Morning all, wake up!!! Coffee is on, grab a mug.

Morning Tom and all to follow! Thanks, a mug would be great. It has stopped snowing and it is melting fast - disgusting weather.

Good Morning Tom and Jan! Looks like a beautiful day today. I would love for our snow to melt as well. MMMM, coffee!

Good morning Tom, and all who will come in later. Thanks for the coffee

Today Martin and Angela are on their way to Bonaire (not jealous...)Hope they have a safe and uneventful flight!

Maybe we will see lots of divers, because of the art exhibit:

Good Morning Diana!

Good morning Jan and Eileen!
Eileen, great pictures of Christmas-Quinn

good morning all!
thanks for the coffee. Snow is melting indeed Jan, but the weather is great out here. Too bad I am working. Looks like nobody else is: nobody around and the traffic is.... well, there is none

Thank-you Diana. I hope Martin and Angela have a safe trip!

Good Morning Stan! Sorry you hear that you have to work.

I am going to get ready to go out early, do some groceries and some other errands before the crowds come out. Bye for now!

Hello, I also hope Martin and Angela have safe and uneventful travels. We know once they get to Bonaire they will have fun, as will those they spend time with.

Diana, I hope you have also seen the "Quinnman Christmas Movie":-{)} It should be in theaters soon!!

I am pretty sure I sent it to you Diana, if not, I will resend. Time to get ready.

Bye Eileen, Hi Stan, Did you get your laptop?

I may be selfish, but I wish this piece would be moved. Can not see what is on it even when enlarged nor can we see the fish which are usually around Willy in the morning.

FREE WILLY!!!



Rant off.

Tom, I'll be on island tomorrow and I'll file a complaint about this for you. I noticed the pice has been placed by 2 divers yesterday around 16:30 or 17:30 (memory failure...).

Back to the last 3 hours of work before leaving...

Thanks Martin. Now be on your way to the airport. Give Angela a hug for me:-{)} Have fun and remember to wear heavy gloves when you are around Spirit - HA!!

totally agree. as I said yesterday: free willy indeed!!


no tom, they rescheduled the delivery to tomorrow....only hope the address will be right (billing and delivery if different, always trouble.....)

btw: I think the sign is scaring the fish (and thus my friend Sarge)....
haven't seen them since...

Morning Stan, I hope that weather is moving 300KM east of you! Here it is cloudy and cold.

Good morning everyone! Coffee is hot. Tom, get your butt to the shop and do something.;) Got an email from Bob with no news to report. Still waiting on room status too. Martin, you gotta fix that sign on Willy. I'm gettin dizzy again.

yes...fix it...thought that BT and the cams were non-commercial.....

Good morning. Hmmm. I agree with Stan and Tom - the sign needs to go! (Free Willy!! lol) It does seem to be keeping the fish away. The beach chairs haven't been straightened in ages, either, and that slight tilt on the north cam is getting on my nerves. tee hee All this affects me like I'm seeing a house that is messy PLUS a picture is hanging crooked on the wall - now two! I want to go clean it up. One MORE gripe, they haven't been turning the pier lights on!

Stan, I'm having to work, too, but mainly just "holding the fort down" because the majority of staff is taking this week. They give us an extra week we can use before the end of January and most take this week - but I always save mine for a January dive trip. (18 days & counting)

Good Morning and Afternoon for some of you,

Yes, that "sign" looks like trash around Willy. I am not sure this art exhibit is a good thing. Whine, Whine, Whine. Very observant on the pier lights, Kathy. Maybe everyone on Bonaire is on Christmas vacation too.

Going to warm up here to 48 degrees today.

Safe trip Martin and Angela!

Buenos Dias All!!!

Tom, thanks for the coffee

Martin and Angela have a safe trip and a great time in Bonaire.

It looks like I am going to have a busy day again at work. So I'll try to catch up later.

Have a wonderful day.

