Good Morning. Was glad to see the cams come back up! Wonder if this is someone's finger fixing the tilt. lol

Jake, maybe?

Looks like Jake to me.......

Down to just a few short days for me......I arrive on the island on the 21st!!!!

Going to dive the Windjammer again and maybe do some wild side diving. And of course I will be all over Bari Reef!! And I will dive this little wreck where the cam is . My suit looks like this

Watch for me!!
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Margarite, you wear your tank on the side? lol If that's the case you'll be easy to spot! Lucky you for having a trip soon!
Looks like divers in the water.

Good morning...Sarge is looking for Stan!

Few more fishes

Margarite, doing tec diving? Sue

LOL, I think we locked the board up...500 people trying to post the barracuda?

What the heck is this??

I think Jake or Dan must be tinkering with the servers Kathy!

Kathy, I think it might be a tarpon.

I think you must be right, Barbara! All I could imagine was, "what the heck?? 5 minutes to post this?"

Lots of big things lurking on the u/w cam this morning!

Y'know, I think that big thing could be the same horse-eye jack that Linda helped identify about 2 weeks ago. When we were there in early August, there was just the one, slowly circling the wreck and out into deeper water, making the schooling fish around the wreck scatter like flies when it would approach. It did have a yellow tail like in my fish ID book (the one I kept seeing there).

HI Kathy!! That tank on the side is a second tank that I use when doing long/deeper dives. I get down to a certain psi on my primary tank( on my back) and then I use the second tank on the side. It has a reg on it and I just switch over. That way I can stay down a little longer without running out of air And not that I use much air (I always have plenty left over) but one does use a little more at 200 feet, and then there is the decompression time . Have to allow for all that....

So, Sue.....is that technical diving? I guess so kind of. I hope to take the course someday soon.
margarite

Yep. That looks like a horse eye jack. There's a school of dozens of them not far from the ReefCam (under the yachts moored to the north).

A few other tidbits:

1) There was an outage of the Internet connection for the WebCams this morning. It affected the leased line we use for the WebCams as well as Telbo/BonaireLive dial-up connections. Telbo seems to have fixed it sometime past 10am this morning. I'm in the process of uploading all the missed captures to the WebCam archives - it will probably take a couple of hours to complete that process.

2) Yes - that was me in the cool shades and dark shirt on the North BeachCam :-)

3) I went and cleaned and adjust all the top side WebCams as best I could. The BeachBarCam had a lot of salt residue on the lens, which I cleaned off - should be a lot sharper now. I also fixed (I think) the tilt of the South and North BeachCams.

4) Paul, one of the instructors at WannaDive tells me that a Sergeant Major fish has taking up residence on the ReefCam mooring block and has been laying eggs there. So, while Charlotte can never be replaced, we do have a new member of the damselfish family who has adopted the ReefCam.

I think that covers everything I needed to share :-)

Jake

Thanks Jake!
Hey, did you happen to see where they hid the beach chairs? ;) Seriously, I'm glad to see it all coming back together.

Another thing, I suppose it's becoming more apparent what a giant resource your cams are to the island, in light of the numbers of people who came in during the hurricane. When trying to decide where to go earlier this year, and in researching the islands - we stumbled across the cams and the Bonaire Talk forum. THIS is what sold us on Bonaire. And of course, if anyone researching GOOGLES Bonaire, they are led right here. Amazing tool you have for promoting tourism here - I think the best resource on the net because the cams tell the story in living color, and the people on these boards round out the picture. Thanks again!


Needs a chair.

Good to know ,Jake!

Now I'm wondering when they will bring back the chaise lounges for this poor lady...

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Oops! Dupes!

LOL Margarite, it's not the exact same pic - she's fidgeting (betcha it's leftover rocks)!

I think I saw the beach chairs stacked up in the room next to where we have the WebCams server. I was so Cam focused I neglected to ask when they would be bringing them out :-)

Jake

Evening everybody
Thank you Jake for the update, I am glad the pictures are back and also cleaned, hope nothing like Ivan comes in the next 100 year!

I am sorry for Jamaica and the following Ilands, hope the best for theme.
bye Irma

Thanks Jake! Love the updates! Looks like the beach is near "normal"

Hi all! Great captures everyone! Jake, thanks for the update, and it is soooo cool that Sarge has decided to lay eggs on the mooring block and has taken up residence! I still long to see Charlotte, and hope she faired OK, but it's nice to see someone taking her home



lots of fluttering around...

Well. I , for one am a bit concerned about any relative of the Damelfish family taking up residence at the Reef Cam. We have been brutally assaulted by the little meanies!! Such creatures should be banned from the cams!! So say I!!!!!! m

Wow look at this guy!

And another fish flurry

Tangs?

Good afternoon B/Ter's, The beach looks great sure was alot of work done. Wish I was there to help! With luck we will be on Bonaire this comming Wed. 15th. If Jamacia air port is in bizz we will be A O K. I suppose they have alot more to worry about then a few vacationers. The news in the USA has stayed abreast on Jamacia and the other Islands that IVAN THE TERRIBLE has fed on. Kinda glad we live in nothwest Indiana!!! Well, hope to be seeing you in the next few days so until then "DON'T GO DOWN TILL YOUR FLAG IS UP!!" Bye...

Well, lots of housework done today...best camming day I've had in a while!

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Cute catch of the french angelfish, Barbara.
Margarite - 200 ft? Two tanks? Dang, girl!
Ron - no flags in Bonaire, right? Just wear a skin? (hahaha)

Hey, some divers came by...

The fish were sure busy today! They must be happy that the water is clearing!

Hi Kathy, it's busy above water too..yeah, I was surprised to the the French angel face pop up!

Hello, all,
As the cams were all stuck on 05.08 AM, I spent my whole day ... ironing :o(
I was just popping in before going to bed. Good it went back to normal. Nice captures folks, I loved the french angelfishes and the horse eye jack.
Margarite, lucky you, you are going to dive the "Windjammer" again. Jean paul and I really loved the dive. Will you promice to have a little thought for me once on this so beautuful wreck ?
11.30 here, I need to go to bed now. Sorry Babs, but no late talk tonight ;o)
Goodnight gang, see you tomorrow. have a nice evening.

Looks like someone has continued a big cleanup of the coral rubble on the beach

Or maybe it is just the leftovers from the storm...?? Amazing that the sign survived!

We're headed to GA, hope ya'll have a nice sunset!

Looks like it's burning a hole in the palm.

OK, MArtine! I will have a happy little thought of you as I drop down to the deep water and see the hulking, ancient hull of that gorgeous old wreck.....(.such a mysterious thing!!)..If I focus hard enough, maybe you can feel it......and I assume you are making a plan to get back to it yourself......SWeet Dreams ( of Bonaire) Martine!

Oh, thank you Margarite :o)
Guess ? Jean Paul is snoring ! I am just back to watch the sunset and I return to sleep, but I will test these little foam cones you fill in your ears to stopp the noise...

Margarite, looks like the Windjammer's captain is standing on Bongo's table :o)
Maybe I am suffering a kind of cam narcosis... or maybe I just need sleep :o)

OK, let's do another try... Goodnight all, see you back for breakfast :o)

Yes I can see the ghost ,too. I know what you mean about the snoring.......glad we have a guest room at our house. Good night, again, Martine!!

Lots of great captures today! I have had a busy day today so it is nice to get on tonight and see them. Good Night All!

Hello Everyone. It's been a busy evening for me so far....just got a chance now to pop in and see all of the great cam pictures.
Hi Eileen....I will see you tomorrow..
Good Night Everyone!