Good Thursday morning to you all! We are back home now, and I am missing my morning coffee on the balcony with this colorful view accompanied by the birdsong of Bonaire. margarite

Good morning/afternoon Margarite!
How was the trip? Did u get your AOW? How many dives did u do? ...? ...? etc.

Here are some fish that miss a flamingo-pink diver...

Good morning,My Friend! Had a fabulous time! Did we dive????Oh,yes we did!!! Again and again and again. And yes we are now proud carriers of temporary AOW cards. Thanks for finding us on the cams. If I can't be there hanging out with the fishes ,glad to be hanging out here with you......

So here's Linda making her morning commute to work......Hi, Linda!

Welcome back to reality, Margarite!

How's the PBD? Mine is terrible!

Charlotte is playing Peek A Boo

Good Morning Renee, Margarite, and Igor,

(at least its morning here)

Its cold, dark and rainy here. PBD has its arms wrapped around me, plus I just heard about the diver who died. Very sad.
Still, its good to read your postings, see the webcam and plan our next trip to Bon, hopefully longer than 7 short days.

John

Hello, Renee and John....feeling nostalgic looking at the cams but not really blue. The island is there, it will always be there for us. If we focus our energies and resources on getting back, we'll be there in no time. margarite

Saw your smiling face in the archives the other day, posing with your license plate. Hope you and Kate are well, it was certainly a pleasure to meet both of you. I’ve put loads of pictures and trip reports over on the trip report topic (if you haven’t already seen them). I’ve got a few more to post this weekend.

Know how you feel today; I went from PBH to PBD pretty rapidly in the last icy week. I hope we can go longer next time too.

See you on the board.

Scott (of Scott & Emi)

Morning everyone else!

Hi Renee, John & Scott...
Hope u had a great trip John. Are we going 2 see a trip-report?
I've a bad day 2day, 'cause I couldn't start the day the way I like it....Scott!

Welcome back Margarite, Glad you had a great time. The way I've helped my PBD is too start looking for great deals back to Bonaire!

Igor, Looks like you might have to get up a little earlier?

Sorry Igor, had to pay the bills (work). Promise the next one will be great. Some better underwater shots too.

Hi Margerite, glad you made it back home ok...Took me awhile but finally figured out who that was in the flamingo suit... Still haven't figured out how to post pictures on this site but working on it.Bobby

I probably have to be more than a free member.
Bobby

That's not it Ida
There was no new part of Scott's brilliant trip-report, so I couldn't have a nice coffee while reading it.
Scott, don't listen 2 a whiner like me... I still have 2 upload my own report.

Look what I caught...

That's not true Bobby.
What kind off pictures do u want 2 upload and how do u try 2 do it?

Hi, Uncle Bob!!! You and Igor get the prize for the most flamingo sitings!!! I don't know if you have to be a paid member to post pics or not. If you don't, Igor can tell you how to do it (he can do anything) or there are insructions at the bottom of the page. UNder formatting I think. margarite

Well, I was wanting to stay on focus when posting and I had tried to post a few shots from the cams but no luck with traditional procedures..I received an email from Renee and maybe I will figure it out...Also may check out formatting as per instructions from Margerite...I will probably have to join a higher level of membership though to find pictures in the archives...Right? Thanks Igor..I might have to get back to you... Bobby

Gosh... Margarite now I'm blushing,
I hope I can live up 2 your high expectations

Bobby that's true: if u want 2 be able 2 search the archives all the way, u should become a member! That might be a good idea anyway... Supporting the ones behind the board is necessary 2 keep it alive.
Hmmm, I hope Jake won't ban me now, 4 advertising

Well, we must tell Jake that I was thinking about joining as a paying member anyway so he should not slam you for advertizing..You were only expressing your enthusiasm for something you are very fond of... I haven't made a dive since 1953 but after finding this site thru Jimmy and Margerite, I have discovered that I haven't lost the spirit...So I will join in order to be able to use the archives and see the beautiful cam shots. Now lets just hope I can learn to post the image cam shots to stay on subject... Thanks, Bobby

Okay. Igor I got it now. :-))

Diver-Alert.

U can come closer, we won't bite...

Found a visitor in the archive.

Bobby (or do we have 2 call u Uncle Bob? ),
u'll learn how 2 post. It isn't that difficult and there are loads of people willing 2 help!
Diving in 1953? That's another piece of cake! What equipment did u use?

Old navy guy's from that era just held their breath.

lol clint

Hello again. Long time - no post. Looking forward to being back on Bonaire come Dec. 19th. Will get in as much snorkeling and fishing as we can cram in to 10 days. Will be our 5th stay at Belmar, and really looking forward to it.

john, have a great time!

uncle bobby...you need to fill out your profile, maybe a nice pic of you in your scuba gear

Now Clint you should not be giving out my secrets and methods... And Cynde I hate to disappoint you but pictures of me back then have just faded away....LOL.... I will fill out my profile very soon but don't hold your breath (sic) until I post a picture of me....LOL... Thanks alot for making me feel welcome.. and No I am Uncle Bobby to James and Margerite but will answer to that r Bobby....

Hi All,
Just got back from Grand Cayman. The reefs there are absolutely magnificent. They drop off to 1000's of feet and the overhangs are
sensational. Sorry PBS has been erased, temporarily at least. Made to many great friends on Bonaire to not return.
That's it. I'm going to spend the rest of my days with my face somewhere in Carribian waters.

Dive till I die !!! someday.....
Regards
Dennis

Yes....I remember it well....

r Bobby...is that how we are to address you uncle bobby? i kind of like scuba bobby or uncle bobby...i bet if you dug through your photo albums you could find something that you can scan and post! then you can tell us dive tales i found a picture, did you look like this when you dove in the 1950's?

uncle bobby?.jpg frank_copy.jpg (37 k)

You're cracking me up!!! Aunt Betty probably won't let him post those early pics in his gear and speedo....wouldn't want us all to swoon and go all goofy over him.....m.

dive gear and speedo??? be still my beating heart! better tell aunt betty to go hide all those good pics of him now! It really would be cool to see what the UDT getup was all about!

did I hear talk of dive gear and speedo??? Oh LALA
lets see those pictures r Bobby

freddie, we (me) have renamed him "Dive Mascot Bobby" he was a UDT Diver Dude! Underwater Demolition Team for the Navy....wayyy cooolll! Margarite says he is playing poker or something...he has to go to community chat!