By Louis Dessau (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #4) on Sunday, August 17, 2003 - 9:17 pm: |
I visited Bonaire from August 9 to 16, had not been there since 1997. One of the destinations was my old home. The first approach was with a dive on the site called Small Wall. Prior to my visit doing research on the internet I learned there was a webcam on the island. Once on the island I learned the webcam was at Small Wall.
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By jos van osnabrugge (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #772) on Sunday, August 17, 2003 - 9:24 pm: |
Louis !!!
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By Barbara Leary (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2612) on Sunday, August 17, 2003 - 9:37 pm: |
Great story, Louis! Thanks for all the detail, I love the historic bits on people and places, makes one appreciate them even more!
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By Annette Bursey (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #6484) on Sunday, August 17, 2003 - 9:41 pm: |
Louis. That is a fantastic story. Thanks for sharing it with us, and yes, you should have knocked on the door. Jake and Linda would have welcomed you with open arms. They are the nicest people I have ever met. Annie B.
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By Niki Harris (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #881) on Monday, August 18, 2003 - 2:20 am: |
Louis, what a wonderful coincidence! Next time you will meet Jake and Linda.... So glad you have told us your history there and contributed your longtime perspective to this group. Your former home is now our link to our home away from home (our favorite vacation), know what I mean? :-)
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By Igor van Riel (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1992) on Monday, August 18, 2003 - 2:53 am: |
Hi Louis and thanks 4 giving us some background about the house we're all so "familiar" with!
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By Eileen Kimmett (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2720) on Monday, August 18, 2003 - 5:15 am: |
Thank-you for sharing that wonderful story!!
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By Linda Richter - NetTech (Moderator - Post #1447) on Monday, August 18, 2003 - 9:07 am: |
You should have stopped in. Did the house have the master bedroom addition when you lived here? Another long time neighbor found an old slide of the house from the 70's which showed the street as just crushed rock and no carport.
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By DARLENE ELLIS (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #831) on Monday, August 18, 2003 - 10:45 am: |
Thanks for sharing your wonderful story!
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By Martine TLOUZEAU - Jean Paul GODARD (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2378) on Monday, August 18, 2003 - 4:55 pm: |
Oh Louis, what a beautiful story.
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By Louis Dessau (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #10) on Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - 10:14 pm: |
Well the update on this story is that my father did see me on the WebCam, in fact he sent me the image. The date and time were 12-Aug-2003 10:36:05
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By Faith M. Senie (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #399) on Sunday, August 24, 2003 - 4:19 pm: |
Louis, your "history of the webcam house" is fascinating, especially the part about your grandfather being a ham radio operator -- Dan and I (the northern partners in the webcam) are both ham radio operators, too! We took radio gear down to the island with us a few years ago when we were house-sitting for Jake and Linda, and talked to a number of friends back here in Massachusetts, just by stringing a wire out between two palm trees in the back yard and hooking it up to the radio. When we printed up QSL cards (cards we swap with folks we talk to around the world, giving the time, date and frequency of the conversation), we used a picture of a green moray that Dan took at the Angel City dive site as the background picture...
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By Louis Dessau (BonaireTalker - Post #15) on Tuesday, August 26, 2003 - 12:02 am: |
History and places are often interesting. It is splendid the legacy of the house continues.
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