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I am SO ready for Bonaire! Are we almost there yet?

Yes, so far everything is just effecting the Eastern coast. https://infobonaire.com/defense-soldiers-on-bonaire-for-faster-approach-to-oil-pollution/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=2024-03-01&utm_campaign=Oil+Spill+Cleanups+Continue+Sorobon+Reopens+for+Visitors

Update @ an hour ago. https://infobonaire.com/oil-spill-detected-in-the-waters-of-sorobon-lac-cai-and-lagun/ So far this seems to be limited to the east ( or Wild) side, while nearly all the diving sites are to the west. That might impact us less as we are diving, but it can be very bad for...

Too bad about the pup.

Mostly I am just focusing on walking more, to build the leg back up, and prepare for shore diving again. I had to stop for @ a week because I overdid trying to hike @ 2 weeks ago without the support of my heavy hiking boots, and I injured my bad foot. It healed quickly when I had no choice but...

Jim got to play in a couple of SB threads where emojis were once popular. It was fun at the time.

Now THAT is a :gas: worth feeding, a bear worth :poke: and a pot worth :stirpot:

I doubt I could remake the ones I used to make for less than the $14 I just spent on the replacement, and that does not count how far out of my way a marine supply store is from out here. I used to work near one, so it was not a special trip for materials.

Yup. I made a few for family and friends after seeing bowlofpetunias and thanksforallthefish using them on our Oz trip, now long ago. Somehow I misplaced mine. This replacement probably cost me less th as n what i spent on the originals. For travel, I've never regretted making that change. I...

The one I had made for myself previously was a bit of 1" webbing, a swivel clip and a snap buckle, all from a marine supply store. There is a link with the "10 Tips" video that Roxanne shared above, for this one, which is very similar, and low $ enough for me to just buy a replacement. This is...

I just replaced the fin keeper that I had made for Oz and Boaire shore diving. My original has disappeared. As mentioned in the 10 Things video that Roxanne shared above, keeping your hands free by clipping your fins and even your mask to you rig on entries and exits can make life much easier...

Alright, I "might" have overdone the workout for the fused ankle in just sneakers yesterday... I'm back into hiking boots and hobbling badly today, but I still proved that I can get away with a bit more abuse than before the surgery. ...and even hobbling, the pup and I got in >2.5 miles today...

Pepper and I have gotten in between 2 and 3 miles every day this week. Today I actually tried trekking in just sneakers, rather than my leather hiking boots. I am paying for this tonight, because we covered a lot of rough ground on deer trails, but the leg held up ( while every other hip, knee...

Can I ask why you are selling the case? Asking because I saw one last week, diving on Fiji, and am searching for feedback and reviews from real world users.

I am down @6# from Fiji. We left there a week ago now. Dropping from Three hearty meals a day at Volivoli ( which has a very good chef), back to my 1 meal, and walking the pup every day, has helped. In my experience, though, the first few # dropped after a "vacation weight gain" usually happens...

With a fully fused ankle, I now have zero shock absorber in that foot. On vacations I often do go barefoot, but I have to avoid hard surface, and rough terrain walking.

Speaking of Rum and Bonaire, ....occasionally as we exit Bonaire at BON Airport, the "tax free" outlet has had bottles of Bonaire Rum, with a graphic of downtown Kraledijk on the label. I have no clue who produces that Rum, as Internet searches do not show it, but it is a Very SMOOTH Rum. It...

As I was walking the pup, Pepper along the creek today, I was thinking about how such trekking on rough rock and rubble is probably a perfect exercise for my now fused ankle, in preparation for Bonaire style shore diving.... Of course, shore diving, I will Not be wearing the 8" logging boots for...

Us too. :beerchug:

Right now, walking more, and losing the @12# that I gained over the 10 days on Fiji, is my priority.