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By “they start pushing back on international usage”, do you mean they are threatening to cap or cut off your intl usage because you have not been using w/i the US since August? What have they told you?

I personally would feel ok w/a 50 min connection in MIA. I have flown w/AA to BON via MIA many times (all pre-Pandemic, though fwiw). Your flight is on a Wednesday, and early morning (and not during the height of summer travel?...dunno), so perhaps lower probability of delays or cancellation.

Apparently, Canadians are indeed currently permitted to fly from Canada to the U.S., though I don't believe U.S. citizens are currently permitted to fly to Canada (barring some exceptions): Canadians can still travel to the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic — just not by car | CBC News

What sad news. Bruce was selfless, and a class act. I just saw him last November, when he and the rest of the great team at Carib helped me with an equipment issue. Condolences to Lynne and everyone else.

I didn’t see a single black durgon during a recently completed 2-week visit. [Insert Black Durgon Inn joke here]. I did see a few of its cousins, ocean trigger fish. But zero black durgons. They were plentiful in past trips, though I recall seeing less of them during the last few years...

Just a NOTE: Apparently the 10% discount for repeat customers only applies to packages (e.g. NOT tank cards) and must be applied at check-in. This was my 13th consecutive time using DF, and I was disappointed to not receive a discount on my tank card when I brought it up on checkout. This was...

Hi all, I am going for a 2 week visit, Nov 11 - 25, and I'm just writing to see if someone can clarify the new Marine Park Fee procedure. I've read a few posts, and some say they paid for and printed their proof of purchase/receipt at home and brought it with them to keep in their vehicle or...

I'm on island until Thur Aug 17, and I'd be interested in doing some independent shore dives!

I, too, am considering doing a divemaster internship, but currently moreso for the experience, and to get some more exposure to dive shop operations and working experience to see how I like or dislike it. Is this true that once you obtain PADI Divemaster certification, you must forever carry...

I am considering doing a PADI Divemaster course or internship. I am a PADI Rescue Diver, and before I began training for that, I had competed an SDI CPROX course which satisfied the EFR Primary and Secondary Care prereq. It also included some O2 emergency training. That was over 2 years...

Hi Rich, If you want to see sharks at Bonaire, you've got better odds on the East coast. I've seen a few nurse sharks during dives with Bas Tol.

Happy New Year! Been here since 12/29, and I have seen 4 different free-swimming green morays during 3 dives, way above average for me, and all during the day. Must be something in the water.😉

78°F?... I'm arriving next week. Maybe I should bring a hoodie.

Thought I'd create an addl thread to supplement the one re: Verizon about wireless options available on Bonaire to US wireless subscribers. T-Mobile's Simple Choice plan covers Bonaire w/unlimited data & texting, and .20/min talk. I have yet to use it on Bonaire, but it worked well on...

When I've gone solo and needed a buddy, I've done every single one of the things you've mentioned in the paragraph above with reasonably high success rates.

That's great!... Was the mantis shrimp a "spearer" or a "smasher"? I didn't know they can be found in the Caribbean. I saw one on the Great Barrier Reef earlier this year and was fascinated by this unique creature. Some edutainment: True Facts About The Mantis Shrimp - YouTube

I have done many dives with Bas Tol during my trips to Bonaire. Highly recommended.

I believe Capt. Don himself used to occasionally use an inflated condom as a temporary underwater marker.

At this point Nathan is well west and seemingly no longer a threat in the liveaboard area. I have no experience diving in post-hurricane open water, and I am interested in knowing how much, if any, visibility and general reef conditions and water temperature are affected 7-10 days after a...

1st time visitor to Australia, currently in Melbourne. Plan was to go to Cairns in near future and do a liveaboard. But presence of Typhoon Nathan has given me pause. how bad is it up there currently, and would there be any lingering effects on the reef or visibility from the typhoon? Looks...