Our most watched videos for February 2008.

• DL 2007-12-10 Angel City
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  • Our favorite on the double reef. Head south at the second reef. Almost always large schools loitering here. Great coral formations abound.
  
  
• Hurricane Felix: Bonaire 2 Sep 2007
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  • On 2 September 2007, Hurricane Felix passed about 70 miles north of Bonaire in the early am hours as a category 2 storm. At sunrise, I recorded these scenes around Bonaire.
  
  
• Blennylips Bonaire Slide Show
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  • Why I love Bonaire.
  
  
• DL 2007-11-01 Bari Ball
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  • More evidence of Bari Reef supremacy! Four human-critter interactions, I call the Bari Reef Ball Dances. The video is long, but I wanted to show how extensively one can interact with reef creatures when one is patient.
  
  
• DL 2007-11-02 Red Beryl
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  • Another dive on the wonderful southern reef. Watch out for the kiteboarders. Best here are the soft corals. Great place to see Turtles and Eagle Rays, both of which we did see.
  
  
• Snippet 2007-04-17 Chez Sewell
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  • A bubble eating Queen Angelfish, a pet Sand Diver and a Shrimp manacure! Oh yes, and a Stingray. House reef in the Punt Vierkant neighborhood.
  
  
• DL 2007-09-14 La Danias Leap to Karpata
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  • Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. A bit more effort than the usual, but worth it. Stick to the reef drop-off for the best scenery and fish life...We saw seven turtles! Takes about 60 to 70 minutes without having to hurry.
  
  
• DL 2007-10-29 Vista Blue
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  • On a calm day, head down south to this soft coral garden. Nice sandy chute entry. Very pretty scenery and great snorkel spot.
  
  
• DL 2007-02-06 Hilma Hooker
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  • Bonaires most famous and accessible wreck dive. Usually pretty crowded, but not too many this time. Can count on Tarpon and schooling Jacks with a nice reef to decompress on on the way back to shore.
  
  
• DL 2007-09-12 Salt Pier
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  • Our first visit since hurricane Felix, and again, the visibility is great. Loads of fish action! Highlight was a Midnight Parrotfish triggering a feeding frenzy at a Sergeant Major nest.
  
  

Our most watched videos for January 2008.

• Hurricane Felix: Bonaire 2 Sep 2007
  • 
  • On 2 September 2007, Hurricane Felix passed about 70 miles north of Bonaire in the early am hours as a category 2 storm. At sunrise, I recorded these scenes around Bonaire.
  
  
• DL 2007-12-10 Angel City
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  • Our favorite on the double reef. Head south at the second reef. Almost always large schools loitering here. Great coral formations abound.
  
  
• DL 2007-09-14 La Danias Leap to Karpata
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  • Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. A bit more effort than the usual, but worth it. Stick to the reef drop-off for the best scenery and fish life...We saw seven turtles! Takes about 60 to 70 minutes without having to hurry.
  
  
• Blennylips Bonaire Slide Show
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  • Why I love Bonaire.
  
  
• DL 2007-11-02 Red Beryl
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  • Another dive on the wonderful southern reef. Watch out for the kiteboarders. Best here are the soft corals. Great place to see Turtles and Eagle Rays, both of which we did see.
  
  
• Snippet 2007-04-17 Chez Sewell
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  • A bubble eating Queen Angelfish, a pet Sand Diver and a Shrimp manacure! Oh yes, and a Stingray. House reef in the Punt Vierkant neighborhood.
  
  
• DL 2007-11-01 Bari Ball
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  • More evidence of Bari Reef supremacy! Four human-critter interactions, I call the Bari Reef Ball Dances. The video is long, but I wanted to show how extensively one can interact with reef creatures when one is patient.
  
  
• Blennylips Turkey Eclipse Trip Intro
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  • Trailer for the Blennylips Bonaire trip to Turkey to view the total solar eclipse of March 2006.
    In March of 2006, Roger Burnham and Marcia Leatham (Blennylips Bonaire) went to Turkey to see the total solar eclipse of the sun. We were lucky enough to join a Pacha Tour ("Super Value Western Turkey Tour") for two weeks of touring around. We spent another week on our own, before and after the tour exploring Istanbul.
  
