! Rusty your dadz must have picked that one up in the "blue law" days!


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Really, those Puritans were so uptight about getting blasted and playing with fireworks. Sheesh.

You know, that wasn't a chicky on the beach! Did my phone just ring? Hallllooooo?

OMG. ROTFLMHO.

*Snort* Who can it be now?

LOL Rusty...I see Cecil is still having a little "trouble" with his right arm!

ROFLMHO!!! Rusty, Annie - you're killing me!!! I didn't know Cecil was double-jointed.

Divers going in. *Sigh* Not jealous.

Oops!!

It sure takes a lot of cable to keep us connected.

There sure is a lot of work going into this-and I'm sure we are only seeing a fraction of it!

Could this be the underwater cable crew? By my calculations, it's getting close to when the mooring will be going in
!

Lisa. Good captures, they sure have been busy laying the cables. 'Puter's giving jip today as it isn't configured properly. Have a new techie to come in sometime next week to sort it all out. Annie B.

LOL Barb. That was good timing wasn't it.

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But Cecil is doing jes' fine with the left one - that's a BIG stein of Amstel. I see he found the bar cam.

Crackin' up here ladies.

Barb, I think that might be the group that went in at 10:56. Very soon we'll all be watching for shore divers instead of dive boats.


Annie, I hope you get your 'puter all configured. I don't know what I'd do if I had to re-do mine. Ugh. :-P

He never spills a drop!

GMTA Annie!! Here's one from earlier. I hope they weren't playing tug-of-war with the wires!


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Yeagh. It keeps sticking and freezin' up on me, and the keyboard has a delayed reaction at the moment. We will get there in the end though. Annie B.

Hey, how'd he get up there???

...and he's still on the phone, too???? Wow!

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OMG, Cecil's up the flippin' tree now. LMAO.

Hi Lisa, that Cecil, he's a swinger, ya know. And now we know why they put covers on beer steins.

Annie - do you mean the cam is sticking? I keep losing shots. What's that keyboard shortcut to make it change after you hit it for the BIG cam pix?

No, it's my computer Rusty, and the keyboard. Keyboard manufacturer is trying to help us get it configured. It's all above my head, I know that much. Annie B.

P.S. Hope the beer doesn't go to Cecil's head hanging around like that. Honestly the things people do to get noticed on the cams. LOL.

YAY!!! Another cam up and running!

WOOHOO! Jumping for joy here.

Doing some tweaking, are we?


Jake, Dan, and everyone else behind the scenes - THANK YOU for all your hard work with this move!!!!

Enjoy your dinner, Annie!

Wanna start a new thread in honor of cam #2??

Boy, does that look GOOD!

New Cam:

Wow! Another cam! I am so excited!! I never though I missed the cams so much! Thank-you to everyone!

LOL! too everyone on the pics!

OK, I want to go for another swim. And then lie on the beach again...

Great idea Rusty! Here ya go! New Thread.

Hi Eileen!!!!!

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O...M...G...!!!

OK, just saw Cecil hanging from the palm tree...ROTFLMAO!

Makes you glad you sponsored this effort! Now I'm homesick. Nuts!