Thought I'd start a continuation of the first thread........well, it appears to be "christened"....is this Parrotfish Poop??? Are we making new sand at the new reefcam?? Carole

Or.....is it air bubbles from someone's tank?? CArole

Rusty...I think my "click" is just part of the "sounds" I have set up for certain actions and defaults on my system...it's always been like this so I don't remember how I did it...you know how it is! LOL. It is a nice way to know when it is refreshing itself, tho. Carole

Rusty...I think my "click" is just part of the "sounds" I have set up for certain actions and defaults on my system...it's always been like this so I don't remember how I did it...you know how it is! LOL. It is a nice way to know when it is refreshing itself, tho. Thought I would toss in a Chub from the Divi and then get running for a while. Ayo! Carole

I put the diver in the last thread - you guyz left without me.

Nice chub. Reminds me of Cecil a little (from the back!) LOL

How can you drag yourself away? I keep feeling like I ought to be doing something - I've been concentrating so hard on the book that it's weird to just hang out and play!

See you SOON. Guess I'll just *hang* out with Jake.

Have I mentioned lately, how much I hate Niki and Bob, next time they walk back from Cape Ann and Tipsy gets the luggage.

Rusty, I can add you to this list if I see that baby butt Cecil one more time.

Ooops. Well, what if *I* don't post it - but someone else does?

Aw...Cecil...we love you, you know that! It is a cute butt...the one in the pics, here, I mean! Gotta go...for real this time! LOL. Carole

Hey, you guys left without me too! I kept getting the notifications of your posts, kept refreshing my screen...but could't see your posts!

Cecil, you know we love you

must.....drag....myself....away....to....do....laundry....ugh.....

Nope, can't find the click sound - used to have it. Can someone tell me the magic - auto refresh ketsrokes? I lose it every time I go to the LARGE images.

Rusty, I loose the refresh every time I go to the large images as well. So, I have two windows open, one to click on the large images, and one that I leave alone. I remember Jake sayint it was control or shift something...F5 will refresh the screen as well, that works sometimes for me to get it back on track.

A flurry of something!

LOL..."Jake sayint" Freudian slip? "Jake Saint?" I meant Jake saying...LOL!

Still there...

Someone going diving...


School still there...

Reef Cam went down at 14.20:04. Hope its just for servicing ar realigning.

So who busted the reef cam?

Must be all the frantic posting...either that or a very shy fish entered the picture and wanted some privacy...

Cynde - you double-sipped up there.

And I'll go for Saint Jake. He's the best-loved guy in Bonaire today!

Haha - I meant double-dipped.

It's back up...hello

LOL Rusty...I double dipped! Wonder who our cute couple is...

I don't know if anybody answered the question in the first thread re the name of the wreck. Is it the "Our Confidence", a sail boat that sank in August 2003? I know the "Our Confidence" is in that area because I dove it last month. Carl

Carl, it is the Baka Di Laman yacht in front of Eden Beach..at around 60 feet

little school still there...

Now THIS is what I'm talking about!

Thanks for the clarification, Cynde. Do you know where the "Our Confidence" wreck is located?
Carl

Carl, the Confidence is in front of Harbor Village Resort

In the water of course...LOL!

Ok, last one...I really have to get some work done!

Cynde,
Thanks again. I may be from Tucson now, but I am originally from the L.A. area and understand "southern California" when spoken. Me too, LOL.
Carl

Here's a couple of pics I found in the archives. Annie B.

Yes, the nonchalant sauntering by - OH! Is there a cam here? I'd be jumping up and down and waving - and NOT in my bathing suit.

Wondering where the baby went:

Carl...Oh...my...god!....(think valley girl here)...you lived in LA??? LOL

Hey Annie - good save! Save me a seat at the bar:

Cynde,
I escaped LA in 1984, but return every few months to visit family and friends. I used to consider myself a "southern Californian" at heart, but now I am not so sure. The traffic, the masses, the confusion, the noise all make me appreciate the Sonoran desert of Tucson more and more. Also, diving in the Sea of Cortez is nice. It ain't Bonaire, but it will do until I can return again. Carl

Carl, I grew up in San Diego (many many years ago)...we live about an hour north of SD...We only go "North" of the "Orange Curtain...aka Orange County" to catch a dive boat out of Long Beach, or see a play in LA. I agree on the traffic, congestion...et.al...if we didn't live near the ocean, we would move for sure! We've dove Cabo a couple of times...is that where you dive in the Sea of Cortez?

school fish still there...

