You should do a video of the ABCs of diving Bonaire...entry formalities, tourist and park fees, resort stays vs. independent diving, tank rentals, and best restaurants and bars 🍸
Hi Jonnie, that type of video (tips, etc for the island) is more for the Grogans and have already covered a lot of that. Please check them out: youtube.com/@KevinandLizGrogan
Your videos are great! We just got back from a week of diving Bonaire and we watched a lot of your videos before going. We got a lot of great information about Bonaire from your videos, thanks for all you do!
Beautyfull video again. Your lights make the colors absolute stunning and indeed this is how heaven looks. Thanks for sharing the beauty from the under water world with non-divers like me😊 Happy new year!
Happy New Year to you guys too!!! It was great spending Christmas there. I think my wife has realized a lot of the boat dives aren’t the best because the rush of all the divers to rush in and cut you off to see that one fish. Our shore dives were much better as far as what we saw normally. Dominique’s painting is beautiful. What an amazing talent. I admire it. I am falling in love with dusk diving because of the colors coming out with the lights. Dusk is as far as I’ll push my luck for now with my beautiful dive buddy, but it sure lets us see what we couldn’t during the day. Keep up the fantastic films!!!
Instead of a mental picture of the landmark, I sometimes draw a picture or take notes in a set of wetnotes. That is also useful in the event you have something other than an out and back navigation.
That is another great solution too. Other things I use are listening for sand hitting the shore. One dive site on Bonaire has cliffs around it but sand and coral rubble at tne entry/exit. This is really great at night for this dive site. What is important is you are making notes as to where you have to come back or surrounding topologies. Tourists don't actively do this which adds to their anxiety. Perhaps I will add you technique in a future video. Thank you for that. Another helpful thing, if you have a boat is having underwater lights. We have 2 2000 lumen lights underwater at the back of the boat. Even if you know. your way back, people you dive with see the lights in the distance on the way back and it has a calming effect.
Great video Rich of these beautiful dive sites. It is nice that you have your own boat that you can visit these sites. Many of the shore dive entries are tricky and for this reason avoid them. Happy New Year!
Boat diving is definitely easier. Plays Benge is easily accessible from shore. If you have the right dive operation, like Carib Inn, they would take you to Chez Hines. Benge as you know is in the park. Swim on your back to the drop off and give her a go. You can also a arrange boat trip to Benge. That said, let me know when you are on the island again. Maybe we can arrange a trip together on our boat.
@@ADiversLife thanks Rich for the offer. I usually go in August. This year I want to go to Roatan as I have never been there before. Also will go back to Bonaire :-)
Very nicely done Rich Happy New year to you and your wife. Primarily diving in the PNW were rather fond of " off the beaten path" I was there I'm Oct. And will be back in March. Any chance that these sites can be reached by shore or should we find a boat who will take us?
