Good morning/afternoon to all Bon lovers, the start of a fresh new day

Joost

this one is really beautiful

Hello everybody ,,

How are you today ?? I'm very fine yesterday it was my 5 th anniversery (wedding) !!

Morning all,

Bluebeard is here.

Good morning all! And a good one it is, the city finally cut the 4 foot high snowbanks and it is just -6 below and no windchill! Things are looking up!

Joost- you manage to capture the best sunrise pics. What time is it in your world?

Gerda- congratulations on the wedding aniversary!

This is a beauty, Angela local time is 14.13, and Gerda congratulations, did you marry in Bon?

Joost

The time difference would explain it all!

08.25 here. Wish I was still in bed!

Good morning from Toronto, sunny and cold!
A fishy visitor!

here you see the nice overflow, thanks for that Jake.

Good Morning all. Just checked in and found some fish activity.

My PBD is back after last night. I found the underwater video I shot on our last trip. It was on a rented camera (thanks to Phototours) and I had forgotten all about it when we got back. I just watched it for the first time. There were two dives - Karl's Hill on Klein and the Hilma Hooker.

Have a great day everybody!

Michael

nice cat...

Good Morning everyone. It's nice and sunny here today. Highs expected to be in the seventies. I wish it could stay like that all the time. I will be popping in everyone once in a while today. Busy at work.

Two tie-ups. Now whare are the divers?

John
there are your divers

and here you can see the shadow of the boat on the left side, upon the reefcam
Joost

jake...it seems that more boats are frequently tying up to your private mooring line...is it so or is it my imagination? oh, and mornin' all, great pics...

mmm...underwater sandstorm

I thought the Regatta was in october

There sure is a lot of activity on the water this morning!

divers

finally some divers...

oops...double post

how about this one

And a parrot fish getting into the act.

Bye bye.

Hi all.. have been absent for a few days, but couldn't stay away despite the work piling up! We're cold but sunny in Virginia... managed our pool dive Tuesday night.. I shut my eyes and dreamed of beautiful fishies!

stef

missed the 48 shot John/James and here is really bye bye

I will be doing my "refresher" pool dive next week. Prep for Bonaire! 15 more days and I am counting!!!

Good morning, everyone. 8:26 a.m. here with 34F/1C degrees and light mist. Supposed to clear and be sunny today. We'll see if it makes it.
I see I missed the divers---again. One of these days it will be I peering into that uw camera.
Happy Anniversary, Gerda. I trust you had a great celebration.
Have a good day, all.

hmmm...jake and linda's mooring line or satchmo? if it is the mooring line, all these boat hooking up to it are reaking havoc with it!

Good afternoon everyone!! Great pics!! Love those Bonaire sunrises!! Sunny, windy, and COLD in Maine today!! About 5F and I don't want to know what it is with the windchill. BRRRRRRRRR!!
Stef, was your new equipment great? I know probably a silly question :-).
Angela, I hope your refresher dive goes well, we are down to 17 days, you are a couple of days ahead of me!! As soon as you get there start sending warm weather our way!!

Afternoon all,

What a beautiful day !

looks like jewels on the water. Who's that in the lower left?

Mary Lou-
I will have a hard time doing that. See, I'm jealous of where you live too . Maine, all the lobster you can eat for a lot cheaper that I can get it!! When you're in Bonaire do you eat their lobster! (Lobster Termidor from ZeeZitch is the best!). I'll do my best with the weather thing! Will you be going to Lac Bay?

Angela, You are right about the lobster!! I live about a mile from the ocean and the harbor/waters near me has the sweetest lobsters around. Only thing is, I don't eat lobster!! I like it, but I would rather have haddock. I know I am strange!! It is fun though, to go to the dock, fresh off the boat, cook them right up. We do it when people are here from out of town.
What is going on over at Lac Bay?

Just popped in to say Hi to everyone. I got thrown off just after I managed to save these.



Kevin. Hugs to Claire. Good news. Emma did not need the transfusion. Annie B.

Looks like Yana is off out somewhere, and Grendel wishes she was going too. Annie B.

