I also recommend Wannadive. Two of my three trips to Bonaire have been with them and I have had two great experiences. Awesome customer service, safety oriented and always willing to help.
I've been on 3 Blackbeard's trips. Two of those trips were from Freeport and one was from Nassau. I have had a great time on all 3 trips. I will say that my last trip was after 2 trips to Bonaire and there is a difference in fish populations between the Bahamas and Bonaire.
That being...
I have stayed at both Buddy Dive and Golden Reef Inn. Buddy was way more expensive and honestly I prefer Wannadive over Buddy Dive.
The rooms at Buddy weren't in my opinion any nicer than the ones at GRI, only difference was being on the water. I did not think the gear lockers at Buddy...
Dove it in July 2009 as a night dive with a guide from Buddy's. Also did over an hour dive. It was awesome, saw all sorts of critters including octos and a spotted eagle ray. I've never seen an eagle ray at night before. I dove it during the day pre-Omar and much preferred it as a night dive.
I have been on 4 Blackbeard's trips and had a great time every trip. Good diving, great crews, decent food. I am not a high maintenance person, if you are Blackbeard's isn't for you. The accommodations are very basic, people have described it as camping at sea, I agree. I have never been in...
Just got back on Saturday from 2 wonderful weeks. Town Pier is still closed to diving, we were able to dive Salt Pier with our dive op at night with a guide. It was really cool, we saw 2 octos an eagle ray and more.
As for the booties, actually wore thick soled booties this time and they...
I am going with a group on July 11 as well. Flying in on the Delta flight and staying for 2 weeks at Buddy Dive. This will be trip #3 to Bonaire. See you guys there.
All diving is done in the marine park so leave your gloves at home. I always have my SMB just in case. You never know when you might have to get someone's attention. Have fun. I leave July 11 for 2 weeks. Bonaire is awesome!
I also wouldn't bring wetsuit cleaner or BC cleaner. You can deal with that when you get back. You leave your gear set up on the tank all week. Sometimes it rains and provides a nice freshwater rinse. I always wait until I get back home before washing my gear. I would definitely purchase...
Just came back from the Bahamas and I never needed more than a skin. The water was around 80 on every dive. I would pack a skin though to avoid jellies and accidental encounters with fire coral. Even the coldest natured folks on our boat never used more than a full 3 mil. I would recommend a...
I would go for it. I have never been on the Hogsty trip, but I just got back from their Nassau trip and it's a great time. I did some of my first ocean dives on Blackbeards. The other poster is right. For the most part it is good easy diving. Try to pair up on the boat with someone who has...
I agree Freeport used to be really easy to get to from Atlanta, but then Airtran stopped flying there. Now it's really expensive. I have done Blackbeard's from Freeport 2x and wanted something different. I wanted to do the Hogsty trip, but the dates didn't work, I'm a teacher and we'll be...
We did that our first time on Bonaire. My boyfriend went snorkeling and forgot the keys were in his pocket. What a pain in the butt too on vacation. We'll be there in July, I'll be on the lookout. :D
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