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    Do I need a compass for Bonaire??

    I mostly use my compass on shore dives with a mooring buoy. Out to the buoy on the surface then shoot the exit point on shore. Then on return, find the buoy and then follow the bearing for an easy exit. When no buoy, I usually skip the compass and try to get back close to start point based on...
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    Do I need a compass for Bonaire??

    Actually, Salt Pier is the one dive site where my Suunto compass doesn't work properly, due to those steel columns...
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    Invasion 2015?

    I have more free time on my hands now that I've exited the Working Class. So maybe a ScubaBoard Invasion of somewhere would be fun? 2016 to the Phillipines sounds possible, but the 2015 trip to Coz will be a lot cheaper. But the 2015 Invasion thread requires a password. Why? What's going on? Is...
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    Place to find current water temps?

    My Mares dive computer and my GF's Gekko computer both read 81 degF for all 18 dives over the past week on Bonaire. There were a few 82 deg readings but those were shallow water. 40 feet and thereabouts, plan on 81. I wore my diveskin + hood the first day, but was too cool the latter half of...
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    Curacao vs Bonaire

    Leaving Bonaire today (8th trip) and have done three Curacao dive trips as well. Yes, many CUR dive sites require more driving from the main road to access, but some out by Westpunt are fairly close to the road. I disagree on CUR having more non-diving activities to choose from that BON. They...
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    Bonaire Species List

    There was/is another list online somewhere from a Fish Census that was done some years back on Bonaire, with multiple participants. I've used that to narrow down the possibilities when I see something new under water...
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    25% wipes and 100% spray will that keep the skeeters away??

    In a half dozen Bonaire trips, I've never had a major problem with mosquitoes, especially when moving around. They attack your lower legs & ankles when you're eating dinner outside, most commonly. Sometimes, sitting on your patio late afternoon, you'll have a few. So it's a simple problem to...
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    Buddy Dive resort questions

    I've stayed at Buddy Dive several times. You forgot the volleyball games every Tuesday and Thursday. And the breakfast buffet, while excellent, isn't really "free". It's included in some packages but you can opt out of it and save $10 or $15 per day per person. The new Van Den Tweel grocery...
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    We should NOT have tried diving Playa Chikitu

    Richard, We've been thinking about buying a stout rope in town and diving the Bise Morto site in the park next time. The rope would be to get down the cliff from the parking area, and back up later. You could be just the fellow to team with for this excursion, so let me know when your next trip...
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    Lost and found Bonaire

    Yes, but that hotel (Sunset Beach) has been GONE for 15 years now. Eden Beach is next door, but folks drive to that site from anywhere. A second posting on BonaireTalk.com might help...
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    If you had to pick just one.

    I had the same question a few weeks ago. I picked Maui for my next HI trip. Next time will be Big Island or Kauai. Agree on just staying on one island for 10 days...
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    La Dania to Karpata

    I've walked down the path from the Ying-Yang symbol a few times but never saw what seemed to be a completely safe place to jump into the water to start this dive. And I routinely jump in from the ironshore at Oil Slick Leap, so it's not like I'm chicken or something...
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    The best way to "do" Curacao?

    Excellent, Bryan, we'll keep that in mind when time comes for next Curacao trip. We remember you from two years ago; you fixed my son's free-flowing octo after some inept service tech back here installed some round piece backwards...
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    Shore diving vehicle?

    In Bonaire & Curacao (about 10 trips total), I always leave my truck unlocked 24 hours a day. When out shore diving, it obviously stays unlocked and with one or more windows down. Truck has never been bothered. Obviously nothing of significant value in the truck. Here in the states, I leave my...
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    Shore diving vehicle?

    When I shore-dive Bonaire I always rent a small pickup. But I don't see small pickups for rent at the usual car-rental places for my upcoming dive trip to Maui. So I'm guessing I'll rent a small SUV or Jeep Wrangler. What do other folks use for a shore diving vehicle out there?
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    Last week's weather 5/5 though 5/11/2013

    Everybody's assuming you mean Bonaire, so clarify which of the ABC's...
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    What type of wetsuit for Bonaire?

    Depends on the time of year. Definitely needed a 3mm in my March and April trips, when ocean is coolest. My October and November trips, no, just a skin...
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    Which island?

    Thanks. I've been to Maui, Big Island, and Oahu some decades ago before I was certified; snorkeling there helped push me to get certified. For this trip, next Feb/Mar, I've selected Maui for 10-12 days; plane tix to be bought before too long. Assuming this works out grandly, we shall return to a...
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    The best way to "do" Curacao?

    I've done the All West/Go West combo two years ago and enjoyed it. But I'm thinking of Marazul for lodging next time due to more creature comforts. But their default dive shop is/was (last time I checked) a different shop I've not heard of. How does it work if you stay at Marazul but prefer...
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    Buddy Dive - Prepay extra boat dives or go a-la-carte?

    I'm not sure that's right. Bulk of their boat dives are single-tank since dive sites are so close. Two-tank dives are mostly done for GROUPS who decide they want them. Groups get their own boat, I believe, not open to the public...
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