Packing and Diving Tips for the Bonaire Invasion

[ROXANNE]

Dates didn't work, plus have been to Bonaire not too long ago. Trying to figure something different thsi year.

No problem, maybe you can join us next year in ???????

 

[James R]

No problem, maybe you can join us next year in ???????

Galapagos!

Maldives!

Komodo!

Raja Ampat!


I mean I may as well dump out some of my bucket list sites and hope for the best, right?



These are also in my bucket: Dominica, Roatan, Belize, Cayman Brac (plus lots more!) and are much more reasonable for most of us to get to :shocked2:

 

[ROXANNE]

Galapagos!

Maldives!

Komodo!

Raja Ampat!


I mean I may as well dump out some of my bucket list sites and hope for the best, right?



These are also in my bucket: Dominica, Roatan, Belize, Cayman Brac (plus lots more!) and are much more reasonable for most of us to get to :shocked2:

 

[RJP]

You're all invited to "Invade NJ" next year, if you like!

 

[Dannybot]

I like to take a lightweight, soft cooler bag. We buy fruit and lunch items from the store and pack a lunch each day. That way, we can drive to either end of the island with a full load of tanks and make a day of diving. We come back late afternoon, take a short nap, eat dinner and then go for a night dive closer to home, usually at Oil Slick.
We usually stay at a condo. The last time we found a condo by owner and it worked out really well. It was right behind the Golden Reef. A nice location, easy to get to and a very nice house with two bedrooms, living room and a kitchen.
You can either flatten the cooler and pack it in your checked luggage. It's lightweight and doesn't take much space. Or, use it to carry something on, especially something delicate that needs some protection from the cooler's padded sides, like a can light.

At the restaurant, they had a cold cut bar where you can pack a lunch to take with you if you aren't going to be around for lunch last time we were there.

Also, it's been covered in another post, but not this thread, pack a collared shirt so you can dine at the Tipsy Seagull.

 

[ROXANNE]

At the restaurant, they had a cold cut bar where you can pack a lunch to take with you if you aren't going to be around for lunch last time we were there.

Also, it's been covered in another post, but not this thread, pack a collared shirt so you can dine at the Tipsy Seagull.

Thanks Danny, that's great to know!

 

[ROXANNE]

I added the diving release form for print out. The link is highlighted on the 1st page of the thread.
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/in...560-packing-diving-tips-bonaire-invasion.html

 

[Colin Gray]

Thanks for all the info Roxanne. Have already printed and filled out diving release form! How many days???

 

[ROXANNE]

Thanks for all the info Roxanne. Have already printed and filled out diving release form! How many days???

You're most welcome!

 

[jodylynn007]

Hey... just a note to everyone, I started packing today (yes, two weeks early), just to get organized a bit and I noticed that the seam on my dive bag had torn since I last used it for travel in January, 2013. Good thing I started packing early, as I still have time to get it repaired before I go. So this is just a note to everyone else to check over your carry bags and gear, etc. to make sure it's all good to go (my gear is good as I have been diving in the last couple of weeks and have it serviced regularly) just this particular bag I only use for travel as when I'm diving at home, everything goes in Rubbermaid bins, not a nifty bag