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They tell you not to, but don't really enforce it. What they don't want is everyone loading up their trucks with tons of tanks and running the shop low on them. We always kept a spare tank just in case we get a bad one (bad o-ring, etc). They aren't at the drive-thru most of the time and don't...

I just got back a few weeks ago. I stayed at the Sand Dollar, got air from Buddy Dive (cheaper than Wanna Dive or BDA), and ate lunch at Between 2 Buns most days.

Just don't take shoes you mind going missing. In another post it was mentioned they were Reef brand flip flops which are usually leather uppers and nice. My 10 year old pair of ugly crocs though? Better for walking on ironshore/coral, and even thieves don't want em.

They're stealing the flip flops now: From the Bonaire Shore Diving Made Easy FB Page: Do thieves really want flip flops or is that just stealing as a form of trolling?

The pipefish was actually a find on the last dive of one trip. I had to do some research after seeing it to ID it. link to previous trip report: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/bonaire/381620-bonaire-shore-diving-made-stupid-apr-29-may-7-%40-den-laman.html#post5882068 Three posts down I...

I've had other trucks. They're all about the same. You stand in the heat waiting and sun waiting for someone to slowly process your rental if you have airport pickup. Some will shuttle you away from the airport to pickup your vehicle as well. I would just go least cost if you can't get Telerin.

We saw the truck there. Problem was we were never down that way at lunchtime. We were solidly Between 2 Buns for lunch.

I have a feeling that at some point Cargill is going to start telling people "No" if people keep bugging them to death about it.

Rarest find thus far in all trips: harlequin pipefish (suck on that frogfish finders!) Trip number five. 1. Capriccio's was closed this week. God almighty. Sonia Home just doesn't compare. 2. Had a reward miles ticket, booked a Sand Dollar Condo (wifi in room!), Buddy Dive for Nitrox, and...

I paid 650 for lodging, 159 for air service, and about 150 for my truck rental. My airfare was a reward fare (free except tax). I think ultra-cheap. I draw the line at having sit on my regulator cushion and putting more than 5 tanks on the rack. Personal preference though.

I didn't get any pictures of the turtle juju. I did go back last night... we made an 80 minute night dive on the peer. Saw mantis shrimp, octo, lions, all the usual suspects. Basket stars, feather stars (look halfway some of the columns). Unfortunately there were some other divers with lights...

I've seen 4 people in a truck. They looked miserable. This isn't a crew cab american overcompsation-mobile. Trucks are mini-truck sized (like, real mini trucks, american mini-trucks are basically now almost fullsize). With the two of us, we have room for ourselves, our gear, 5 tanks SAFELY, (4...

We dove with VIP but not Bas personally. The UV night dive is a nice "one and done" adventure. This was our first guided dive ever on Bonaire and we thought the VIP staff member was top notch. We wound up diving 18th Palm (which I never even understood how to get to until now, I'd always tried...

I wound up paying Bas. The Buddy and Captain Don reef area has been Charlied to death at night. I've never paid for a guided dive since I started coming here, so I figure the UV dive charge from Bas is two birds with one stone. A. do a UV dive B. learn some pro-tips from Bas

A very large green turtle. Largest turtle I've spotted so far on the island.

Well, I am here on Bonaire right now so I am going to assume I don't have access to UV film to slap on my mask or light.

I think Bas goes to Something Special for the UV dive. Anyone know where Buddy Dive goes or any of the other outfits who might do the UV dive?

Dive 6: Salt Pier. We noticed something breaching the water a bit north of the dive site. We geared up and went in the water past the "thing". As we swam toward the pier, we were greeted by a very large fun loving sea turtle whose head we had kept seeing pop out of the water. It escorted us the...

I wish I had read this before I tried to put my foot on the ghost rung today!

There has been a confrontational armed robbery now on the island. Hope the cops find these armed bandits soon!