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The Scuba Diaries

06/10/13 | Favorites, Life

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Last week, Peter and I went scuba diving with his parents in Bonaire, an island in the Caribbean which is a municipality of the Netherlands. I’ve described previous trips to Bonaire here: Welcome to Bonaire and A Day in the Life of a Scuba Diver. Check out these posts to read what it’s like to be a scuba diver. The following is an entry in my fictional scuba diving diary.

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Dear Nitri, my ever-working scuba tank,

I’ve been in Bonaire for nearly a week and I can’t stop marveling at its beauty above AND below the water.

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All I need to do is strap you on my back, slide into a pair of fins, and I’m ready to explore the underwater world.

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Ready to descend:

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That’s a nice shot of you strapped to my back, video camera in tow.

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Peter’s dad surrounded by curious fish:

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Peter toting my video camera:

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Grouper:

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Spotted eagle ray:

spotted eagle ray

Squirrelfish:

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The sponge-encrusted remains of the Hilma Hooker, a drug-smuggling ship that sank in 1984:

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The largest lionfish I’ve ever seen (fortunately one of only a few I saw the whole week. Read more about invasive lionfish here and here.):

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And a few more of Peter’s underwater photographs (click on any picture to see a full-sized version):

soft coral

soft coral

lettuce slug

lettuce slug

eel

eel

coral

coral

 

sand diver

sand diver

anenome

anenome

purple sponge

purple sponge

coral

coral

 

Jessiefish

Jessiefish

juvenile spotted drum

juvenile spotted drum

juvenile spotted drum

juvenile spotted drum

parrotfish

parrotfish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Too bad you couldn’t enjoy the food on Bonaire, Nitra, because WOW.

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I hope I’ll see you again soon for another Bonairean adventure.

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Love, Jessie

P.S. As the pictures above suggest, I took lots of underwater video last week. I’ve just discovered the video camera is too old to connect with my computer, so I’ll need to borrow an older one to edit the video.  I have lots of awesome stuff to show you, including underwater fluorescence during a night dive. Stay tuned! In the meantime, check out my previous two videos:

P.P.S. Thanks for your patience over the last week and a half, dear reader!  THIH is going back to regularly scheduled posts this Wednesday with a new recipe that uses a combo of ingredients I’ve never used together before.  It’s good stuff!

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  1. Christa says

    June 10, 2013 at 5:10 pm

    I thought the purple sponges were marshmallows originally! lol What an amazing holiday this sounds! Glad you enjoyed yourself Jessie dear! The parrotfish looks psychedelic with all that colour! And Jessiefish? Is that its real name? That’s cute!

    Looking forward to seeing your video! 🙂

    Reply
    • Jessie says

      June 11, 2013 at 10:46 am

      I think the Jessiefish is awfully cute, too 😉 Some of the sponges really do look like marshmallows underwater!

      Have a great week, Christa!

      Reply
  2. Sarah says

    June 11, 2013 at 6:48 am

    Looks like you had a blast!

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  3. The Candid RD says

    June 11, 2013 at 7:04 am

    AWESOME!!! What an amazing adventure!! I’m jealous. I’ll just close my eyes and pretend I’m in the tropics 🙂

    Reply
  4. Monet says

    June 11, 2013 at 11:50 pm

    What a wonderful post! Such a nice way to end my Tuesday night. I have always wanted to go scuba diving…but I’ve never had the opportunity. I’m so glad you were able to seize it…and then share it with us!

    Reply
  5. Joanne says

    June 12, 2013 at 8:05 am

    SO cool! I’m not sure that I’ll ever be comfortable enough in water to go scuba diving…but at least I can live vicariously through you!

    Reply
  6. Andrea@WellnessNotes says

    June 12, 2013 at 9:36 am

    What an amazing vacation! Beautiful photos!!!

    Reply
  7. Lucy says

    June 12, 2013 at 11:26 am

    This looks incredible!

    Reply

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  1. Monday Munchies, Part 23: Seaweed, Figs and More says:
    June 17, 2013 at 4:46 pm

    […] I’m still working on the underwater video from our Bonaire scuba diving trip. In the meantime, here’s a little taste of our night dive (a florescent […]

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  2. Caribbean Goat Stew {Recipe Redux} says:
    July 22, 2014 at 12:05 pm

    […] Back in 2011, I developed a recipe based on a stew called kabritu stobá (goat stew) commonly served on Bonaire, an island in the Caribbean we adore for their scuba diving. Never heard of the island? No excuse now. […]

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