High noon on Bonaire.



And some distant fish heading off for lunch.

Boy, wish I was there with a picnic lunch! (And my snorkeling gear!)

An underwater apparition or an after-lunch trip to the biffy?

I like that idea picture of the year. Maybe different catagories, diver's (with or without pants), fish, signs, whatever. I've seen some great pic's in the last year. It would be fun to surf back through the old records.

Feeding frenzy!

I like the idea of Favorite Camshots of 2001 - Maybe Beach Cam/Street Cam/Reef Cam threads? Jake & Linda? May we?

Yellowtail.

If you guys want to start a couple of picture of the year threads, be our guests! Maybe I can even program up some sort of on-line polling system once the favorites have been posted.

BTW, Linda's probably going to go clean the ReefCam later today, so don't despair!

Jake

Clean the ReefCam? Now why would she want to do that?



BTW, new boat tying up.

Blikje quietly dons his disguise to check out street traffic and whether anyone is hiding behind the wall.

"I'll just hang out in the shadows, so no one notices me."

Sign in.

I smile so often at this site! Blijke in disguise! What no cone?

Guests

Can't decide what to do next.

"Hold still while I use my imaginary camera to take your picture."

What time is the next bus?

Too many decisions to make. Do I look cool enough?



So what happens now? MAybe Abercrombies will see this and sign me to do their catalog.



Then again, maybe not. Perhaps we should just go.



What do you think?

Looks like divers in the water at the boat.



Now there seem to be bubble at the surface over the wall--but too far over for ReefCam to pick up yet. A few minutes away at sight-seeing speed.



The fish are dancing in anticipation.



Finally.

this will probably be a double post...but isn't this guy wearing andy's flippers?

bye bye

"Say 'Cheese'!"

more...

those fins look veryyyyyyyyyyy long

Pinky's back.

Okay, all the action's at the ReffCam, let's go.



Bye.



Nice camera.

Clean window!

Rusty - just sent you an email regarding puppy

OK, linda, did you clean the cam? if so...it has been a while since we have heard a Jake or Linda dive report...want to endulge us (cloudy and cold here today, need a boost )

Must have been a visitor. Linda's thinking about going out now...

Jake

I really like the clean lines on the Yellowtail Snappers:

When you're underwater facing the webcam, does it give some indication it has taken a picture, like a light going off, or do people sit in front of it for at least two minutes to ensure they get their picture taken?

What? Nobody posting the bikini?

No such luck on the notification. You have to be patient, grasshopper :-)

Jake

Beach action!

and make sure your bouyancy skills are in check! Oh, Linda, the water is sooo nice...all the little fishies are waiting for you...a few minutes away from posiedon and the animals....peace...only the sound of your breathing...in....out...in....out...(can you tell i am really pushing for a live fishy report )...oh, and some stress relief for you too

oh, might this be Mrs. Posiedon now?

Jake at the gate with visitors:



More visitors earlier:

Dog action on cam:

lol rusty, i was just thinking, Yana must have gotten that horse for christmas!

Linda to the rescue

A little lens cleaning.

Jake tells me that a fish report was requested. Let's see what I can remember.

Almost sat on a orangespotted filefish when I was putting on my fins. I went looking for the 1.5 foot scorpion fish that I'd seen the other day but no luck. Or really lots of luck, since I was going to encourage him to vacate the area so the kids could go swimming.

Here is the quicklist:
Redlip Blenny
Hairy Blenny
Bicolor Damselfish
yellow Goatfish
Yellowfin Mojarra
Golden tail moray
Spotted moray
Yellowtail damselfish
Baby - yellowtail, longfin and threespot damselfish
Graysby - very big
Tiger grouper
Yellowtail snapper
Smoothed and spotted trunkfish
Spotted drum adult
fairy basslets
sharpnose puffer
porcupinefish
Midnight parrotfish (big)
queens and stoplight parrotfish - baby and adult
Spanish hogfish
Green Razorfish
coney
yellowheaded wrasse
clown wrasse
blueheaded wrasse
trumpetfish (blue colored)
Creole wrasse (school - migrating north along the reef wall)
Blue and brown chromis
Foureyed and banded butterflyfish
Rock beauty
Lantern Bass
Harlquin Bass
Redspotted hawkfish
Butter Hamlet
Dusky Squirrelfish
Barred Soldierfish
Barred Cardinalfish
Queen Angelfish
School of Blue Tangs and Docterfish
French Grunt
Schoolmaster
Yellowfin grouper
Rockhind
Lizardfish
masked goby
bridled goby

That's about it. I wasn't really paying attention to the blennies and gobies.

Also lots of beautiful Diadema sea urchins.

And last weekend, in the swim area I saw a small octopus and a Chain Moray.

oh, linda thank you, but REALLY, is that ALL you saw?? just kidding...i have been thinking about checking the aj availibility from lax to bon lately, you just gave me the last push ...i could see everyone of them in my mind....(smile)...was jo (the coney) still hanging below the cam housing? was charlotte there??

Charlotte was there but my coney cleaning brigade were missing. I think it was the time of day. They usually appear in the morning. I don't often hit the cam this late in the day.

BY late afternoon or early evening next Saturday, I should be in the beautiful waters of Bonaire seeing all the beautiful fish that you listed. Thanks for the recap of just how wonderful it is going to be!!! I can't wait!!!!

darlene, i am jealous...weren't you just there(with an icky injury...how is the knee?)...

Cynde Lee, I was there in September with friends and now I am going with my husband for 11 days this time!! I got a great deal when I booked the September trip so I booked the January trip at the same time! My knee is still coming along. I walk pretty decent but I still have a lot of limatations. Recovering from a broken knee sure takes a lot longer than I ever expected but my therapist guarantees me that I will be golden in the water and ofcourse you all know that is where I spend most of my time! Can't wait to get there and thanks for asking about the knee!!
Happy New Year to all!

hope you all have a good new year.

barry and i will be traveling to texas on new years day. his grandmother, a lovely lady of 92, passed away and we will be going for services.

hope you all have a safe holiday.