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Thats not very funny...not funny at all. No turtles spotted for me, but I saw about 5,000 parrotfish!
Trip Report--Bonaire
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...you can see a ton of turtles off our own coast, but they are always mysteriously absent in Bonaire. I think the Bonaire tourism board lies about turtles to get people to come there and look at the guppies and other assorted teeny fish they do have..
Tim Ingersoll
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Wow! What a trip report! I felt like I was there with you. And that part about the diving. . . Whew that was something! I am going to have to check out Bonaire one of these days.
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That's because we don't eat them here.
WW
...you are probably right. I think the dive boats out there tow rubber turtles on 50' lines so they can make people think they saw turtles so they will come back and report that they did..
ScubaFishee
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even though you didn't see any turtles, I'll bet money you probably saw something wonderful... even better than turtles, something like... :idea: maybe a seahorse or two?
That's a whole other thread...a seahorse better than a turtle??? *gasp*... Blasphemer!
o2 clean
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Those are my favorite! Lucky you!
ScubaFishee
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Turtles sightings are by chance. But it takes skill and patience to hunt around in the sea, even in a known area, to find a 2" - 4" seahorse. I'll still put my money on the table that Jep could find it.
Spectre
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Not a chance. Seahorses just get caught in your teeth; and there isn't enough meat on 'em for a filling meal. You've got to find a bunch if you even want to fry 'em up for a sandwich.
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