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5/29/2023 AM
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Wandering New Jersey
OK I tend to wander when I travel around..This time coing back from New Work is stopped by Whippany New Jersey. With my world rek\nown timing The museum was not open. but nice thing is you can't easily hide a rail car
Stoney Coral Tissue Lost Disease On Bonaire
The Marine Park has once again raised an alert on the possibilility of Stoney Coral Tissue Loss They previousily raised an alert last year for Karpata and La Donnas Leap. Status of current sites are shown here. They are encouraging you to disinfect gear before and after every dive day and to avoid diving sanme day between diffeernt classified (red - orange - green) dive sites. Now dive sites beyond Karpata. (the un official sites like Candy Land , taylor made), Playa Frans and all the park sites) have been closed until further notiice. Kleien Bonaire is now limited to between 7 AM and 2 PM. Of course this is all voluntary .
Gertting Wrecked
Site Cleaning resulted in me finding variopus wreck pictures including the jammer, the hooker, the barge and the tug
Be Aware
The recompression chamber on Bonaire is CLOSED for awhile info here
Tourist Tax
Tourist Tax Now Applies
Pay here in advance and beat lines
Cool Tool
a navigation program for your mobile for your mobile device that doesn't require internet once you after download the files device that doesn't require internet once you after download the files that is. try maps.me works great on Bonaire
General Information
Want a good neutral site for island information ? Try www.geographia.com
Rental Car Companies
Read the fine print on your rental agreement. At least one of the companies, Avis, now will charge you extra if the interior of your vehicle isn't cleaned before you turned it in
Crime
My same old attempt to get my point across: 1. Dont bring anything th Bonaire you dont want to lose 2. Don't lock your rental car... batteries are cheaper then window 3. Your car will be gone through 4. Outside of resorts there is no real security. 4. Don't park illegally downtown. The police can't find time to stop break in but they can ticket and tow
Its a public Beach!
Some of the published dive guides state that divers have the right to enter ANYWHERE. This is not really true. You can enter anywhere in on PUBLIC land like along the Boulevard down town and along the "tourist road" Sites in developed area like Andrea 1 and 2 are limited to day light hours essentially 7-7. Entries in front of resorts are private and can involve a fee if you use facilities or be closed completely if resort is busy. South of town,the area is all leased by Cargill Salt and subject to closure if abuse (leaving trash, driving in the sand) continues. Salt Pier is being so trashed by divers that they are thinking of closing it off. Courteous divers get more dives
Nice to haves
Now available a fish guide for your IPOD Touch , IPAD or Iphone
also available
How to Beach Dive
I have added my own two cents on how to beach dive... but remember you get what you pay for
How am I here
With time this site became the default web page for over domains I am working on , including theoceanwindow.com and The theoeanwindow.com has outdated data as that business is pretty much stagnant. So in the mean time look at the pretty pictures
