Category Archives: Bonaire

Bonaire Update

Recipe for a Dive Trip 5 friends who want to learn to scuba dive 2 friends who know how to scuba dive 2 friends who wind surf and scuba dive 1 Caribbean island 2 rooms and 2 houses 9 return … Continue reading

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Bonaire One Month and Counting

As I am sitting at the computer killing time, a pastime even for old people, I type one of our future destinations into the search bar and see what comes up. I use a different tag, like Bonaire or Bonaire … Continue reading

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Bonaire Shore Diving

Last night I researched information on shore diving on Bonaire. I found this website,  http://www.bonairediveguide.com/ , that has a map of all the dive sites.  It also has a downloadable pdf dive guide.  It has the Bonaire Marine Park regulations … Continue reading

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Bonaire Packing Update

We like to choose hotels that are willing to communicate via email with us. If we have a question, we just email the hotel.  Last night, Murray emailed the Carib Inn, where we are staying on Bonaire, and asked them … Continue reading

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Antsy to Pack

Over the last couple of days, I have gotten antsy to start packing.  So, this morning, I made the big step. I cleared off a space in the living room, in front of the fire place – had to move … Continue reading

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Toiletries List

One of the last lists is the Toiletries list, which is now on a page under the Packing List menu item.  It is a pretty obvious list, but, again, the list is there so we are not trying to remember … Continue reading

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2 weeks to Bonaire

We are two weeks out! Today I sat on the living room floor and checked my camera, batteries, waterproof housing and strobe flash to make sure they all work.  I took out the seal on the housing, cleaned it, re … Continue reading

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Murray’s Bonaire Clothing

Murray’s Airplane Clothes Golf Shirt Shorts with belt Underwear Sport sandals Warm layer of some sort These are my ‘respectable’ clothes. I’ll use them as my evening clothes.  When they need cleaning I will wash them at night and let … Continue reading

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Panic

Last night we had a burgers on the barbeque get together with the folks that will be going diving with us in two weeks. We were all connected in one way or another but we had not all met everyone … Continue reading

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First Pack for Bonaire

We have a busy weekend coming up, so last night we got out the packing list and went through the “diving”, “clothing” and “other stuff” lists and pulled out the items we had not gotten yet. We highlighted in yellow … Continue reading

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