Bonaire Trip 2005

[JS1scuba]

Scubaboard along with Coast to Coast Travel present:
Bonaire 2005

Place:
Plaza Resort Bonaire

Dive Op:
Toucan Diving

FYI --- If you have ever wanted to go to Bonaire this is the trip to go on. I have run many very large high-end, high-maintenance client trips to Plaza with Toucan. It was one of my early trips with them that put nitrox into thier facility. Steve Jevon who is the GM at Toucan is the best there is. The DMs and Instructors there are tops as well. I may even try to smuggle my way down on this trip.

If Bonaire is in your future this one will spoil you.

Regards,

 

[Natasha]

Thanks Joel. The guys at Plaza have told me they enjoyed having you down in the past.
Hope you'll be able to "smuggle your way down". :winky:

 

[Pashn8Diver]

My daughter (a MD) and I are very interested in the trip to Bonaire next year. Is there a website with additional trip info? I also have a couple of diving friends from OK and GA that may be interested as well. I noticed in previous postings that you had places for 16 people...can you tell me how many spots are still available?

I look forward to your reply.

Thanks,
Valerie

 

[Far_X]

How did I miss this? I am interested if there are any spaces left. However, I am a single male diver - well, at this moment in time I am though that could change. I am going to Bonaire for two weeks in April so will be itching for another spell of warm water diving after 5 months!!!

 

[scuba c]

Might be interested. I'm a male and I'd be by myself. would love to share a room to save money

 

[Natasha]

My daughter (a MD) and I are very interested in the trip to Bonaire next year. Is there a website with additional trip info? I also have a couple of diving friends from OK and GA that may be interested as well. I noticed in previous postings that you had places for 16 people...can you tell me how many spots are still available?

I look forward to your reply.

Thanks,
Valerie

HI Valerie!
I would love to have all of you join the group. I still have 10 spaces left at this time. I can talk to you on the phone to answer any additonal questions, or you can check out the resorts web site at www.plazaresortbonaire.com.
Let me know if you want me to send you my phone number.

 

[Natasha]

Far X and scuab c..I'd love to room you two together. I hope you can both make it.

I talked to scuba c on the phone today and I enjoyed our talk!

 

[Pashn8Diver]

HI Valerie!
I would love to have all of you join the group. I still have 10 spaces left at this time. I can talk to you on the phone to answer any additonal questions, or you can check out the resorts web site at www.plazaresortbonaire.com.
Let me know if you want me to send you my phone number.

Natasha,
Yes, I would love the chance to chat with you and pick your brain about this trip. You may send your phone number to my email address: envyeyes@comcast.net.

I look forward to talking to you,
Valerie

 

[Natasha]

Hi Valerie:
Nice exchaming emails with you. Looking forward to chatting on the phone Saturday!

 

[Jetwrench]

I agree with Bob! The best way to do the Hilma Hooker and others including Karpata would be by boat.
We rented a jeep just one of the days to play around the island.

Given everyone has their own preference, I just can't agree with this one.

I spent two weeks in Octoder there and never stepped on a boat. All dives were from shore including the Hilma, Karpata, and many others that that I never got around to on my first trip. I was lucky to have a buddy that knew all these sites are easily done from shore(experienced with Bonaire) and we both remarked every day about the dive boats at these sites and wondering why people would spend money on a charter to a location they could access from shore. If you want to dive from a boat, yes, go to Klein. Don't waste boat charters on west side dives that are, in actuality, just as easy to do from shore. In fact, what you may find in the shallows during that swim back to the exit is some of the most exciting and interesting u/w life of the entire trip. Seen it!

Natasha, Bob, your views may differ and I understand, but for those that are going to Bonaire for the first time, I felt they should know that the options are larger than when and where the boat is going. Klien is great and should be done(kicking myself for not getting out there this time around), but by no means is a boat IMO the way to get to sites that are considered, by most, easily accessable from shore. I could be wrong, but the the 48 dives I logged at darn near every site on the west side says I have a point.

And the bottom line...Dive Safe!

Jet

PS: some pics I took that I would have missed if I had to board a boat. All of these pics were taken in the shallows where most boat divers never see.