Good morning all.
With Xmas to come in just a few days the weather here is terrible. Just above zero degrees and raining like h....ll.


Making me want to view this sunrise live even more...



coffee?

(Message edited by rainwood on December 22, 2004)

(Message edited by rainwood on December 22, 2004)

and here are the images....still early. LOL

Good Morning Stan and everyone checking in later,
Found this troubador serenading the rising sun.

Good Morning Stan, Margarita and to everyone!

I really like what this person is doing, enjoying the morning and playing the guitar.

I did not look closer at Margarita's pic!

Puter has to go early. I hope everyone's day goes by well today! Bye for now!

hi and bye Eileen!

early visitor

really posing for the cam..

Morning Stan, Eileen and Margarita!

How is everyone this morning? Sorry to hear of all the rain you're having, Stan, we are going to get it on Thursday! Better than snow, but tell that to the kids. We got a break from the cold, going to be 48F today. That cold from the other day was terrible.

Today is going to be very busy getting everything all set for my parents coming Thursday. A little behind, but who isn't.

AHH..looks like a Beauty Day in Bonaire..Good Morning Everyone..Cant Wait Till I Get Off the Plane Friday Night for my Holiday in my Favorite Place in the World..In Case You Missed My Introduction..Im Mark and this will be my 12th trip to Bonaire..I just stumbled across this board yesterday..

Here a little visitor passing by:

Hey! There are two threads and I'd gone to the other! Good morning!

Beautiful sunrise Stan and Eileen.

Debbie, we're going to have to help each other stay away from all those luscious cakes and cookies and candy the next few days. I was BAD yesterday. Worked out really good last night, but I'm thinking I'm going to have to starve the next few weeks to be "beach ready" by January 16th. wah

Lucky you, Mark! Be sure and let us know it's you when you stop by the cams!

OMG, a ray!

It's officially a lucky day.


I think rays deserve to be BIG. lol

Wow Kathy! Greatttt Capture!

I agree with you, Kathy, it's gonna take some team work to stay away from all the goodies this holiday season! We can do it, just a little nibble here and there so we don't feel too deprived though!

First ray I ever saw on the cams! Great way to start the day!

Whow, cool capture.
Not really seeing the 'full' ray-image: what part are we looking at?

still great!

OMG.Kathy..That Ray's a Few days early..Im NOT There yet..LOL..Thanks for the well wish and Ill be sure to smile into the cams

And a diver

messed with the ray pic to find the missing tail

Those bubbles coming out of the guy's mouth are funny. OK, seriously got to get back to getting ready for work.

aha, diver looks like Jake??

thanks, now I see Kathy!

Stan, I think the ray is moving away from the cam, in the large pic, I can make out its tail, so I am guessing it is the underneath of him, left side.

Where are my manners? Welcome, Mark, I read your intro. late last night after work. Lucky, lucky you to be on Bonaire Christmas Eve! I am not jealous!!! Am too!. I will be on Bonaire early February, so my countdown is a little longer.

Debbie..Thanks..dont worry..itll go fast..this will be out third Christmas eve in Bonaire..cant think of a place in the world Id rather be..wish the UW/Cam was in 40 feet so I could take my 11 year old to smile on it

WHY does the Diver have gloves on..what's he planning on touching I wonder..call the Marine Park Police!!!

Mark, Stan might be right, it being Jake, I think he cleaned the u/w cam for us less fortunate people who can only look at Bonaire through its lens! BTW, Jake and his lovely wife Linda started this website and have done so much work keeping it going ect.
Yup, u/w cam looks clean as a whistle!

Just getting settled in at work, and there's another diver.

We have a visitor!

GMTA Kathy, I got to get some work done around here, but since the ray, I just keep coming back!

Well..Ive got alot to learn..I guess if Jake was working then the gloves are ok..but gloves are a general no no in my book..as a DM I dont allow rec divers to wear them when they dive with me..there isnt anything to touch on the reefs..I dont think..I do know alot of divers that wear them for protection though and have to say Ive suffered coral burns a few times myself..lol

Sorry, guys, that wasn't Jake! He's somewhere else right now... check out Everything Else for his whereabouts and some great pics...

Hi Kelly,

I did see the site and pictures this morning, thought maybe Jake might have come back? Well, alrighty then, who is that mystery diver then?

Mark, yes, gloves are a no-no on Bonaire. We don't use them when diving. I have gotten a few cuts coming out of some site from time to time myself, Mark. LOL. Maybe, whoever that was will see our posts and make himself known.

NO TOUCH, NO TAKE, NO BREAK!! Any diver who is wearing gloves other then cold water is part of the problem and will never be part of the solution. He must have brought them on the Island I have never seen gloves for sale on Bonaire in the 30 years I been going there. Mabe a rookie with little comprehension. I don't mean to sound rude but someone had to protect the reef. Good Morning to all ans Merry Christmas.

is the ray still around?
or isn't this him again??

Stan, I was just looking at the 10:38, 10:40 and 10:42 and I'd say yep, it's the ray!

Maybe "Ray" will hang around all day and entertain us...

been checking again too.
I think it is...
wauw...

Someone should go down there...
this is great. feel even more sad now about being there. This is the first ray-appearance at the reefcam??

Cool!

Thanks Kelly for steering me to this thread - I thought everyone was off holiday shopping and missed the eagle ray!!!

Hello everyone!!!

This guy is peeking in!!!

Oops wrong picture!!LOL!!

How do I post photos here??..have a nice one of my son 11 on his graduation dive last April off Lions dock Id love to share....

Actually, there was one back in July, just after the cams were moved there. Thought it was a manta at first because it looked so huge, but you could see his spots.