I recall Bonaire being an underwater nature reserve with extreme rules on protecting everything below the waterline. Not sure that signs or exhibitions fit in there. It is not as if there is not enough to see underwater.

Smack, I would go to work, but the Boss says it is my day to be with Ben and Katie:-{)} We are going to clean the house a bit, then go shopping and see "The Incredibles" - again. I love school vacations.

Kathy, A messy house is not a bad thing, a dirty house is;-{)}

All, I actually like Fred Ros' work and wish I could be on Bonaire and visit this exhibit. I have contacted him through his web site and explained my displeasure with the placement of this particular piece.

If you have not already, I encourage you to visit his web pages regarding 40 Feet Underwater at:

http://www.40feetunderwater.com/index.php

My understanding is that self promotion and promoting those from which you gain favors is not acceptable on BT. I believe that if the Mr. Ros was to encourage people to visit the works on BT that would be in violation of policy as there is an admission fee. I might be wrong.

Jan, yes, I was thinking the same thing when I logged on and the sign was still there. There might be an explanation for this. I was thinking, and everyone knows that can be dangerous, but here goes, MAYBE, those divers were swimming around and found that sign floating around and tried to take it back up, but the current was too strong, and they gently laid it down so not to damage anything and someone will be back today to fetch the thing out. Wishful thinking, but it could be. I guess we will have to stay tuned in for the answer. Hopefully, those divers reported this to someone when they surfaced yesterday.

It does seem to be scaring the fish away though

Tom, looked at the work and I like it too, and I also like the idea! But why not exhibit in the Ijselmeer or North Sea, where it would liven up the underwater world! I have seen my fair share of diving sites, and Bonaire still rates top! On the webcam it just does not look very good, all that is missing is an old washing machine and some car tires. Anyway, I am new here, so I should not moan too much...

holding up a sign....
try to read...

the one in the middle is 'I bet it's cold out there'
the other one is difficult to read.

Just a quick For Your Information:

The art exhibit is in the shallows. The depth is from about 15 feet, where the top of one of the pieces is almost at the surface, to about 35 feet, where the art is held with large cable ties and secured to cement blocks. There is not a lot of reef where the art is -- mostly coral rubble with a few juveniles flitting about. In my humble opinion, no fish were injured in the art exhibition.

Some of the pieces are tied down with yellow nylon rope and I believe the knots are slipping. Maybe one of the pieces got loose and the current took it to the wreck.

The art is covered with algae and is providing an excellent spot for budding graffiti artists.


I'll call wanna dive and let them know that the art is on the wreck.


mare

Stan, the one on the right is the "I'm not this fat in person" one, and the left one is the one we couldn't figure out before, - something like "The weather is great, the bar is great, too".

Tom, I'll go look at the 40 ft under site in a few. Thanks for posting it! Also, my (grown) children joke with me that one of their earliest memories was of me with a vacuum cleaner. hehe I even make the beds in hotels before the maid comes. I have a problem! (but a very clean house) lol

Great idea, Mare! Why didn't I think of that? I'm sure they are not purposely letting the art work just float around down there.

I like the art work as well and wished I could see it too, just think they could be a little more careful with it, that's all, but accidents do happen everywhere, even on Bonaire.

Thanks again, Mare, for a great idea! What did you think of the art show? Sounds like you saw it first hand. Inquiring minds want to know.

Looks like Mom is setting the ground rules for the boys.

Here's where it came from:

Was behind the palm
Moved
Left on south beach
gone
placed at the wreck
left at the wreck

Which way did they go?

Kathy, You would make a great detective! I think the thing just got washed in the water by mistake, was very close to the water line. Just another guess. I got to go to grocery store to pick up a few things, catch up with you all later. Deb

Mare, Thanks. Yesterday it appeared that the piece was intentionally placed by a couple of divers.

