Reidkon
Contributor
We have been here for nearly two weeks with just over one week to go and having a great time shore diving on the west coast. But we decided to try something different and booked a two tank boat dive with Bonaire East Coast Diving. We chose them because of the great Trip Advisor reviews and our wonderful host Leanne at BCV also recommended them. We were able to book online through their website which was quick and easy, and Fredrick was quick to respond.
We met Fredrick, Bob, and the boat at Sorobon, at the end of the road past Jibe City, filled out the paper work and were in the boat by 9:00.
There were six in our group although the boat will hold 10, but we were pleased that we had a small group of experienced divers. Fred gave the most detailed and informative dive briefing that I have ever experienced on our way out to the reef and made double-certain that everyone understood the plan, truly professional!
Their boat is a zodiac style with seats in the middle and the back and similar to rubber ducks my wife dove from in South Africa. However the nice thing about Fred's boat, is a section of the side is removable, and they are able to hang a ladder into the water from the deck which makes re-boarding a breeze.
My wife and I shot some video with our GoPro which we are still learning to master, so please excuse the shakiness. I am also still learning the software, GoPro Studio, and am already thinking a more powerful editing program is in order.
YouTube video here: Bonaire East Coast Diving.
We will definitely do this trip again. We saw a few turtles, spotted eagle rays, green morays etc. on our first dive, but the second dive was even better. Turtle City is aptly named. We literally lost count of the number of big turtles we saw swimming and sleeping, but the highlight was the resting nurse shark. Hope you enjoy the video.
We met Fredrick, Bob, and the boat at Sorobon, at the end of the road past Jibe City, filled out the paper work and were in the boat by 9:00.
There were six in our group although the boat will hold 10, but we were pleased that we had a small group of experienced divers. Fred gave the most detailed and informative dive briefing that I have ever experienced on our way out to the reef and made double-certain that everyone understood the plan, truly professional!
Their boat is a zodiac style with seats in the middle and the back and similar to rubber ducks my wife dove from in South Africa. However the nice thing about Fred's boat, is a section of the side is removable, and they are able to hang a ladder into the water from the deck which makes re-boarding a breeze.
My wife and I shot some video with our GoPro which we are still learning to master, so please excuse the shakiness. I am also still learning the software, GoPro Studio, and am already thinking a more powerful editing program is in order.
YouTube video here: Bonaire East Coast Diving.
We will definitely do this trip again. We saw a few turtles, spotted eagle rays, green morays etc. on our first dive, but the second dive was even better. Turtle City is aptly named. We literally lost count of the number of big turtles we saw swimming and sleeping, but the highlight was the resting nurse shark. Hope you enjoy the video.