I thought I would begin the day with these lovely morning colours. The day here is very grey and raining again, so I shall just have to keep looking at Bon to cheer myself up. Annie b.

Nice Fishy

Good morning Annie B. and everyone who will be here soon. Annie, I have to thank you for all the excellent pictures that you post here first thing in the morning, it helps get the day going.

Have a good day everyone and keep diving/snorkeling.

Pete

You're welcome Pete.

Grendel and Blikje earlier this morn.

Gday ppls ...

It's hard to lose the manjana manjana feeling, can't get myself back to work again ..

Nice cap Annie ..
It has gone a bit quite here since a lot of people went to Bon ... lucky them ...

Hey, Olaf... what's the status of the pictures? We're all waiting....

Don't look now, but I think Mark Stanton from Divers Down is on the Web Cam!

Oh! sorry, I forgot to say hello to you all, Olaf, Kelly and John. Annie B.

I think the above posts are Jake and all is NESN friends!! Maybe the webcam is going to be on the show!!!

Also, I think Jake is showing us his new camera rig.

Good Morning Annie B. Just waiting patiently for Olaf's trip report and pics... seems strange that he's home already, it goes so fast!

Kelly, Did seem to got quick didn't it. I wanna see the pics too. Annie B.

Looks like Chicken Legs

Forgot this one.

That's funny! It DOES look like chicken legs! I didn't make it to Bonaire this year, but am going to Cozumel on 11/16, it's just going way too fast. It will be here and gone before you know it.. I bet Olaf is starting to have some PBD big time! I love looking at Bonaire pics....

Kelly, this is the nearest i'm gonna get to it at the moment. Annie B.

Here they are going in.

Olaf, come on ya gotta get motivated again. At least you bin there. Annie B.

I can just imagine being on that beach all geared up and wading into the surf.... ahhhhhh to be there now... it's raining and cold here in central Ohio. Yuck.

Annette...looking at your pictures of the divers going in. The ground looks awfully rocky. Is it just that beach, or are they all like that?

Plenty of action

Watch your head!



Hey! Didn't you read the sign? Stay of the coral!



Now look, you've stirred up the bottom!


The aftermath...

Renee, looks like it's just us 2

No, you're not alone...just looking at those web pictures of the divers kicking up sediment and hoping I have better buoyancy control than that.

Lee,
The beaches are made up of dead coral. There are small sandy beaches in front of some of the resorts. It's very neat looking. The older coral is very white and the more recent washed in is darker.
Ida

Oops, sorry, it was so quiet I've been polishing my desk (well, the cleaners never seem to do it) and I'm waiting for the boss to come out of a meeting before I can go home.

Thanks for the info Ida. It would seem to make entry difficult, but no one appears to have much trouble.

Yuck .. another day's work done ..
I guess it's kicking in ... :o(

Kelly my love .. I took my normal pictures with a digital cam, so it's not really a prob to share those. But I'm waiting for my UW pics to get developped (Sat. morning). Don't know how they'll be, cuz visability wasn't too good. Furthermore I'm a little bit busy to get back to work. I'll try and start my report tonite ..
So it's just waiting for some pics ...

And Lee .. the 'beaches' are indeed made out of coral. When in 1999 Lenny wiped through the Caribean, it didn't really hit Bon, but it caused some very rough sea (high waves, little flooding). This caused all the coral that was no deeper than 5/6m was wiped away. This dead coral has been used for/pilled up at the beaches. Almost every shore-entry is very rocky, so if you go diving either bring some big fins with separate shoes, or some shoes/slippers you can easily carry with you when diving (I clicked my sandals to my BCD). If not for the rocks, do it againts stonefish or (what's the name in english, zee-egels) ...

You are right about the lack of buoyancy control by some people .. it's a pity quite a lot of divers just go in, without getting their buoyancy under control ...

And even before Lenny, almost all of the shore diving sites had a coral-rubble entry. You need dive booties with a hard sole, not the light-weight tropical kind, or else sandals that you take in the water with you if you have full-foot fins. Whenever we get to our dive spot for the day, we scout around for the best actual point to start wading out. The good news is that the surf is usually relatively calm, so one can pick out a relatively smooth entry spot. If you go back in the archives, there have been numerous discussions with advice about the best techniques for shore diving in Bonaire. You will love it!

.....oh how I wish I was back on Bonaire.

I new I should have stayed away from the webcams a little longer.

More divers - what a wonderful place to be today!

Next capture - and then they were gone.

Lee,
The coral made it a little hard for me. Just make sure you have good booties. With all the gear on I had to go very slow and my buddy helped me a little. Place some air in your BC, walk out a little and then lay down in very shallow water and put your fins on and off you go.
Ida

Divers should be on there way?

Olaf and Ginny, that's the kind of information I can use. You guys with the experience are so much help in learning how to get the most enjoyment out of what Bonaire has to offer. Thanks.

hi gang, michael, you will have to now start planning your next trip! how did we miss this wierd shot!

Hello everybody, I am back from work and bachelor for 3 days. Jean Paul is on a business journey to Germany. How nice to see all the pics you posted during the day and read your messages. It helps to forget this rotten rainy day and those to come. I am very happy tonight ( not because Jean Paul is away ), but because I bought our tickets to...Mauritius (Indian ocean). We'll stay from november 28th till december 19th. The beaches are idyllic but the dives are one million times more beautiful on Bonaire (my preference always will go to Bonaire). Our goal : dive, rest, dive, dive, rest, dive and dive. Wish you a nice evening, perhaps I catch you later.

Martine-

I always add "eat" a few times as well! Alas, I guess that's why I'm rotund! In any case, enjoy.

Anita, I purposely avoided "eat" cause I stopped smoking two month ago... You understand why. Anyway, most op people in Mauritius are Indians, that means all sorts of delicious curries... Argh !

hi martine, you sure are a busy gal!

don't know if blijke is a comin' or a goin'

Martine,
Congradulations on quiting smoking! I use to be a smoker and I know how hard it is to stop. Hang in there.
Bye,
Ida

I will say goodnight to you with Grendel watching at the beautiful sunset. See you tomorrow folks !
Night, night.

Couldn't miss this one too !

Sun definitely passes on the other side. Goodnight all.

This last one for the beautiful colours. I definitely say goodnight. See you tomorrow.

This is Bonaire's magic. Impossible to quit the cam. Bonairian sunsets colours are so nice.

a day on bon, what perfect peace

Could it be a new moon crescent that big ?
It's truly magic on Bonaire !
I switch off now. Ctach you tomorrow on a new thread. Goodnight.

Sorry guys and gals, I rushed off to work so quickly today, I forgot to say bye. Thanks for answering Lee's question about the beach. See you all tomorrow. Annie B.

I know I didn't click twice,just forgot the second half. LOL