O'Malley
Contributor
Wife and I are considering visiting Bonaire this fall but she doesn't dive. As a single diver, will I have difficulty finding others to dive with? Just not sure what the protocols are for shore diving...thanks
Bonaire alone?
- Thread starter O'Malley
- Start date
Please register or login
Welcome to ScubaBoard, the world's largest scuba diving community. Registration is not required to read the forums, but we encourage you to join. Joining has its benefits and enables you to participate in the discussions.
Benefits of registering include
- Ability to post and comment on topics and discussions.
- A Free photo gallery to share your dive photos with the world.
- You can make this box go away
Captain CaveMan
Contributor
when you going?? i might beable to make it.
OP
O'Malley
Contributor
We're thinkin' Mid-November...
H2Andy
Contributor
O'Malley:
i had the same situation. wife doesn't dive. it all worked out great
on the boats, of course, it's not an issue.
on shore dives, it's also not an issue so long as you are willing to talk to
people or dive solo if push comes to shove
i ended up meeting some nice people and diving with them, and then doing
some solo dives when things didn't work out
basically, you get yoru truck, pack it with tanks, and go off diving. nobody
asks any questions, and you return, unpack, and fill up again... etc
O,
Mid november is high season so you should be able to find people to dive with. You can also try www.bonairetalk.com
You can meet people at your resort the day you arrive, on boats, at dive sites etc.... Stay at a major resort and it becomes easier.
J
Mid november is high season so you should be able to find people to dive with. You can also try www.bonairetalk.com
You can meet people at your resort the day you arrive, on boats, at dive sites etc.... Stay at a major resort and it becomes easier.
J
My husband and I will be in Bonaire from 11-9 to 11-23. We will be staying at the Golden Reef Inn. If you make the trip you are welcome to dive with us.
Captain CaveMan
Contributor
i will have to see. now that we just got our mexico trip schedualed for jan i think i might have to save the money up. 7 nights is big $. 4K for the whole trip for the 2 of us. + diving 8 dives----2cenota----2cozumel--2 boat---2shore if i want too
i will see O'mally
i will see O'mally
I was in exactly the same situation in July this year, and I will never do it again.
I stayed at the Habitat, and just about everyone but me was in a big group that did everything together. I was just fine on the boat dives, but the shore dives were a real pain. I had to try to latch on to people like a leach. Most of the people had signed up for enough boat dives to fill their weeks, so it was tough just finding people who were planning to dive.
In about 30% of the plans I made, the others made last minute cancellations for one reason or another. On another planned dive, something came up for the people I was going to go with. They had to leave early, and they couldn't find me to tell me.
The dive manager had a simple slution for me: buy more boat dives.
I even went online to Bonaire Talk while I was there to see if I could find anyone. The only thing I got from that was advice to go to some of the more popular shores and wait for someone to show up. I actually tried that once--I don't recommend it.
Perhaps it was just because I was off season, but if I go again, I will have another plan.
I stayed at the Habitat, and just about everyone but me was in a big group that did everything together. I was just fine on the boat dives, but the shore dives were a real pain. I had to try to latch on to people like a leach. Most of the people had signed up for enough boat dives to fill their weeks, so it was tough just finding people who were planning to dive.
In about 30% of the plans I made, the others made last minute cancellations for one reason or another. On another planned dive, something came up for the people I was going to go with. They had to leave early, and they couldn't find me to tell me.
The dive manager had a simple slution for me: buy more boat dives.
I even went online to Bonaire Talk while I was there to see if I could find anyone. The only thing I got from that was advice to go to some of the more popular shores and wait for someone to show up. I actually tried that once--I don't recommend it.
Perhaps it was just because I was off season, but if I go again, I will have another plan.
If you can hold off until Feb you are welcome to come join me. My wife dives but not as much a I sometimes like so we both would have buddies. Unless plans change my other dive buddy may also be bringing his non diving GF as well.
Trip plans:
http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=112956
Trip plans:
http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=112956
Similar threads