Hmm...the cams seem to be intermittently going blank...wonder if Jake and Dan are doing some tweaking...

Margarita is celebrating another year better today - you can jump to chat to help us decorate for the party.

Someone wandering in here after a year or two away from the cams is going to wonder what happened to Jake's beach - it's so populated!

Rusty, you're right about that! And to think that we almost LOST them for good! Once again, THANK YOU EDEN, WANNADIVE AND BONGOS (Oliver, Bob and Bart, and Henk!) Oh, and Din for moving the mooring block!!!


I am soooo digging the new view!!!

Cynde,

I mostly dive at San Carlos, which is about 200 miles south of the border from Arizona. I have a place and a boat at Kino Bay, which is about 60 miles north of San Carlos. I can see the island of Tiburon, Mexico's largest island, about 18 miles off shore from my place. One of these days a bunch of us divers from Tucson are going to dive Tiburon using my boat, and my place as our base of operation, if we can ever get it coordinated. In fact, I am leaving in the morning for Kino Bay. Hasta la vista. Carl

Carl, have a great trip! I'll have to look up Tiburon and check it out!

Yahooooooo! All four cameras up and running!




I thought the reef cam wouldn't be up for several more weeks. This is Grrrreat!

I just don't know which view I like best! Now, I have to get back to the cleaning! Michael and Dylon just went to the airport to pick up his daughter Sarah, she's coming out for the holiday weekend and the week. She's going to go to work with me and "assist" me with some projects (pro bono of course)

Hey Dan, you slipped in there! Aren't they GREAT???? These will surley get you through the next Alaskan winter!

This is so incredible! It will definitely help me through the winter.

I think we will all love the new locations. Looks like a lot more traffic on shore, at least.

Hey Dan! It is great to see you popping in - howz the AK weather these days? We are loving summer here in MA - sunshine and mid-80s. The Fourth is shaping up as a good day, too for the chicken BBQ on the town common. Sounds quaint, huh? I plan to do some walks and talks in the old cemetery across from the common tomorrow. Should get some folks who are wandering around to come poke their noses in.

Cynde - I love that big swarm of fish. Great shot. I had the cams open but was also cropping some photos I took this past week. I have four months worth of images to crop and sort. I was trying to stick to images for the book - and I'm finally getting a chance to look through them all.



See you all later on - tonight or tomorrow morning. Time to crank up the grill and toss the supper in.

Hi, Rusty! The weather in Juneau is not as good as it appears to be on Bon
(You realize, of course, that all this pics are faked. Reality can't be so beautiful? LOL)

Of course the weather in Juneau is good, because we need the rain!

Well, I need to get ready for the picnic this evening before the fireworks that start at 12:00 midnight. (picnic? in the rain? Hey, in Juneau if you don't picnic in the rain and snow, you won't get much picnicing at all)

See you all tomorrow!

Oh, if you want to watch the Juneau fireworks, log onto http://pajk.arh.noaa.gov/cams/juneau_southeast.jpg
The only problem is this camera is only on a 15-minute update and the fireworks are only around 30 minutes. But you'll get to see some! Remember, Juneau is five hours earlier in the day than Bon!

Have fun Dan!



WOOOOOWWWEEEEE!!!!

duh...this is the WOOOWEEEE!!!

Hi all,

Dan & I are done. All the WebCams are permanently mounted (the "permanenting" was why three of the cams went off line for a bit today). The underwater temperature probe was also installed this morning, with help from Niki and Bob. You'll notice that the UW Temps are not quite so balmy as they were yesterday :-)

We've cleaned up our work area at Eden Beach, put all the spare parts and cables in storage, and are now about to rest our aching backs over pizza (vegan for Dan of course). Dan heads back home tomorrow, and we spend the day at the Wilhelmina Plein in a tent for Dia di Arte to promote the Gallery. The fun never ends ;-)

At some point in the next few days I will update the BonaireWebCams Web site with more accurate information about where the WebCams are located too.

