ScottMyrick
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Hello ScubaBoard,
My wife and I are visiting Bonaire for the first time in December 2015. We are excited about the opportunity. I have about 200 dives and my wife about 100 dives. We have been to Cozumel, Belize, Roatan and the Florida Keys. Our favorite to date is Cozumel of which we have visited about 7 or 8 times usually for 9-10 days.
Anyway, we have rented a 2 bedroom condo on Bonaire that I am told is "just a 10 minute walk along the seaside promenade to central Kralendiijk" (If you cannot see the picture I have included at the bottom of this email, we are staying almost directly across from Klein Bonaire)
I have yet to arrange any diving.
From what I have read, I am under the impression I should rent a truck and plan to visit the many shore diving sites around the island.
I have bouhgt and read ""Bonaire Shore Diving Made Easy" by Susan Porter."
My questions are:
1. My wife and I have been mostly reliant on a divemaster to plan our dives in Cozumel and elsewhere. Do you have any suggestions on how I can prepare before going to Boanaire to plan my dives? I have no experience with navigation.
2. Can I dive by myself if my wife doesn't want to dive as much? If not, will it be easy to find a buddy(s) to dive with once I arrive?
3. Should I plan to do more boat dives so that all the planning is taken care of?
4. Should I plan to dive with/at a particular resort?
5. Are there 5 or 10 dives that I definately DO NOT WANT TO MISS on my first trip to Bonaire?
6. Can you reccommend anything for my wife and I to do when we are not diving? I thought we might rent some bikes and tour some of the island that way..
Thanks for your help!
PS... Here is a picture of where we are staying. If you cannot see the picture below, we are staying almost directly across from Klein Bonaire
Luxury Oceanfront Condominium in Playa... - HomeAway Bonaire
My wife and I are visiting Bonaire for the first time in December 2015. We are excited about the opportunity. I have about 200 dives and my wife about 100 dives. We have been to Cozumel, Belize, Roatan and the Florida Keys. Our favorite to date is Cozumel of which we have visited about 7 or 8 times usually for 9-10 days.
Anyway, we have rented a 2 bedroom condo on Bonaire that I am told is "just a 10 minute walk along the seaside promenade to central Kralendiijk" (If you cannot see the picture I have included at the bottom of this email, we are staying almost directly across from Klein Bonaire)
I have yet to arrange any diving.
From what I have read, I am under the impression I should rent a truck and plan to visit the many shore diving sites around the island.
I have bouhgt and read ""Bonaire Shore Diving Made Easy" by Susan Porter."
My questions are:
1. My wife and I have been mostly reliant on a divemaster to plan our dives in Cozumel and elsewhere. Do you have any suggestions on how I can prepare before going to Boanaire to plan my dives? I have no experience with navigation.
2. Can I dive by myself if my wife doesn't want to dive as much? If not, will it be easy to find a buddy(s) to dive with once I arrive?
3. Should I plan to do more boat dives so that all the planning is taken care of?
4. Should I plan to dive with/at a particular resort?
5. Are there 5 or 10 dives that I definately DO NOT WANT TO MISS on my first trip to Bonaire?
6. Can you reccommend anything for my wife and I to do when we are not diving? I thought we might rent some bikes and tour some of the island that way..
Thanks for your help!
PS... Here is a picture of where we are staying. If you cannot see the picture below, we are staying almost directly across from Klein Bonaire
Luxury Oceanfront Condominium in Playa... - HomeAway Bonaire