There was another odd thing on yesterday's pics that I am thinking might be a moray. Did ya'll peek at that?

Mark - the webcams threads are for posting pics from the web cams. To prevent the cam cops from beating up on you - you can post that picture on the community chat thread or everything else bonaire thread.

Instructions for posting pics are in the formatting icon on the bottom of the threads. If you do not understand the process - ask questions! You know we will help you out!

Mary, THIS group? Miss a ray? Are you kidding!!! lol...

Thanks Mary..I like to think I know board etiquette but every board has its rules..I dont think I could keep up with many threads as fast and furious as this one..LOL..hes a cute thing in any case..LOL..I didnt see the eel yesterday..anyone get a capture??..My son looks forward to seeing Mr Rodgers again..always a treat!!My friend for many years..

wow..look at the gloves on that guy..the fingers and thumb are all but worn through..hes touched more than a few things with those..unless he also gardens in them..

Mark, I have a ten y.o. son as well who will be able to officially dive this year. He can't wait to go in February!

Kathy: I saw the pic in yesterday's thread, could be, could be a moray. I tried to enlarge it, but it got all blurry.

Debbie..it is SO COOL to have a kid thats going for the first time!!..I Mean its like you get to see it for the first time yourself again..a wonderous thing!!..safety is utmost tho..always have 2 adults is my rule..cause if anything happens to you ..god forbid..your kids first instinct is to help you..and they can't..and will get into trouble themselves..plus ..as you know..one person cant watch a kid..LOL
Enjoy it..its the best thing to happen to me in years!!

Mark, I remember when my daughter, now 16, got her certification. OMG! We were so proud and her father just was busting at the seams and to see them go into the water together makes my eyes tear! She is going to be a marine biologist and my son is like a fish in water, already has had a tank on him, he's a natural. Safety is #1, especially when they first get cert. My daughter is much better now.

Wouldn't want to miss a ray...you'd be ray-miss

I went to Wal Mart on my lunch in the wind and rain...oh my, what a stormy day. Now my hair is a mess. Sort of a"cave woman" look. lol

Looks like the cams have been quiet the last couple of hours. Though sarge just showed up...

Debbie..A Marine Biologist huh??..That's Great!!..I hope my son will decide to do something like that rather than be a professional X-Box Wizzard..LOL..Looking back I wish I had done that myself..Got close for a while..I spent 8 -10 weeks a year in the Yucatan exploring the UW cave System with some of the Pros down there..Actually I want to try to get a peek into the caves in Bonaire one of these trips..I dont remember the gentlemans name that was the main explorer of them..I was going to get a look with him a few years back but he passed away before we could get together..Looks like it may be getting time for a small squall on the beach cams..
M

My oldest stepdaughter (also a diver) has always said she wanted to be a marine biologist as well. I hope she doesn't give up the dream. Seems to be slipping away, as she's 20 and in college, working full time and "in love". But maybe not.

My youngest stepson wants to be a DM and work at resorts in the caribbean. lol You know his mother hates THAT dream. That boy loves to dive almost as much as his dad and I. Out of 6 kids, only two dive, but they are just as "fanatic" about it as we are.

It's so much fun diving with the kids. Next...the grandkids.

Nothing on the cams but this fellow!

Sunset is inching up on us.

AHHH!! here comes the sunset..Friday's getting closer and closer..I feel (almost) like Im already there..son is lookin at me like Im nuts refreshing this cam..lol..is there a way to have it auto-refresh??..People at Bonaire Partners (first time Ive dealt with them) seem to be VERY Nice..I emailed them a grocery list since we get there Christmas Eve and they will do their best to fill the cupboard and fridge..now that's above and beyond duty..Kudos to Them!!

Hi Mark. Did you learn how to post a pic, yet? BTW, the cams update every two minutes if you have a paid membership - otherwise, I think it's every 6 minutes or so.


Bothers me that the north cam is still slightly tilted! lol I'm so oc. hehe

The sky is changing fast. I'm going to slip out of work a few minutes early. Mark, to post a pic just right click and save it....then in teh Add a Message box put in (without spaces) \image {1} - then a screen will come up asking you to replace what's in the bracket with the pic saved on your computer. Try it!

Hey Mark,

Just noticed you were from Jersey! So am I! South Jersey that is. Raised in North Jersey, but it got so hectic, I left, but South Jersey is getting just as bad now.
Remember to smile for cams. Hold a BIG sign and get close, hard to read all the signs people put up. You haven't put up a pic with your profile, so how are we gonna know you???

Kathy, hope your oldest stepdaughter keeps with it. My daughter is currently looking at colleges that have that major, but who knows, my 23 y.o. son changed his mind at the last minute to a totally different field. From sports physical therapist to a teacher! But, he is happy, that is all that matters. Graduated magna kum lata too! Sure I didn't spell that right, but got to go to work now. Catch you all later.

The sun sets too quick now with the time change.

Hi Debbie! My SD always said she would go to Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL - which would be handy as my inlaws live there. They offer the whole shebang of Marine Science degrees. She's getting in her 1st two at Estrella in Phoenix. I'm going to get out of here and venture out into this storm again.

"the weather outside is frightful" lol I want SNOW, not rain!

Bye!

Kathy..Just too dumb to get the pictures to post..lol..Ill figure it out in a year or two

Debbie..Yup ..what exit??..lol
Ill be the guy with the goatee and the 11 year old kid tagging along..UW Ill still have the goatee..a transpack a black Mask and a cheap Black Mares wetsuit with blue fins

I wont be wearing gloves either..LOL

Welcome Mark!

WOW! Amazing Pic of the Ray!!!