By brad charles on Friday, March 1, 2002 - 10:29 am: |
Hi everybody, my wife and I are getting ready for our first trip to Bonaire. We have been reading this site for a while and have gotten loads of info. We are divers but only get to go once a year (this is our fourth trip) We have been to Tobago, Belise and Cosumel. We got certified in Tobago and it was really intense, lots of current, all drift dives. Then on the second day in Belise my wife got her finger bitten by a Nurse shark. The water was really cold for Mary Jane in Mexico and then she got a cold.
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By Misty McNeill on Friday, March 1, 2002 - 2:41 pm: |
Brad and Mary Jane,
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By Rob & Kobi on Friday, March 1, 2002 - 6:22 pm: |
You guys will fall in love with Bonaire! We've been diving for 15 years now and this May will mark our 9th consecutive year returning to Bonaire. You go once; you get hooked.
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By cindy nolen on Saturday, March 2, 2002 - 12:59 am: |
Question.........what company is the best to rent a small truck from (cheapest and best). We are returning to bonaire for the 2nd time since 2000, this time bringing our 14 yr old daughter with us. We are still just snorkelers........hopefully divers by the next year. Will be there march 16-23. What about ins. on truck, is it smart to take their coverage.....my credit card ins will NOT cover a truck so maybe a small car instead, just something to get us all over the island for a week. We are staying at the plaza again but will be looking for a cheaper place to go to next time. We really love the ocean view and the sandy beach at the plaza, but not the price tag!
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By Martin de Weger on Saturday, March 2, 2002 - 6:47 am: |
Cindy, we rent our car (a 2 wheel drive pickup) at Everts, a local rent-a-car compagny. The price is (in my eyes) good. You can find them at http://www.infobonaire.com/evertscarrental/ or by phone or fax: 717-8719.
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By lonnie hoover on Saturday, March 2, 2002 - 12:46 pm: |
Try Samaras, owned by a very nice Bonairean couple, Edison and Anne Ellis. Their email is:samarascarrental@bonairelive.com I have rented from them for several years and find their rates to be very reasonable and the vehicles to be in good condition. It is nice to do business directly with a small business owner on Bonaire. You will find Anne and Edison very hospitable and they will always do what they say.
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By Cynde Lee on Saturday, March 2, 2002 - 2:40 pm: |
Brad, you will find the diving on bonaire nothing like you have experienced in the past. we live and dive on the left coast (cold and big swells)...and have done Mexico (pretty good)...the shore diving is like walking into a swimming pool...and the things to see are amazing...warm water...all that. I bet you will come back as addicts and have PBD really bad (how did your wife get bit by a nurse shark? were you feeding...just curious)...
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By Abigail Wilkinson on Saturday, March 2, 2002 - 4:10 pm: |
Hi Brad & Mary Jane,
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By C Poteet on Sunday, March 3, 2002 - 9:01 pm: |
Brad y Mary Jane -
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By Dain L. Mangnall on Monday, March 4, 2002 - 1:14 am: |
Cindy, I checked with my cc ins. (Visa) and they said that if it was an suv type truck (4 doors, short bed) that they would cover that.
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By brad charles on Monday, March 4, 2002 - 6:39 pm: |
Hey Cindy, I moved here KC,MO. from the bay area, 55 degree water burrrr...., used to surf it but never dove it. Bonaire sounds great...what is PBD?
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By Abigail Wilkinson on Tuesday, March 5, 2002 - 2:32 pm: |
Hey Brad and Mary Jane,
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By brad charles on Wednesday, March 6, 2002 - 10:47 am: |
Got it. See ya soon.
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