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MaryW - 1/04/2013 7:39 AM 
hi Brian! Check bonairetalk.com Last April we found a great group through divebuddy and bonairetalk
Have fun!!
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Thanks MaryW, I have ised Bonairetalk.com in the past and has worked well also. Brian
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Hi Brian, where do you stay in Bonaire? I have been wanting to go but my regular dive group prefers Roatan and I just can’t get them to Bonaire. I would consider a trip with someone who is familiar with the area.
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Hello Kimmykat,
This will be my 11th trip to Bonaire. I will be staying @ Happy Holiday Homes. www.happyholidayhomes.com. They are 3 KM from airport south in Belnum. Very clean 1 bedroom apartments. Just an FYIcost is 93.50 per day or 670.00 for week for your own apartment. I have already rented a 4 door truck (no cost to you) and diving is about 135.00 for 6 days air or nitrox. But you can stay just about anywhere and we could meet up for diving (thats what I’ve done with other divers, I drive and pick you up and use the same diver operator).
I rent an apartment, go to the grocery store for breakfast things/light lunch items. Dive starting 8 am, then a second around 11:00 -small snack-then 1 or 2 pm- get cleaned up and head to town for dinner. Night dives when ever.
Brian
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Will - 1/07/2013 3:48 PM
Wow....this is tempting. Airline prices seem good that week ($630-670 round trip from EWR)...baggage fees may be a killer though. I might have to send you an e-mail on this one. :-)
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Yeah Wil,
I’m also flying United direct from Newarkred eye. I booked for like 620.00, used united cc so 1st bags are free both ways. Think about it. Its a nice time of the year there in May, not as hot as the summer months.
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Will - 1/07/2013 4:09 PM
Last time I went was in May as well. The flights I saw were Delta.... What I found was a 6:45 AM flight on the 4th, gets in at 1:55 PM, and coming back it’s 2:59 PM depart and just after midnight landing in Newark.
The United Flight must be booked up, I can’t even find it on their website. The Delta Fees are waived in a similar way, but theirs are for an AmEx that costs $450 a year. Baggage fees aren’t too bad, if I recall correctly, last time I went my gear + clothes were right at the 70 pound limit. Now it looks like up to 50 pounds is $25 for the first, and $40 for the second. Or a 70 pound bag is $50. I think I’d spend the extra $15 for the extra baggage.....
Odds are I could get in and out with a 50 pound bag, do you know if their are laundry facilities on site at HHH? I looked at their site, and they do have a great price for single divers.
If someone wanted to throw you a few dollars towards the pickup, or at least fill it with gas as his share so as not to feel like too much of a barnacle, would that be cool? I say "someone" because I’ve still got to think this one over (just logged into the site for the first time in a while due to an unseasonably warm day).
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Just a FYI. United direct from Newark leaves on a Friday night not Saturday
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And, yes HHH has a wash machine that uses token and soap from front office, but air dried on a cloth line
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Will - 1/07/2013 4:58 PM
Excellent, found it. Alot of great info, thanks. I’d most likely just pay the bag fees, but I’ve now been able to find that flight. Direct beats layovers any day.
Ohh, I don’t know....air dried in the Caribbean air....I don’t know if I’d be able to go home after that.
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Are you or anyone you know still looking for a dive buddy for Bonaire in April or May of 2013? I am open water certified and I am interested mainly in shore diving Bonaire, as I have heard it is the best destination for shore diving. I would be traveling solo and would like to find a dive buddy for anytime during that time period in Bonaire. I have not made any reservations or booked a flight yet. It is kinda late, though I have found that I have some vacation that I must use or lose, so what better way....
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