Category Archives: Bonaire

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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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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Post-mortem Bonaire

Posted on July 13, 2011 by murray

Debbie and I debrief our trips to see if there is anything we can use in the future especially if we return to the area. Here are some of the things we came up with after our return. The Carib … Continue reading →

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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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Bonaire Unpacking

Posted on July 21, 2011 by debbie

While unpacking, I discovered a few items in my bag that I did not use in Bonaire and a few items that I want to comment on. I took a small purse, for evenings, and did not use it.  I … Continue reading →

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Bonaire Photos!

Posted on July 23, 2011 by debbie

We have culled and readied our Bonaire photos and they are now on display under the “Photos” menu item. Enjoy!

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Keeping the trip alive

Posted on July 26, 2011 by debbie

We have been back for two weeks now and it feels like we were never away. Laundry is done and put away, suitcases are put away, everything is put away. Pictures are culled, photoshopped and posted. How do I keep … Continue reading →

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The New Camera

Posted on July 30, 2011 by murray

It’s done. We have spent the last couple of weeks researching cameras and underwater housings trying to decide what will serve our purposes the best. We started out looking at things in a random fashion, worked on selection criteria as … Continue reading →

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Oooooom

Posted on October 28, 2017 by murray

Travel mode. We are on our way to Toronto today and then to Curacao and Bonaire tomorrow. I said it to myself on the way to the airport but things still get to me. Yesterday Debbie printed out our boarding … Continue reading →

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Purgatory

Posted on October 29, 2017 by debbie

The flight from Toronto to Curacao goes smoothly. As we are landing, Murray says, we are 50% to Bonaire. And I reply, well, aren’t we more like 95%? After all, we only have a couple of hours to wait in … Continue reading →

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