Two Noobs Report on Bonaire...In Detail

[gypsyjim]

Even the old tire dump area off Yellow Sub was full of life.
Just a couple of inhabitants of the tire dump

We followed this little fellow all over Yellow Sub as he fed, and he din't pay us a bit of attention1

Large Octopus on one of the mooring blocks at YS, and there's a second large fellow, just to the right of this guy, hiding under the block! You can just see a bit of his tenticle.

To me the signature of Yellow Sub

 

[drrich2]

Hi:

I like Eden's Rubble, for working along the rocky formation along shore, when the current is low (you can look at boats off-shore; if they're perpendicular to shore, low current. If they're parallel to it, the current is turning them around, so stay out).

Another thing I like about Eden's Rubble is the option to swim out, swoop down and see the wreck of the Bakanal. It's large enough to be interesting, but small enough to take a 'whole wreck' photo, whereas the Hilma Hooker is too large for me to take one big shot of.

Here are 2 shots of the Bakanal:

With the Hilma Hooker, I'd photograph part of a mast, or an anchor. But then again, a group of Tarpon hang out around the HH...

Richard.

 

[tiggrr]

Thanks for the pics Gypsyjim!! And now I REALLY can't wait to go back!!

Here's my 2 favs from YS!!

This is who I found hiding in a tire.

 

[DiveMaven]

NICE shot of the "marble"!! Those guys are sooo cool and so hard to get good pictures of.

 

[gypsyjim]

10 weeks.... I was counting the weeks. After all these pics tonight I'm going to be counting the minutes!

Thanks Tiggrr and Rich! Nice!

Rich, I've been to Bonaire 5, maybe 6 times now, and this evening was the first time I seen mention of Eden's Rubble, first a negative, and then your positive review! On the Hilmer I'm often posing divers on the propeller, as that is a classic pose, or shooting up past the mast to capture the tarpon. Another shot I play with is the captured air from earlier divers escaping the hull. You're right it's a hard wreck for me to photograph in entirety, just bits and pieces, cause I've never been there when the vis was really good enough for longer shots.

Now Eden's on July's list.

Bringing my younger brother and his crew for their first visit, and my two teenage fish can't wait to expose their cousins to Bonaire's great sites, as soon as the cousins complete their OW!

 

[tiggrr]

One more thing for you guys to reflect on......isn't it amazing how friendly the fish are?? Its not like Ft Lauderdale where they run from you screaming......


Look how happy he was to see me!!

They even flirt with you....

 

[gypsyjim]

Cheese-Whiz, the secret of making friends with fish everywhere.

 

[b1gcountry]

Eden Beach aka rubble also has a new fairly large shipwreck called ?La Concordia? or something. It is South of their mooring buoy by about 5 min in about 80fsw iirc. Ask at the dive shop, and they will tell you.

 

[Barb729]

Thanks for your insight on where you like to dive in Bonaire. I'll be in Bonaire again on June 7 thru the 21st. Can't wait. Counting the days now.
I just got certified in January. Been to Bonaire 4 times but always snorkeled. I did my open water in Bonaire in January and was certified.
I have only dove the Small Wall, and it was really nice.
Hope to try some of the places you mentioned. Hoping for some easy access to some of the sights.

Barb & Rick

 

[herman]

Barb, one of the keys to seeing a lot of life in Bonaire and elsewhere is to slooooow down and take in the view. Too often I see divers zooming past like Jaws were after them. Fish do not like big things moving fast, that usually means someone is about to get eaten so they hide or you just miss them altogether. Slowing way down will also increase your bottom time, always a good thing.
Oh and don't zoom past Jim, esp on night dives. He has been know to lecture total strangers about diving too fast. (inside joke)