So, enjoy the WebCams!

Jake

Jake,

You are a Prince! On behalf of myself and my son, who only returned from Bonaire 10 days ago, and all of us who will continue to enjoy the web cams, Thank you.

Carl McDaniels, Tucson, Arizona

Jake, thank you and Dan both, and to Niki, Bob and all others that helped! They are fantastic, and even more addicting (if that's possible!!!!)

*Relax* tomorrow...LOL, hope you sell a lot of art work!

Jake .. you are da man !!!
Did an awesome job in only 2 weeks (including a move) ..
How's the new place ?

Thank you Jake, Dan, and the gang, for your hard work. This is absolutely fantastic. Annie B.

Cynde. You get pic of the day I think for your 17.08 capture. Nice one. Annie B.

Oh yeah, the cams are more addicting! Thank-you Jake, Dan and everyone for getting the cams running!!! Wow!!

We had a great time at my parents place today. Nice and sunny out!

Eileen. So glad that you enjoyed your day. Time for me to go now, otherwise I shall be sitting here all night. LOL. See you all tomorrow. Annie B.

Olaf - We're still unpacking from the move. Slowly getting there, but it's tough...

Everyone - I forgot to mention this earlier, but for the "StreetCam" (anyone have a better name for it yet?), Dan got a new type of camera which is very good in low light situations, and in total darkness offers its own infra red illumination. Should be interesting to see how it works on its first full night of operation... It's certainly showing pictures now even well after sunset...

Jake

I should have been gone long ago, but here's a couple of images.



Can't remember who called it BBC Cam. Actually that sounds like our BBC TV station. LOL. What about Beach Bar Cam, or Bongo's Cam. Hm, will have to sleep on this one. Annie B.

I've been tagging it the BBC....Beach Bar Cam.....kinda dull, but easy to type out! LOL.

Thanks everyone for such a great job!! Life is soooo good, isn't it! LOL. Caorle

Orrrr......Triple BC (Bongo's Beach Bar Cam)....orrrrr 3 BC (3BC) Triple BC....Bongo's Beach Bar Cam.....maybe?? Hmmmmm. CArole

PS Did the guys from Wanna Dive pose yet? Was that them earlier today? Have any of the Staff members of Eden Beach, Wanna Dive or Bongo's posed in front of any of the cams as yet??? We'd love to "meet" you on line! Carole

Or, Bongo's Place. Annie B.

I like Bongo Cam.

OH WOW! Gone for a day and all cams are up and running! THANKS TO EVERYONE who helped put this all together! And thanks for leaving me ONE post in the archives that isn't a double! LOL!

And a couple more late visitors!

Kinda eerie, eh?! Who or what is lurking in the darkness at the bar this early morning?! Carole

Ha, Carole - Can't sleep? Us late lurkers are always hoping for more action! Have a good night!

Hi, Barb...you're probably gone by now....I'm editing some photos from our recent trip to Bonaire....it's addicting, too!! I'll post some shortly. Have a good nite! Carole

PS I just received an email from a friend who is traveling thru SE Asia right now...he has daylight and I'm here in the dark. Small world, for sure. He's "live" and so am I. He ran into some folks from Curacao and they talked about the diving there. I have been trying to get him to Bonaire for years now....he's from Santa Barbara, Calif and dives all over the world..told him he hasn't seen anything ....... yet! LOL. Carole

The new StreetCam (located at Bongos) is a different camera type than we've used previously. We were curious to see how it'd work. The camera switches to black and white in very low light, and also uses infrared emitters to provide illumination in total darkness.

I was watching that camera early this morning before first light here on Bonaire to see what it'd look like too. I agree it's eerie. Adds some new fun to the system though.

WOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! The new web cams are awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks so much to all who worked so hard over this holiday weekend!!!!!! And thanks to all the dedicated BT web cam posters!!!!!!!!!! It is greatly appreciated that you take the time to capture the posts for all the BT folks!!!!!

How about just calling the street cam the BT CAM because that is where are whole BT family goes to say hi to everyone when they are in paradise AND it keeps us connected to the creators!

Nice work, Dan! It seems to be working out just fine with the new camera type at the beach bar cam. Thanks! Carole