By Sue Steiner (BonaireTalker - Post #78) on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 10:38 pm: |
My boyfriend John (there must be a better word than boyfriend for two middle aged people who have been living together for 25 yrs!)spent 2 beautiful weeks on Bonaire in the house we rent every year- no pool but we're just steps away from the water. I snorkel and John dives but with advance planning I found him several buddies - Steve, who he dove with last year, Babs, and Ian, a Brit. John did only shore diving including Something Special 3 times with his various buddies - the dive is easy to assess from our dock. I snorkeled. Went out with Renee and she found an octopus lying in the sand in shallow water. Beautiful!! Also went on the Woodwind twice. Words can't describe the joy I feel when I'm with Dee. We saw lots of turtles. Dee's xray vision is amazing - I could never find the fish and turtles she sees by myself. In contrast I also went on a 2 turtle snorkel which consisted of trip to Klein in a dinghy - I was expecting a boat - where I was dropped off, followed by a drop off near a resort where the visibility was 0. No turtles plus the "captain" charged the same price as Dee! Amazing. Was dropped off at the Plaza Bonaire one day, I paid a $5 fee for use of the facilities. The snorkeling was excellent and I enjoyed the pool.
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By Gail Thomas (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1721) on Saturday, December 23, 2006 - 12:15 am: |
Sue, I send my sincere condolences at the passing of your Mom. I wish for you another trip to Bonaire with only happy occurences.
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By Babs aka beckybarb, Barb, etc. (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #11426) on Saturday, December 23, 2006 - 2:55 pm: |
Sue, I'm so sorry to hear about your Mom. I'm glad you got to finish your trip and still have time to spend with her.
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By Becky Hauser (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #970) on Saturday, December 23, 2006 - 2:58 pm: |
Sue, I'm so sorry to hear about your mother's passing. I'm glad you enjoyed Bonaire and are planning on next year.
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By Cynde Loo Hoo Who Was No More Than Two (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #501) on Saturday, December 23, 2006 - 4:34 pm: |
Sue, I'm so sorry about you mom...sending gentle hugs to you, John, and your family. It is so hard losing our parents. Your right we think they will live forever
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By David Frank (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #543) on Sunday, December 24, 2006 - 11:11 am: |
Sue,
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By Andy & Dave Bartlett (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #662) on Sunday, December 24, 2006 - 12:41 pm: |
Sue, sorry to hear about your mother, I lost both of my parents last year just before Christmas. My parents died 3 weeks apart so can understand that Christmas may not be as joyful this year, but keep the memories of all the other years and it will help you through this time. Hugs to you and your family.
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By Denise Kacavas (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1388) on Monday, December 25, 2006 - 9:09 am: |
Sue, I am glad you have good memories of Bonaire, and so sorry for your loss. I wish for you that you can soon sit and enjoy your many happy memories of your Mom's life.
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By Tribs - on Bon tomorrow! (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3777) on Monday, December 25, 2006 - 9:28 am: |
Sue...how amazing that your mother lived till 93! Just imagine all that woman got to see in her life. How fortunate for her to have such a wonderfully long life. Keep her memory near your heart and she will never truly be gone.
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By David Frank (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #548) on Tuesday, December 26, 2006 - 1:21 am: |
Somewhat less euphonious (love that word) is POSSLQ (pronounced possuhlkew) for "persons of opposite sex sharing living quarters", from, I believe, the 1980 or 1990 census. Definitely a hole in the language when it comes to this...
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By Mercy Baron (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #384) on Tuesday, December 26, 2006 - 11:06 pm: |
Sue, so sorry to hear about your Mom..93, wow!
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By Sue Steiner (BonaireTalker - Post #86) on Saturday, December 30, 2006 - 9:19 pm: |
Dear Bters,
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By Steve Jorgensen (BonaireTalker - Post #51) on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 - 4:25 pm: |
Hi Sue and John --
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