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Post by suddha » Fri Jun 04, 2010 2:19 pm

Last day here in Bonaire. Time to off-gas some nitrogen from 18 dives over six days before flying home. Here are some photos from a week underwater.

My wife at a typically Caribbean blue shore entry point:
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Yours truly with the video camera (note the Submariner on my wrist):
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My wife takes it for a spin:
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Flounder:
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Sharptailed eel:
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Tarpon:
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Swimming toward the bow of the Hilma Hooker:
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The mast at 100 feet:
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The wreck:
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Bubbles emanate from within:
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Tarpon on patrol (we were buzzed by these giants during a thrilling night dive):
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Parrotfish:
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My buddy test diving the Halios BlueRing:
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The place where I had iguana stew for lunch, skin and all. Never again:
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Hope you enjoyed the tour! Be back in the States tomorrow night. Hi-def video to follow, after some editing time.

Over and out.
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Post by River Rat » Fri Jun 04, 2010 2:41 pm

Some nice photo's :thumbsup: I did not know your wife dived.

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Post by suddha » Fri Jun 04, 2010 3:06 pm

River Rat wrote:Some nice photo's :thumbsup: I did not know your wife dived.
Yup, she's quite a fish in water. Her air consumption is amazingly low. It's great to be married to someone who's as into diving as I am. She hates cold water diving though, so I have to look elsewhere for dive buddies up north.
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Post by SCM64 » Fri Jun 04, 2010 3:39 pm

Awesome Jason! Have a safe trip home. :cheers:
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Post by moishlashen » Fri Jun 04, 2010 6:33 pm

awesom J. Looks like tons of fun. Alotta diving too-sweet.. :thumbsup:
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Post by poppydog » Sat Jun 05, 2010 11:26 am

Great photos' mate, thanks for sharing. Bonaire's next on my long-haul list; spent a couple of weeks in Aruba two summers ago, but I gather that Bon' has a better diving infrastructure. Looking forward to the video; looks like you had a great time.
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Post by Diaboliq » Sat Jun 05, 2010 11:31 am

Great photos!

BTW any more weed left on the Hilma Hooker?? :excited: :lol:
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Post by Kev. » Sat Jun 05, 2010 2:06 pm

Awesome post Jason. Makes me want to dive right now. Looking forward to more pics.

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Post by matt.wu » Sat Jun 05, 2010 2:09 pm

Cool pics, Jason! :fro:

Is your wife still diving with the PO Chrono?
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Post by Docrwm » Sat Jun 05, 2010 5:54 pm

Great pics, thanks for sharing. Great to see the divers in their intended environment. One question, the Rolex looks bigger and blacker than I recall - did you have to encase it in some sort of water-tight diving case in order to preserve its warranty :stir:

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Post by suddha » Sun Jun 06, 2010 7:03 am

matt.wu wrote:Cool pics, Jason! :fro:

Is your wife still diving with the PO Chrono?
Yup, she has taken the PO chrono diving but left it home on this trip in favor of just wearing her Suunto Mosquito diver computer, which works as a watch as well. She's not quite as nuts as me, packing along multiple watches. :lol:
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Post by aikiman44 » Sun Jun 06, 2010 8:33 am

Love the pics.
How deep was the wreck?
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Post by suddha » Sun Jun 06, 2010 9:48 am

aikiman44 wrote:Love the pics.
How deep was the wreck?
Thanks, Jay. The wreck rests on its starboard side on the sand between two reefs. The mast is at 105 feet and the top of the wreck is at about 60 feet. There were a couple of easy penetration points where we could swim through a cabin and through a couple of cargo holds.
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