Annie, here in the states you can donate 'directed' platelets, so Emma could get your platelets and not have to worry about the source. It takes about two hours to do it, as they run your blood through a filtering machine that takes out the platelets and returns the red blood cells and most of the plasma back to you. You recover your full clotting ability in three to four days, you just have to be careful not to cut yourself or such for a day or two.

Why don't you check with your cancer center and see if you can do that for Emma while she is undergoing her chemo/radiation therapy.

Lac Bay is on Bonaire. Sunday afternoon they have a local/vacationers party. We had a blast! The band was an eight man band. The locals dance. It's really worth the trip. The bar is an open air bar right on the beach.

Hi Annie

It's so good to hear about Emma Here's the Ibis shot so everyone gets good luck.

I know it's not a webcam shot, so if you want to move it Jake, that's okay. Just let me know where you put it.

Hi MaryLou - the new equipment was great, but I'm having a devil of a time with mask fog.. anyone have some hints besides spit, which didn't work!

My new BC is a SeaQuest Diva and it's SOOOO comfortable.. with weight pockets instead of a weight belt.. no more bumping on the hip bones! New regulator worked well, which is how it should work.. Scott's octopus was free breathing, so he had to replace it.. lucky we found out before we got there!

Hey.. send me a lobster, and I'll send you a VA ham

Linnea. Thanks for that. I am going to mention that when we see the doc. I don't think they will do it here, but I will say something about it. I think our blood products are screened but not 100% sure. Oh boy, the consultant will like me even less now. LOL

Charlotte

Hey Stef,

Use a non abrasive toothpaste to clean the lens. Rub it with your fingers for a minute or two and rinse well. There are some pretty good defog drops available, but look for one that says it doesn't sting. You should pay about 4 to 6 bucks a bottle.

Kevin. Nice pic of the Ibis, I am sure it will bring good luck. Ok gonna look stupid now. What does BC stand for. I don't dive, but learn lots of stuff about it from this site. I been dying to ask that question for about a year now. LOL Annie B.

I learnt a new trick today. Hope it works.

Oh blimey forgot about the grey background

thanks for posting the pic of charlotte annie...you are just challenging the consultants mind you go girl!

Cool Trick Annie

BC, Bouyancy Compensator; It's the jacket that the divers wear that holds their tanks on and allows them to float neutral, neither floating to the surface nor sinking. A good Bonaire diver is one who is good with their bouyancy. Unlike some of the idiots we saw a couple of weeks ago putting the sign in and crashing onto the coral.

Hope this explains it.

Kevin

Mary Lou-
They also have plenty of food and and drink and live music in two spots. The band plays until the sun goes down (right at the waters edge so you can watch the sun go down from there). I recommend getting the conch while you're there. It's a ton of fun! Who knows, we may see you there!

Bluetang. I challenge them all the way. I printed out Linnea's message so I don't forget it. Annie B.

Kevin. Thanks I understand more now. I understand about having good bouyancy as well. I learn't that here too. Annie B.

Bluebeard and friend.

We may have to start a new thread for the sunsets soon. This one is getting a bit long for our friends with slower machines. Annie B.

Charlotte up close and personal.

Lets' go !

Hey Stef, I have the Diva also, and you will definitely LOVE it. It's fits great and is sooo comfortable!

Did they EVER find out who the corel wreckers were?

Stef,
For an effective and cheap mask defog, a lot of divers I know, including myself, use baby shampoo. Some use a 50/50 mix of shampoo and water. I use it straight. I put a small drop on the mask, smear it around and let it dry. A quick rinse and it's ready to go. It's very cheap, smells nice (I have orange scent) and does not burn my eyes. I use an old Visine (eye drop) bottle as a despencer. Be sure to clean your mask with tooth paste, reg old stuff, esp if the mask is new.

Herman

Stef
The best defog that I've found is baby shampoo. It doesn't burn your eyes, it's cheap and it has worked really good for me and kept my lens clear! Put one small drop on each lense,rub it over the whole lense then dip your mask in fresh water or even in the salt water if necessary. Also dish washing liquid works but can burn your eyes.
I've never posted on this chat line before but have been reading it for a long time and find it very interesting.
I've never been to Bonaire but hope to one day.