Happy Friday Everyone!!! Last Day of the work week! Looks like another beautiful day on Bonaire, wish I was there.

One more week then we get possession of our house! Have a wonderful day! Eileen

Morning Eileen, I see the big move is drawing near. Annie B.

Morning fishy.

Squid

Hi Everyone,
Hi Annie B, and Eileen,
Annie B, are you all packed yet, when do you fly.
I've heard it is going to be a scorcher at the weekend here in Uk. I think it's already started.

Good morning Eileen, Annie B, Maria,

Hope all is well on this Friday!! We have Bonaire weather this morning - Slight rain.

Have a good day!

Bill

Hi Maria, Hi Bill, Yep all packed. Fly out 3.00am Sunday morn. Hope the rain eases off soon Bill. Annie B.

A little fish soup.

so glad friday is here again. good morning to all.

have been missing bonaire so much.
we have had a fun and busy summer though, with barry's girls here for the summer. our house has 7 people, 2 dogs, about a dozen barn cats, and 4 horses.

summer is going by too fast. we have been having alot of fun riding our horses up in the mountains and camping overnight. last weekend we saw deer, beaver, birds, and of course chipmunks and squirrels. a golden eagle soared above us. saw signs of elk and bear. colorado does have alot of beautiful places.
we did get drenched on saturday riding. it just poured and we were in the middle of a thunderstorm. the horses thought it was fun. sunday we rode all day and saw such beautiful country. cant wait to do it again. my horses see barry hook up the horse trailer and i think they just get happy ROAD TRIP!!! , they love riding in new places in the country.

barry is taking his daughter sarah to the lake to dive this sunday. she got certified last year and this will be a practice dive for her. it will be fun to take her to bonaire one day. she is so enthusiastic about everything.

Good morning everyone!!

I'm so glad Friday is here.

Here's some fishies to start the day.

Good morning everyone!!

I'm so glad Friday is here.

Here're some fishies to start the day.

Anni B, Have a great time, we will be watching for you on the hotel web cam. Are you getting excited now.?
Hi Bill. It's getting really hot here in the UK.

Little bit busy at the moment trying to sort out the muddle after painting.

catch you a bit later.

Hi all,

Sherry. Life in Colorado sure looks sweet. As an "urban" dweller all that big sky and fresh air would probably kill me!!

Have a "fresh air" vacation coming up the last week of August. My wife and I are going to Manitoulin Island to relax in a cabin.
http://www.manitoulin-island.com/ It is a nice escape. No TV, Radio, cell phones, newspapers. Return brain-dead!

Cheers,
Bill

Morning everyone! Here is a diver. Hope he cleans the cam!

More divers!

bill and cheryl,
i always feel that the tv. and news and radio. although informative at times, is what makes us brain dead. you probably will come back from your week at the cabin , refreshed and totally brain alive!!

i am most creative when i am in nature-away from traffic and civilization.

Smile!

This is a nice clear pic. Anne B.

Three legged diver!!!

Sherry,

You make a good point. I guess it is a different type of "aliveness" rather than one of "dead or alive" (Not in the GW Bush sense)

The "urban" demands and the kind of news we see everyday, demands a

kind of brain-on-the-go stay on top of it all energy. While feeling it is overwhelming


The "vacation" minset allows one's brain to get out of the frying pan for a bit and creativity and imagination come to the fore. Especially if doing some escape reading.

I recall many years ago after a three week vacation (the only one that long that I've ever taken) we were driving home and I could feel my brain closing in. It was quite disturbing!

Bill

Looks like a nice place Bill. I am sure you will come back with the ol' batteries fully charged. Enjoy. Annie B.

A little gate action.

Above and below.

Gotta go now. See you all later. Annie B.

Sounds like you have been busy Sherry! Our summer in Colorado has been very hot, which is great for us sun bunnies but terrible for the forest fires and ground. Lawns are turning brown and dieing. I totally agree with the no TV - when we come to Bonaire and stay at Sorobon there is no TV and you know what - we don't miss it!

Hi, everyone. Big change day here! I finally decided to take the new job! Wish me luck!
Here's a big group at the gate!

I agree - it's great to have your brian get out of the frying pan.

We will be in Hato July 31 through August 14 staying at Ultimo Cas - WITHOUT TV! It will be a great excape from it. My son (12 yrs old) actually agrees that he won't miss it - too may other things to do. That's great to know.

5 days to go.....

gail, the only green place i have seen in colorado this year except for a watered lawn was the mountain valley we went to last week. it is up between ute pass and the gravel road on the way between silverthorn and frazer. was a lush valley, they obviously have had some rain there.
this is in the arapahoe nat. forest. beautiful place.

have had a few short rains at home too, and it is nice but still its too late to help the grass in my pasture much. i know hay will cost a forture this year. oh, well, my horseys have to eat. alot of folks are selling their horses to avoid the cost of wintering them. really a good time to get a horse cheap. i will keep mine, i love them too much.

good luck on the new job barbara

Thanks, Sherry! By the way, my daughter is a horsewoman so it gets her away from the TV! We have been looking for a horse for her to do eventing...she likes every one she sees but on greater thought, hasn't found the perfect one yet! Yay for me, no hay bills yet!

P.S. Sherry..I think we had this convesation before (about the horses!) My aging brain is waking up just now!