  
• DL 2007-09-12 Salt Pier
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  • Our first visit since hurricane Felix, and again, the visibility is great. Loads of fish action! Highlight was a Midnight Parrotfish triggering a feeding frenzy at a Sergeant Major nest.
  
  
• DL 2007-10-03 Playa Frans
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  • A long drive to the end of the road on the leeward side to a small fishing village. Worth the drive as this is a hard coral heaven. Head south (left) as this is the prettiest direction.
  
  

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Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. Our favorite on the double reef. Head south at the second reef. Almost always large schools loitering here. Great coral formations abound.

Join us for our semi-regular dive video featuring Bonaire's best dive locations and critter encounters.

Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. Another dive on the wonderful southern reef. Watch out for the kiteboarders. Best here are the soft corals. Great place to see Turtles and Eagle Rays, both of which we did see.

Join us for our semi-regular dive video featuring Bonaire's best dive locations and critter encounters.

Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. More evidence of Bari Reef supremacy! Four human-critter interactions, I call the Bari Reef Ball Dances. The video is long, but I wanted to show how extensively one can interact with reef creatures when one is patient.

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Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. From three dives at the Sabadeco Pier on Oct 28th, 30th and Nov 16th. Saw many of what have become our friends: Octopus, Midnight, Rainbow and Blue super-male Parrotfish, and many others.

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Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. A bit more effort than the usual, but worth it. Stick to the reef drop-off for the best scenery and fish life...We saw seven turtles! Takes about 60 to 70 minutes without having to hurry.

Our most watched videos for November 2007.

• Hurricane Felix: Bonaire 2 Sep 2007
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  • On 2 September 2007, Hurricane Felix passed about 70 miles north of Bonaire in the early am hours as a category 2 storm. At sunrise, I recorded these scenes around Bonaire.
  
  
• DL 2007-10-03 Playa Frans
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  • A long drive to the end of the road on the leeward side to a small fishing village. Worth the drive as this is a hard coral heaven. Head south (left) as this is the prettiest direction.
• Blennylips Bonaire Slide Show
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  • Why I love Bonaire.
  
  
• Snippet 2007-04-17 Chez Sewell
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  • A bubble eating Queen Angelfish, a pet Sand Diver and a Shrimp manacure! Oh yes, and a Stingray. House reef in the Punt Vierkant neighborhood.
  
  
• DL 2007-09-11 Atlantis
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  • Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. We get in early to avoid the kiteboarders. Despite the recent passing of hurricane Felix, the vizibility was excellent. A soft coral mecca! The amount of soft coral packed into every square meter is stunning. A do not miss Bonaire dive.
  
  
• DL 2007-09-12 Salt Pier
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  • Our first visit since hurricane Felix, and again, the visibility is great. Loads of fish action! Highlight was a Midnight Parrotfish triggering a feeding frenzy at a Sergeant Major nest.
• DL 2007-09-14 La Danias Leap to Karpata
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  • Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. A bit more effort than the usual, but worth it. Stick to the reef drop-off for the best scenery and fish life...We saw seven turtles! Takes about 60 to 70 minutes without having to hurry.
  
  
• DL 2007-02-06 Hilma Hooker
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  • Bonaires most famous and accessible wreck dive. Usually pretty crowded, but not too many this time. Can count on Tarpon and schooling Jacks with a nice reef to decompress on on the way back to shore.
• DL 2007-09-06 1000 Steps
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  • Actually, only about 74 steps...Very nice hard coral here. A beautiful secluded beach and cove, well worth the effort.
• Bonaire Maskarada 2007
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  • Maskarada is sort of a Caribbean Carnival crossed with Bonaire traditions going back to the slave days and held in the first week of the new year. These travelling bands visit neighborhood homes and entertain in return for drinks of rum.
  
  

Our most watched videos for October 2007.

• Hurricane Felix: Bonaire 2 Sep 2007
  • 
  • On 2 September 2007, Hurricane Felix passed about 70 miles north of Bonaire in the early am hours as a category 2 storm. At sunrise, I recorded these scenes around Bonaire.
  
