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Shore dive all around

Posted on July 7, 2011 by murray

The new crew didn’t want of venture too far outside their comfort zone so Debbie and I chose to forgo our morning boat dive and start out on the shore. J and S had trouble clearing there ears and decided … Continue reading →

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New Certified Divers

Posted on July 6, 2011 by murray

R, J, B, and S graduated today. A big moment. The apprehension is still there, but they do feel that they can dive with us. They do not understand that we can dive together and each of us can enjoy … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to me!

Posted on July 5, 2011 by murray

Happy Birthday to me! Day 3. The day starts with a boat dive. Surprise , surprise! Debbie and I got up and ate, gear to the dock and into the boat. We have decided to do one boat dive a … Continue reading →

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Bonaire Day 1

Posted on July 3, 2011 by murray

It’s the Caribbean. Everything takes time here. We thought we could do so much today and everything ended up being a rush. Arrive 5am just as planned. J&A are supposed to show up at the Carib Inn at 9am, we … 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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Traveller’s Cheques

Posted on June 14, 2011 by murray

I don’t think I have found one web site that promotes the use of traveller’s cheques. The debit card or the credit card that can access ATMs are the most popular method of getting money when travelling. My big problem … Continue reading →

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Change; The Only Constant

Posted on June 11, 2011 by murray

After a few days of mundane chores it is time to get back to dreaming and prepping for our upcoming trips. The dreaming is all part of it and dreaming can extend what is actually 35 days on the road … Continue reading →

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Bonaire One Month and Counting

Posted on June 1, 2011 by murray

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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Jig Saw Complete

Posted on May 21, 2011 by murray

We need to purchase tickets for the intervening three legs of travel. After a night in Kolkata we plan to go to Darjeeling and after our trip into Bhutan we want to go, to and from, the Andaman and Nicobar … Continue reading →

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Bhutan Flights

Posted on May 17, 2011 by murray

As I said previously we start booking this trip in the middle and will work to either end. We decided to arrive a few days before the Bhutan tour starts. We are going to trip about north India first. This … Continue reading →

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