Off to Bonaire July 19-26 with the Lady Go Divers for our annual dive trip. I met up with some of the gals at the Houston airport and we flew down together. Arriving we checked in, had dinner, and crashed. After breakfast, a dive orientation, check out dive, it was time for our first dive. We were assigned to the Sea Queen with Luis and Rudd for the week.
On the third dive on Monday I completed my 400th dive and the gals surprised me a celebration and champagne on the boat, plus a bag of ice on my head. Earlier we had a photo taken to mark this special occasion......and no I didn't dive naked! It was great celebrating this special event with a great group of gals.
The diving on Bonaire is so easy, with most dives lasting at least one hour. We had the opportunity to dive the Hilma Hooker wreck and the Salt Pier during the week. We saw lots of seahorses, frog fish, turtles, and eels. The water was about 80* for most of the week. I had a chance to take lots of photos and managed to get some good shots. We ate out a couple of times and relaxed around the pool a few nights with some snacks and wine. The pool was always a gathering place for our group.
My roommate, DJ and I got along fine, and even endured our room problems with a laugh. We had rented a studio and enjoyed being near the dive operation.
On our last day we did two morning dives, grabbed a quick lunch, then did a kayaking trip in the mangroves. The mangroves serve as a hatchery for the fish and our guide even had us snorkel in the mangroves. Back at the resort, we showered and then it was off to our farewell dinner with Luis and Rudd.....the night ended with a yummy cup of gelato.
Up very, very early and off to the airport....we said our goodbyes! The trip was great fun, great diving, and all with an amazing group of women!
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