By john mitchell (BonaireTalker - Post #16) on Monday, January 7, 2008 - 12:59 am: |
Do any of the dive shops offer snuba rentals?
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By Ron Gould (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1293) on Monday, January 7, 2008 - 11:00 am: |
No, Snuba is all about walking on the bottom with your helmet in place. Walking on the bottom is not done in the Marine Park...
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By john mitchell (BonaireTalker - Post #17) on Monday, January 7, 2008 - 11:05 am: |
I never realized the negative to snuba. I just considered it as an adjunct to snorkeling that allowed one to swim down and stay under for a longer period of time. I suppose what you are saying is that people are using snuba with weight belts...Horrors!
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By Ron Gould (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1294) on Monday, January 7, 2008 - 11:07 am: |
john, I see from your profile, that you are not cirtified. When you come to the Island try Discover SCUBA! For $70 u.s.d. your instructor will show you how to operate the gear, then take you out to the top of the reef, and enjoy!!! If you decide to get certified, that dive will count as your 2nd OW/Dive...
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By john mitchell (BonaireTalker - Post #18) on Monday, January 7, 2008 - 12:01 pm: |
I am John's wife and actually, we are certified, but because of age and back conditions, we only snorkel now and we enjoy snorkeling a lot. We are looking forward to our first trip to Bonaire in Feb. and it seems to be THE place we have been looking for--lots of shore snorkeling. We have lots of experience both diving and snorkeling--not newbies! Thanks for the info, though.
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By Ron Gould (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1295) on Monday, January 7, 2008 - 12:47 pm: |
We are in our earlly 60's! Diving is good for the body!!!
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By Boat Chick************** (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4103) on Monday, January 7, 2008 - 2:43 pm: |
Ron, I have friends in their mid 30-s who love to dive, but due to physical limitations they are no longer able / allowed to dive. Please accept that people are different.
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By Vince DePietro (Bellevue Condos ) (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1233) on Monday, January 7, 2008 - 3:49 pm: |
Ron.. I'll bet you do feel better after diving. Well I'm sure you have some arthritis & from what I've read hyperbaric treatment has been shown to ameliorate the symptoms of it. My wife has R.A. which is more severe then osteo & she does feel much better after diving (assuming no falls when getting in)..
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By Ron Gould (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1296) on Monday, January 7, 2008 - 4:51 pm: |
Yeah Vince, I feel great after diving! I'm quite sure that the hyperbaric treatment has an efect! It is a shame that some people can't enjoy the peace and freedom of the sea.
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By C Poteet (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #446) on Monday, January 7, 2008 - 7:56 pm: |
John -
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By **Tom** (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #5852) on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 - 6:44 pm: |
Hi Johns Wife, I agree with Cynde (aka Boat Chick) and Mr. Poteet. I too feel compelled to say that there is no such activity as "only snorkeling"
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By Boat Chick************** (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4120) on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 - 7:48 pm: |
Having been in the "snorkeling only" category for the last...oh...six months due to a broken vertebrae, it does feel good to get in the water and swim and look at the fish, heck, I had to settle for hanging off the front of the dinghy and pointing things out for a while! lol!
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By The Voice of Alex (Brown) (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #262) on Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 9:13 am: |
John & wife, you will have a wonderful time. Allow yourself to enjoy a healthy chuckle as you watch a turtle swim right over an oblivious diver.
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By john mitchell (BonaireTalker - Post #19) on Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 12:13 pm: |
"only snorkeling" is just my idiosyncratic speech -- not reflective of an attitude. I love and treasure snorkeling above all else to do in this world. It is my passion. I usually snorkel for hours at a time. If I didn't have family connections in NA I would move to a snorkel destination, probably Bonaire, for the rest of my life. I even plan to snorkel my way through Alzheimer's when I'm 90!
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By Ed Reg (BonaireTalker - Post #21) on Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 9:34 pm: |
Hey Ron....I think yo uare showing your age of OLD....snuba is more of a skin diving with surface supplied air....your buddy.,..MACHO
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By Ron Gould (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1303) on Friday, January 11, 2008 - 4:32 pm: |
Ed(Macho), Been a while for me with SNUBA! In the 60's, off of Maui, SNUBA was a weight belt, hardhat, and airhose. A catamaran, that would hold 60 people, would supply the air to their guests for a lenght of time for cash! They would walk on the bottom!! BAD!
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By Ed Reg (BonaireTalker - Post #22) on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 2:13 am: |
looks like July and October right now...might go in early November, that has become the time of choice,,,,through Veteran's Day and around the 4th of July...usually 10 days
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By Ron Gould (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1310) on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 9:00 am: |
We go the 2nd & 3rd week in October, maybe see ya...
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