Oh, man, I can't believe this. This light out in Bon, and I'm the first one on.

Woke up with a cramp in my ankle. Took some aspirin, and decided to see what's up on the cams while it relaxed.
Anybody around?

Air temp in Bon = 79.6/26.4
Air temp in Juneau = 44/7
Water temp in bon = 79.9/26.6
Water temp in Juneau = 46.8/8.2

Amazing what 12 minutes changes

No fish, no boats, no cars, no visitors, no chatters. Guess I'll go back to bed.

Have a nice day, everyone.

Good morning.

At least Satchmo is peering in.

Bluebeard.

Good Morning all.....
Carmen

Oh good, somebody else is here. Good morning, Carmen. Are you counting down?
We've got another dismal, rainy day on the East Coast. I might as well be underwater like this guy.
Holly.

Double?

Hello Dan, Carmen and Holly. Poor Dan, I hope the asprin worked. That is soooooo painful. Not long for you now Carmen. Annie B.

Just checked out the archives.

The gate action so far.

Here's Chubby again.

HI everyone.....Holly, counting down to the seconds. LOL I know everyone gets excited when they get to go back to Bonaire but I need it really really really bad. LOL

Chance of rain here again this afternoon and late evening. Our pool hasn't warmed up from 72F. That is normal I guess since we wanted to test our new video housing before we leave. Watch it get nice and hot, humid and sticky as it does in in Okieland Saturday since we will be gone. LOLOL NIce pics this morning so far.

GMTA
Do I count 4 divers in the back of the boat?
jos

jos, you are SO funny! i was about to post that pic! here is another showing the strong surge carmen, you have every right to be excited!

divers...

Cool

Hi gang,
Nice to be back with you, we got some troubles with the provider...
I AM IN HOLIDAYS ! Well I should have worked today ( and yesterday ), but we have to suffer ( another ) general strike ( still the retirment claims ), that means there is no transportation to get to the airport, so I am stuck home.
I wish, I pray, the french DGAC ( Air Control traffic ) won't report the strike till saturday. We are leaving to Amsterdam quite early morning and we can't suffer any delay to catch the KLM flight. Our last option could be Jean Paul's brother to drive us to Amsterdam ( my step brother loves to drive :o) ).
We'll be staying at the Dive Inn, but I don't know when we'll appear on the cam(s). I will send a message to Martin de Weger, he is leaving on the same day but night flight and see if there is a dinner organized with Jake and Linda, Carmen and other. It could be nice to have a together show on the cam(s), we'll let you know :o).
Oh boy, can't believe we'll be there in three days.
It's so hot here I am melting instead of packing and doing some home work, plus thinking about my dinner. I just look like a big jellyfish :o)

Good morning everyone...

Martine, we are staying at Eden Beach again. I can't wait either. I am going to try to be here on Tuesday. Tommy, my husband and my friend Tracie agreed that would be a good day. I don't have a time yet though. LOL You know how it is once you get there.

Hi Martine. I was just wondering where you were. You must be getting really excited now, I know I would be, in fact I am getting quite excited for you. Dinner time over here too, so catch you later. Annie B.

Carmen (and any other BTers coming down next week),

Don't forget - next Tuesday, June 10th, there's a combo BonaireTalk Potluck BBQ / post-Wedding party for Martin & Angela at our house. Divers/snorkelers can show up at 2pm or later. Same for anyone who just wants to hang out and cook or keep cooks company (and drink, perhaps). Eating starts around 6:30pm. I'm making Goat Stew, an Antillean wedding tradition (based on the one Antillean wedding reception I've been to :-) ). Also will have chicken on the grill, and other goodies.

Martine - I'll see Martin tomorrow morning and suggest a dinner on the Saturday the 14th...

Jake

Thank you Jake for the invite. That sounds really nice. I wanted to introduce myself to you and Linda anyway. Maybe we can see you there.
Carmen and my other Okies.....LOL

Hi martine , thought you were allready on your way to Bon.
What flightnr are you on ? So we ( poor people who have to stay at home in this melting hot thunderstorm weather) can keep track of your departure.

Goat stew Jake???
Reminds me of a traditional Bulgarian wintersport Partymeal we used to have: whole ovenroasted Lamb, just happened to see some pictures of it yesterday.
The guest of Honor allways got to eat the head :-))) including :....everything.
mjummie.

jos.

Oh Jake that's great. I'll send you a private message to ask you and Linda what we can bring for the party.

Hi Jos,
We'll be on the 11 AM fight which arrives Bon 01.55 PM. I never ate goat stew...

can you hear me now? she looks like sandy, gerrit's daughter

THAT´s right!!!!!

Sandra is showing her funny panted jeep and some pressent´s for us!!!!

