We had a very long flight from Tulsa to Houston (4 hour layover) and then to Bonaire (over 4 hours flight time). But everything went smoothly for us. We arrived here at 6:30 a.m. Atlantic time (Central time would be 4:30). Took almost two hours to get our rental trucks and get checked into the resort, Captain Don's Habitat. Orientation for diving on Bonaire was at 9:00 am. Then we got to dive after that.
Karen had a great deal of time getting her weights right. She just kept bobbing on the surface. Walt had too much weight. So he dumped some of his and she added and by the third attempt, we were both doing fairly well. My air was mostly used up helping Karen get down and going in the right direction. So our dive time was only 18 minutes. But in that time we descened to 63 feet and saw the most beautiful reef. It is just off the pier of the resort. We saw parrot fish, four-eyed butterfly fish, trumpet fish, and many others. We also enjoyed brain coral, tube sponges, and other beautiful aspects of the reef.
Tomorrow we will take two boat dives starting at 8:30 a.m. They serve a breakfast buffet so we get our carbs and protein each morning. It is included in the group rate. They have a restaurant on site that serves great food. We had a pizza thin crust. It was very tasty. My woe is that Diet Coke is $3.00 for a 20 ounce bottle.
No pictures yet to post. But hopefully we will get some soon. Please keep us in your prayers for a safe diving time and some good rest.
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Hi, Dad. Great blog. I'm glad you had an uneventful flight and I hope other dives go more smoothly. Don't forget to let Mom have her time on the beach or shopping! Missed our phone call today--can't wait to hear all about your trip when you return.
Love,
Barb
during the summer of 2007 i was looking at coral and small colorful fish in kuala terengganu, malaysia, while i floated about with my mask and snorkel chimney. i am experienced with floating! vincent, aka karen's brother
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