The rubble at Eden is one of my favorite spots to look for Bristle worms, brittle stars etc.. I also do not believe any fish would be harmed, by Mr. Ros' exhibit. Possibly their habits would temporarily be changed by the new objects, but that is all.

I can believe that some would find excitement in writing in the algae growing on the "canvasses". So sad, isn't it?

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Looks like it was placed there on purpose. Currents run too frequently near the cam for it to land there by chance.

Divers going in

Hello Everyone!!!

Stan - I found Sarge for you in the archives!!


I agree with the rants above- please move the sign - as it is blocking the view of my favorite underwater world!!!

Angela and Martini - have a safe trip and I look forward to seeing you guys in front of the cams!!

Annie, there's a flicky in the making on the Bongo's cam. lol (since we have nothing to watch but people!)

I forgot, Angela and Martin have a great trip!!

sarga again.... thank god!


well, it's good to see some fish activity. I am wondering (after seeing the great story of the moving 'banner' by Kathy) HOW did they attach the thing?
From here I cannot see how far away it is from Willy ...... or worse....

Oh, goody, someone for me to play with at last. Annie B.

Here ya go Kathy

Oh crap!

LOL, Thanks Annie
Stan, it looks like it's tied to the wreck:

Proof there is a GOD.

LOL Smack.

Sorry girls, but that is just not fair! I'll bet she is a plant to get me in trouble!

Annie, you are a woman after my own heart! Thank you

totally agree Smack!

and Kathy, thanks for the image

Great flicky Annie!

Everytime people lay there, the coconuts start falling. lol Annie, that one is TOO funny!

Smack, with bodies like theirs, we'll consider them as "art".

Looks like Jos's blonde alarm is switched off today. Annie B.

OUCH!

Kathy, can coconuts defy gravity? LOL
I guess the art show is not just below the surface. Annie, you're killing me! \

I am soo in trouble!

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Annie....ROTFL



But seriously...I miss her..

Just let me sit at the bar with a Amstel and I will behave myself.

I can't help myself. LOL.

Annie, can't watch but can't look away...help someone!

GMTA Annie! Just got up and turned on the computer and thought...gee this couple would probably make a good flicky! And there it was! ROTFLOL!
Good morning to all, I'm off today..was supposed to have the kitchen floor tiled but the tile didn't come in...oh, well less dust for now!

Little help, liiitle help here!

I am not saying a thing......
just posting a random image from the cams....



I NEED TO GO TO THE ISLAND MORE THAN EVER....

Mare, thanks for the info on the art...I was wondering how deep it was and what the chances were of it injuring coral/fish, especially if it got loose! How's the current this time of year? Looks like the bubbles still head south at a rapid pace in the cam pics!

Finally some fish

Oh bad, wanted to check the archives. Stopped myself, I think. Nope. Nuts! Darn, back to the coconut thing. It's not good , Mav!

Calm down guys, she's taken!

only way out: I am signing off.

Going home......

Thanks, Babs. Not used to such a display of flickys. Annie made me do it.

HAHA Smack!
Divers!
wonder if they are going to rescue the art

Annie, great flickys.
Smack - take it easy.
And yes with a body like hers would definitely
place myself on the cams

I am going to start a new thread - is getting too long and is not even noon.

I was just thinking the same Elvira! See you there

Diver

It's Kathy's fault. LOL.

Annie, Great flickie, best one in quite a while.
LOL

Kathy, I didn't even notice that that sign was tied to Willy! Just don't understand why someone would do that. So, it must have been done on purpose! Now, who is responsible and why? That sure must have been a lot of work to drag it down to 60' Glad to hear the rest of the exhibit is not harming the reef and since it is mostly shallow waters, even young divers can experience it as well, meaning junior certified kids.

There is a new page everyone! 2nd part Wednesday
Thanks for starting it Elvira!

Just got back from the movies and realize Smack and Stan are out of control.

Remember boys, that is someone's daughter.

BTW Jos is on holiday - AGAIN!!!