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Camera Housing Update

Posted on July 15, 2011 by debbie

We have put our investigators’ hats on to figure out what caused the leak in the camera housing. We had determined that the leak was either caused by user error (me) or by an actual leak in the housing. The … Continue reading →

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Homeward Bound

Posted on July 11, 2011 by debbie

We wrote the last two blog posts on the flight from Bonaire to Houston, with plans to post them in the Houston airport.  Both the Edmonton and Calgary airports have free WIFI zones, so we made the crazy assumption that … Continue reading →

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The Underwater World

Posted on July 8, 2011 by debbie

I am always amazed at the calming effect that diving has.  Once we are into the water, down at depth, I relax and watch. I love watching the interactions of the fish.  A trumpet fish swimming next to, above, below … Continue reading →

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Murray writes a blog post, Debbie falls asleep

Posted on July 7, 2011 by debbie

Our typical day……… alarm goes off eat breakfast post last night’s blog post haul dive gear to the boat dock load dive gear onto boat dive unload dive gear from boat haul dive gear to truck load zone wait for … Continue reading →

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Bonaire B’s Birthday Day

Posted on July 4, 2011 by debbie

It’s a special day today as it’s B’s birthday.  B, J, S, and R are off to start their open water certification at Tropical Divers.  J&A, Murray and I are off on a morning boat dive and A has tagged … Continue reading →

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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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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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