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Thankfully there is really not much to do in Bonaire for the average
person. And that is exactly why we keep coming back (and hope
that the average person will continue not to come.) In a bit of a
family trip, Magda, Willie, Fill, Sharon, and I spent 2 wonderful weeks
diving here. A couple of friends, Frankie, Rich, and Michelle, came
along.
Since the new camera did a commendable job,
I'll let the pictures tell the story.
Vid1 A run down to the Hooker,
starting at the surface. This is
about 300MB and I am having problems with the soundtrack, but it's still
pretty good. It is best to do a "Save as..." and then view it.
Zero to 100 feet in 2 minutes, a fun freefall.
Vid2 School of Blue
Tangs on the reef. This one is only 100MB.
(Gallery has 70 pix).
Small Moray hiding between tube sponges. Garden Eels. So timid it is impossible to take a nice picture of them on one tank of air... Garden Eels. So timid it is impossible to take a nice picture of them on one tank of air... Parrot Fish and Spotted Trunkfish. Damsel Fish for once not attacking me. Rich playing with a rope. Some plant that I haven't been able to identify yet. The business end of a spotted moray. Spotted Moray being cleaned by a Goby. Tube sponges with brittle stars. Fireworms on some brown tube sponges. Crab and Brittle Star inside a sponge. Business end of a Barracuda. Hermit crabs inside a sponge. Sharon & Rich swim past corals. Big Green Moray being cleaned. Big Green Moray being cleaned. Big Green Moray being cleaned. Two frogmen swimming under one of the Hilma's masts. A large Tarpon lurking near the Hilma. Rich inside the Hilma. Sharon can be seen waiting at the exit. Sharon by the Hilma's rudder. Green Turtle resting on the bottom. Porcupine Fish resting on a coral. Sunset at the end of the runway. Klein BON can be seen in the distance.
Very small and nervous. No chance of a decent picture. The blue colour is incredibly intense. After shoving my camera in front of this animal's face for a while, it became curious and started following me. This thing was as big around as my thigh, which is not necessarily much to say. Unless you're a snake.
At least 5-ft long. This thing was as big around as my thigh, which is not necessarily much to say. Unless you're a snake.
At least 5-ft long. This thing was as big around as my thigh, which is not necessarily much to say. Unless you're a snake.
At least 5-ft long. To be technically correct, it was a frogchick and a frogdude. It looks rather narrow but there is plenty of room for safe passage. I have no idea what part of the boat this is, but we always go through there. It is very odd how an area of tighter formations is in the middle of two areas of wider formations. We had just seen about a dozen dolphins jumping about, some 200 meters off shore.
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