Good luck on the new job Barbara. Like the infamous, "they", say, a change is as good as a rest! What will you be doing? If I recall correctly it is something medical.


Ho hum - same old, same old in paradise:

Current Bonaire Weather
At: 7/26/02 13:36:30
Temperature 87.3 °F High 93.8 °F at 4/11/02 13:28 Low 70.0 °F at 2/28/02 5:34
Humidity 71% High 100% at 11/25/01 8:15 Low 38% at 2/28/02 13:16
Wind 19.0mph Wind Direction ESE High 35.0mph at 5/25/02 8:50
Wind Chill 85.8°F Low 64.3°F at 3/24/02 9:15
Barometer 30.06 inches Trend steady
Daily Rain 0.35" Total Rain: 17.47"

Current Kew Weather:

Current Conditions Last Updated: 16:50 GMT
Sunrise: 5:18
Sunset: 20:57

Sky Cover: Clear
Weather: -

Air Temp: 27C
Wind Chill: 26C

Wind Speed: 11 mph
Wind Dir: W

Gusts: -
Humidity: 47%

Visibility: 10.0 km

HI, Bill, thanks for the good wishes. I'll be doing orthopedic trauma surgery instead of gastrointestinal surgery...casts and splints instead of gallbladders and, well, I won't mention what else goes with gastrointestinal surgery!

Looks like diving weather to me!
So calm.

What's with the spot on the South Beach Cam???

Scott,
I just checked the archives and it was there earlier on the left, went away, and is now back on the right side. I wonder if it is an insect, but out of focus because it is right on the lens.

Carol

Here's a time lapse...

Little Wrasse...

hi all...barbara...congratulations! you go girl! I work with 70 dr's, and one of the founders of our company is a gi guy, i work with him on a daily basis...and he has the best sense fo humor...guess you gotta have that if you are in that buisness of scoping and probing all day!

scott and the rest, someone put it there...

Cynde,

I'm talking about the spot, not the rock

The animated version makes it look like a gnat moving across the lens but my monitor is kind of dark and I can be easily fooled about what's in front of the cameras!

look a ghost!

On further thought, it is probably a spiderweb blowing across the lens...

Hi every body,
I am back from work and had not time to write a note this morning. Lucky you who are resting on saturday, I'll be working at the airport. Today we had a 45 minutes electrical failure all over the airport and it turned hell. Well Annie, everything packed, sorkel, tuba, fins, safety jacket ? Here is a special present for you : . Barbara, happy to know you got the new job, I wish you good luck. I wish you all a nice week end, nice holidays, nice everything. Won't stay too long, time for me to go to bed and tomorrow will be another hard day. But sunday is off.

Just captured this one.Wow !

Just captured this one.Wow !

More people

Barbara,

Last August my wife fell and broke he left wrist. Had one of those external "space frames" with the pins screwed into the bones, instead of a cast. Interesting looking contraption. Some people were curious, others couldn't even look.

Have fun with dem bones!

Bill

Martine,

One of the BEST captures!

Here's a couple more.

Hi all I'm a newbie to this, but will be arriving in Bonaire this Wednesday (7/31). Looking forward to what I've been hearing about for so long! coming down with my almost 18 daughter.

Hi Jim, welcome to the club.
Lucky you, you are going to Bonaire...You will enjoy, there is no doubt, and prepared to catch the PBD when returning.
Shall we see you say "hello" on the reefcam ?

Nice capture, Martine...here's one of bluebeard that we all missed! Welcome, Jim! Thanks for all the good wishes, Martine! Bill, that device is called an x-fix!

Hi Jim,
We will be there August 7th maybe I'll see you?
Bye,
Ida

Where's Blikje? Cat's got her spot!

Barbara, Good luck with the new job. You'll do just great. Annie B.

Martine, Yes all packed and raring to go. Fly Sunday morn. Annie B.



Hello Jim, and welcome to the mad house. Annie B.

Thanks, Annie...I lost track of where you're going..hope it's a great trip!

thanks snork...i saw that too, duh...silly me...maybe it is a south beach cam cleaining gobie...

Well everybody, It's really time for me to go to bed. Annie, just enjoy your holidays, have a nice flight, a nice stay, enjoy everything and try to enjoy snorkeling. Perhaps you could pop out if you find a computer there. We'll miss you. Good night all, I'm going now before a night dive boat comes. See you tomorrow.

Barbara. Going to Cyprus. Annie B.

How lovely this is.

Wow, how exciting! You'll love the snorkeling! Can't wait to see your pictures-hope you get them on disc! Have a great trip! We'll miss you on line.

Blikje's got her spot back and a fish is trying to sneak by...

Good Evening Everyone! Usual Friday Night Drive Home from work. All the cottagers are making there way up north for the weekend so it takes about 45 minutes longer to get home! Here is an interesting capture... Eileen

I will have to say goodnight early, I have visitors! Wonderful pics from today! I am getting even more excited about Scuba lessons! I hope everyone has a great evening! Eileen

Annie B, have a wonderful holiday.. I went to Cyprus some 7 years ago, it was beautiful, I'd like to go back someday.. safe trip..

Good evening all! Got to get home!

Thanks Sarah. Might see you tomorrow, don't fly till Sunday. Annie B.

Good morning! Ida, 8/7 is my last day, I might see you at the airport! Too bad! Thanks all for the warm welcome!