Monthly Archives: June 2011

Trip Expectations

Posted on June 30, 2011 by debbie

Murray always cautions me not to get too excited before we leave on a trip and not to raise the expectations of a trip too high.  Why? If expectations are raised too high, and we have preconceived notions on how … Continue reading →

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Dive Navigation Tune Up

Posted on June 29, 2011 by debbie

Our Dive Navigation booklet was sitting on the coffee table, so I picked it up and started to read.  Glad I did! We will be shore diving on Bonaire, which means diving on our own with no local dive master … Continue reading →

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Shampoo Review

Posted on June 28, 2011 by murray

Debbie had mentioned that I am bald and shampoo may not be the biggest item of worry on the list of things we may have to eliminate from our l litre ziploc so we can board a plane in Kolkata … Continue reading →

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Travel Budgets

Posted on June 27, 2011 by debbie

The budget template that we use is now a page under the Packing Lists menu item.  This budget helps us determine how much money (cash, travelers cheques etc) we will need once we leave home.  It usually does not include … Continue reading →

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First Pack for Bonaire

Posted on June 24, 2011 by debbie

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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Before Leaving List

Posted on June 22, 2011 by debbie

We have made it to the last list!  The Before Leaving list page is now under the Packing List menu item. I think the list is pretty self explanatory.  I am going to tell just a few stories. It is … Continue reading →

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Panic

Posted on June 19, 2011 by debbie

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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Murray’s Bonaire Clothing

Posted on June 19, 2011 by debbie

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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2 weeks to Bonaire

Posted on June 17, 2011 by debbie

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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Toiletries List

Posted on June 16, 2011 by debbie

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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