  
• DL 2007-10-03 Playa Frans
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  • A long drive to the end of the road on the leeward side to a small fishing village. Worth the drive as this is a hard coral heaven. Head south (left) as this is the prettiest direction.
• Blennylips Bonaire Slide Show
  • 
  • Why I love Bonaire.
  
  
• Snippet 2007-04-17 Chez Sewell
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  • A bubble eating Queen Angelfish, a pet Sand Diver and a Shrimp manacure! Oh yes, and a Stingray. House reef in the Punt Vierkant neighborhood.
  
  
• DL 2007-09-14 La Danias Leap to Karpata
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  • Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. A bit more effort than the usual, but worth it. Stick to the reef drop-off for the best scenery and fish life...We saw seven turtles! Takes about 60 to 70 minutes without having to hurry.
  
  
• DL 2007-09-12 Salt Pier
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  • Our first visit since hurricane Felix, and again, the visibility is great. Loads of fish action! Highlight was a Midnight Parrotfish triggering a feeding frenzy at a Sergeant Major nest.
• DL 2007-09-11 Atlantis
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  • Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. We get in early to avoid the kiteboarders. Despite the recent passing of hurricane Felix, the vizibility was excellent. A soft coral mecca! The amount of soft coral packed into every square meter is stunning. A do not miss Bonaire dive.
  
  
• DL 2007-09-06 1000 Steps
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  • Actually, only about 74 steps...Very nice hard coral here. A beautiful secluded beach and cove, well worth the effort.
• Bonaire Maskarada 2007
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  • Maskarada is sort of a Caribbean Carnival crossed with Bonaire traditions going back to the slave days and held in the first week of the new year. These travelling bands visit neighborhood homes and entertain in return for drinks of rum.
  
  
• DL 2007-02-06 Hilma Hooker
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  • Bonaires most famous and accessible wreck dive. Usually pretty crowded, but not too many this time. Can count on Tarpon and schooling Jacks with a nice reef to decompress on on the way back to shore.

Our most watched videos for September 2007.

• Hurricane Felix: Bonaire 2 Sep 2007
  • 
  • On 2 September 2007, Hurricane Felix passed about 70 miles north of Bonaire in the early am hours as a category 2 storm. At sunrise, I recorded these scenes around Bonaire.
  
  
• Snippet 2007-04-17 Chez Sewell
  • 
  • A bubble eating Queen Angelfish, a pet Sand Diver and a Shrimp manacure! Oh yes, and a Stingray. House reef in the Punt Vierkant neighborhood.
  
  
• Blennylips Bonaire Slide Show
  • 
  • Why I love Bonaire.
  
  
• Bonaire Maskarada 2007
  • 
  • Maskarada is sort of a Caribbean Carnival crossed with Bonaire traditions going back to the slave days and held in the first week of the new year. These travelling bands visit neighborhood homes and entertain in return for drinks of rum.
  
  
• Bonaire New Years Fireworks 2007
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  • A few days after christmas, fireworks go on sale on Bonaire. And boy, do they love their fireworks! Seems like every yard has a professional level display. Many of the resorts chip in with there own display. Like nowhere else I have seen!
  
  
• DL 2007-08-10 Blennylips House Reef
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  • Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. Back to our house reef at Sabadeco. And we see why its one of our favorites. A Bar Jack desperate to be cleaned by a Juvenile Spanish Hogfish, the biggest Hawksbill Turtle we have ever seen. A crowd of Creole Wrasse stopping in for a cleaning and a shy Coral Banded Shrimp.
  
  
• DL 2007-09-11 Atlantis
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  • Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. We get in early to avoid the kiteboarders. Despite the recent passing of hurricane Felix, the vizibility was excellent. A soft coral mecca! The amount of soft coral packed into every square meter is stunning. A do not miss Bonaire dive.
  
  
• DL 2007-09-14 La Danias Leap to Karpata
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  • Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. A bit more effort than the usual, but worth it. Stick to the reef drop-off for the best scenery and fish life...We saw seven turtles! Takes about 60 to 70 minutes without having to hurry.
  
  
• Micronesia: Palau
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  • In December 1998, we visited the island of Palau, formerly part of Micronesia. We dove with Sams Dive Tours, a stellar dive operation. The beauty of the Rock Islands, both above and below water was amazing.
  