HI CYNDE...

Hi Blue. I like her painted jeep. Annie B.

Can anyone help me? Doesn't places down here take Visa? I say they do but I wanted to double check for my friend that is coming.Thanks all....

HI GERRIT! Do I have a great memory or what??? I still have that little tin that you gave to me for my birthday (the cookies are gone) and I keep my coin change in it! I think of you every time I put money in it! How's retirement? Been on any sailing adventures lately? Diving? Where is Sandy teaching now days?

little wave action

oops, got so excited i forgot the pic!

Hi Annie,
I promice you, we'll have a special thought for you on Jake's party. I will make sure of this.
I love the car too... I am waiting for Jean Paul, he his quite late and must be trying to get back home, poor him, these strikes are truly stuffing...

Just a "nice picture"

Martine, have a good time on Bonaire, in a short time we will be there too
I think you have the same weather as we, just a little to hot for a town.
When there is still a strike on saterday, jus drive! Have a good flight and dive!

I call this "man delivering pipe"

Thanks Martine. I shall be thinking of you all, and watching the cams as much as possible. You're gonna have a ball. I hope Jean Paul is not stuck in the traffic for too long. Annie B.

Blue. You crack me up. Gonna go watch some tv. Be back later.

This one has lost his head.

jo and her friend...

this is a little bit better time. Except I can't stay around much. I've got work, work, work. Will retirement never get here?

Annie, yes, thank you, the aspirin did do the trick. Slept like a babe the rest of the evening.

This guy is certainly taking his time doing whatever it is that he is doing!

dan, he is on "bonaire time" definitely not in a rush

ROTFLMAO

sorry guys, sometime little typing mistakes of BT-ers make such a enormous difference between what they probably mean and what shows up at the screen.
( please don't mention MY typing!!!!)

could I ?
should I ?

what the heck , here it is:Not insulting or sarcasticly intended ; just my strange sense of humour I guess ;-P

Martine : could it be that you suffer from a kind of Freudian slip of the tongue? typing "fight" instead of "flight" ???

Gerrit : What's up with the pants of Sandy's car?
(O boy , do I hope that my daughter will become a dive instructor on Bonaire!!!)

Dan: did you sleep like a "Babe" ? isn't that a little piggy that talks?

AHHHH , feel so much better now.

( sorry) jos.

Cynde, Yes your ´visual´ memory is perfect! Also Sandra is´nt changed that much. Maybe she´s more blondy! She works with great pleasure at Buddy Dive, that is next to Don Habitat, a few dive bases next to Sand Dollar. (in the direction of the WebCams. When off-duty she is ´Kite-Surfing´ at Sorobon. You can read all about it at the internet site: www.kitesurfbonaire.com
I do a lot off working on my house-boat. Painting, remove badwood parts, replace new ones, cover up the roof and so on. Fix parts on sailing boats, dive a little in our dark and cold waters, wearing dubble 7 millimeters weatsute!! And relax a lot. Hit the Bonaire Webcams now and than!!!

JOS, Er is niets mis met de pants van Sandra´s car! Ik bedoelde ´PAINT´, ze heeft hem zelf geschilderd!
Ja, het is geweldig om een dochter/duikinstructeur op Bonaire te hebben, maar we zijn haar al zo´n 5 jaar kwijt!

Gerrit.

He's a little different

Very nice

Jos, I wrote fight instead of flight, surely because of these iteratives strikes here... Too much stuffing. LOL
You kill me Jos !
Warm hug. :o)
I feel tired, I think I'll have a DVD in the bedroom before falling asleep. Need to feed Ramses first and let the good time run. Well, I am in holidays tonight.
Hey, I am sure to get a presant from Jean Paul tomorrow : Harry Potter's second DVD, wow, can't wait...

Gerrit, glad to hear you are keeping busy with retirement! are you going to visit sandy anytime soon?

nighty night martine...

here's satch!

Here's a couple of fish that got missed...I am so JEALOUS of the trips you are all taking! I am still hanging out in California so far this summer due to poor health of my mother and concerns about having to come back emergently from somewhere... :-(

Now this is an interesting angle..

Multiple waves coming in....

And a fish almost missed..

Hey, having a little trouble here...here he/she is..

Barbara. I am sorry to hear your mother isn't well. I hope it is nothing too serious, and that she will get well soon. Annie B.

A little surf time.

I went fishing and found these.

These were too good to miss.

Hi, Annie...I'm sure you are fast asleep now...thanks for those additional fish captures and the sunsets were marvelous! Thanks for the best wishes for my mom...unfortunately I think things will just be getting worse...(Parkinsons at 87 y.o.) but she's staying cheery despite the problems....See you tomorrow!