ok, thought i would start the sunday thread...just got back from the boat parade...began to rain...where is janeece from australia??

Geez, Cynde... you're early... Good morning!
But I guess you're sleeping now. So, sleep well first....

Hello everybody !
We are back home and it's nice to see this wonderful french angelfish pic. We had a nice eclipse cruise but unfortunately it was cloudy on the D day, and we couldn't see the totality, but the ambiance on board was great, especially when we were surrounded by the darkness in the ocean. We also had a great time in Mauritius, and I commemorated my 300 dive there. We saw a lot of 2m wide stingrays, many many fishes but no sharks and nice pics. I will tell you when they are posted on our dive site. We also suffered an aggression when walking on Durban waterfront ( a dozen of 12 years old kids... ), but fortunately, we succeeded to defend ourselves quite well and they didn't robbed anything from us. Jean Paul's pant didn't resist and we had to buy a new one in emergency. He also lost his Bonaire cap in the struggle... Nevertheless, a quite stressing story which could have been worse. Just take care if you go to South Africa, main cities are truly unsafe. It's grey and cold in Paris, I'm happy to be back to BT to virtually warm a bit. The post vacation depression hurts a lot. Have a nice sunday all.

Good Morning all!
I have been very busy the last days & feeling sick now (a terrible cold & a sore throat)
Glad 2 hear from u again Martine!
Sorry 2 hear u couldn't watch the total. Yeeezz, 12-years.... what a bummer. I hope it didn't spoil your trip. Try 2 4get it and remember the good stuff. Have u or Jean Paul been doing the cage-thing?

The morning-colors...

Dear Martine & Jean-Paul

You certainly would not have been mugged if you went to Bonaire... I don't want to aggravate your post vacation blues, but I am going back to THE island in two weeks.

And, by the way, to comfort you a little, si vous croyez qu'il fait froid à Paris, il fait -10 C actuellement à Montréal.

Re morning all, nice to hear from you.
Igor, I wish you get better soon. The best way to cure is to return to our nice Island. Of course there would have been no problem on Bonaire, but there was no eclipse, and as eclipse chasers... Michel, I feel so happy for you you are going to Bonaire in two weeks, just enjoy and keep away from the cold Montreal... This aggression belongs to the past now, it really didn't spoiled too much our vacation, as I said, it ended quite well. I feel sad for those poor little boys, unfortunately this is their only way to try to survive. Time for lunch ( Jean Paul prepared everything :o) I catch you later.

Good morning/afternoon, European and Canadian Bonairians(and California Bonairians later)!! Here's some early visitors.. Good Sunday Morning Lil' Fish Guys!! m.

Good morning everyone. It is nice to see you back Martine, just in time for Christmas eh. Glad to enjoyed your trip, and sorry to hear about the scuffle you had. Glad you are both ok. I wanna know about the cage dive too.

Igor, I hope you will feel better for Christmas. A tot or 2 of brandy may do the trick, and if it doesn't you won't remember anyway. LOL.

Happy Christmas everyone

I found the wonder dog herself guarding the front gate. Truely she is the watchdog of the household.(can bark!) Grendel is just a lover. m.

woops wrong pics, son't know where the other ones went.

Oh well!! Merry Christmas, Annie. I enjoy whatever it is you contribute to the bosrds! My goal is to be able to decorate the cam pictures by this time next year!! m.

Here's a pretty image. Can almost hear the rushing water on the coral beach. m.

Hi Annie, Margarite, I missed you.
You wanted to know about the cage dive ? There was not. I was unable to accept more stress in Durban... But we had two nice dives in Mozambique during the cruise stops on Bazaruto and Inhaca islands. Quite rough dives ( very strong current ) but super nice shots, especially uge brown sting rays, and whales and dolphins watched from the ship. Definitely no shark :o) !
A Merry Xmas for those who won't be on BT these next days.

Martine, Sorry I could not get back here earlier, I had to go out. It is a shame about the cage dive, but I think we all understand.

Here's some divers

good morning everyone (afternoon and evening for some!)...went through the archives and nothing but fish bits today!




here is satchmo pineing for jake!


parrot...

woops forgot one

lol annie b...we must be on the same schedule! here is another fish bit...

oops, that is a picasso tail repeat...here is the one...

Hi Cynde, I just got home and decided to check the archives. Was surprised that nobody posted the dive pics. Can't find anything else now though. What's donna summer got to do with the fishtail then? Annie B.

it's a song...don't leave me this way...can't remember the rest...oh, and i copped these from rusty on cc...satchmo was stealting with jake on the cam...this one, he is trying to look like jake's snorkel!


this one he is trying to stealth his arm!

I Just caught up on that thread Cynde. I didn't see satch in the first pic, but I got him sussed out now. Satcmo has been hanging out here for ages now. Maybe he is waiting for Santa. LOL

Jake, how's the dry suit? Feeling OK???

wow, look at the yellows!

yikes! cam is so clean, this guy ran into it!

wow...purple haze....

they call me mellow yellow

one more sunset and blijke

Blimey, I remember those songs Cynde. Mellow Yellow, Donovan, My cousin discovered him. Purple haze, yep a haze can't remember, I know the song though. Brain dead.

That's gonna bug me now.

Purple Haze, title of an LP?

...'cuse me while i kiss the sky...(jimi hendrix - purple haze)

these are kissable skies

thanks bob for the clarification! i couldn't remember who it was