  
• Micronesia: Yap
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  • In December 1998, we visited the island of Yap, part of Federated States of Micronesia. We stayed and dove with Manta Ray Bay Hotel, a real class operation. Yap above water is utterly charming with stunning corals below. The top attractions are the Manta cleaning station and the Yap Caverns to the south.
  
  

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Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. A bit more effort than the usual, but worth it. Stick to the reef drop-off for the best scenery and fish life...We saw seven turtles! Takes about 60 to 70 minutes without having to hurry.

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Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. Our first visit since hurricane Felix, and again, the visibility is great. Loads of fish action! Highlight was a Midnight Parrotfish triggering a feeding frenzy at a Sergeant Major nest.

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Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. We get in early to avoid the kiteboarders. Despite the recent passing of hurricane Felix, the visibility was excellent. A soft coral mecca! The amount of soft coral packed into every square meter is stunning. A do not miss Bonaire dive!

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Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. Back for our first dive at this pier since hurricane Felix passed by. The bottom did take a beating and we saw fewer overall fish, but still lots of good fish and critter interactions!

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Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. Actually, only about 74 steps...Very nice hard coral here. A beautiful secluded beach and cove, well worth the effort.

Our most watched videos for August 2007.

• Snippet 2007-04-17 Chez Sewell
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  • A bubble eating Queen Angelfish, a pet Sand Diver and a Shrimp manacure! Oh yes, and a Stingray. House reef in the Punt Vierkant neighborhood.
  
  
• Blennylips Bonaire Slide Show
  • 
  • Why I love Bonaire.
  
  
• DL 2007-04-10 Atlantis
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  • Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. Be very cautious of the kiteboarders, who usually do not arrive before 10 am. Worth the extra care as this is one of Bonaires premiere dive sites. Beautiful coral, plentiful fish. This time we saw four turtles as well!
  
  
• DL 2007-08-10 Blennylips House Reef
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  • Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. Back to our house reef at Sabadeco. And we see why its one of our favorites. A Bar Jack desperate to be cleaned by a Juvenile Spanish Hogfish, the biggest Hawksbill Turtle we have ever seen. A crowd of Creole Wrasse stopping in for a cleaning and a shy Coral Banded Shrimp.
  
  
• DL 2007-02-08 Town Pier
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  • Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. Back to the Town Pier again as it never disappoints! As Roseanne said, its like finding all your little friends in one place. Seeing a Hawksbill Turtle eating off the pilings was a first for us. Also, a large Cubera Snapper with a retinue of pilot-like fish.
  
  
• Bonaire Maskarada 2007
  • 
  • Maskarada is sort of a Caribbean Carnival crossed with Bonaire traditions going back to the slave days and held in the first week of the new year. These travelling bands visit neighborhood homes and entertain in return for drinks of rum.
  
  
• DL 2007-04-03 Taylor Maid
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  • Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. Just north of BOPEC, where the road rejoins the shore. Entry easier than it looks. The best, most healthy coral I have seen around Bonaire! A Black Durgon mob over the reef. Very dramatic!
  
  
• T00 Turkey Trip Intro
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  • In March of 2006, Roger Burnham and Marcia Leatham (Blennylips Bonaire) went to Turkey to see the total solar eclipse of the sun. We were lucky enough to join a Pacha Tour ("Super Value Western Turkey Tour") for two weeks of touring around. We spent another week on our own, before and after the tour exploring Istanbul. Just let me say that I cannot conceive of a better tour guide than Atilla. His breadth of knowledge and ability to communicate it in an entertaining manner was a true joy and made the trip so much more than we had anticipated. As is usual for Marcia and I, we made a DVD of the trip, that we hope you will enjoy.
  
  
• QA1-0 Intro to Queen Angels' Guide To Bonaire Diving Vol I
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  • Bonaire's oldest dive & snorkel club, "The Queen Angels", guide you to many of Bonaire's best scuba diving sites and critter encounters.
  
  
• DL 2007-03-20 The Cliff
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  • Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. We entered on the north end of Hamlet, at the Yellow Submarine dive shop. Visability was awful, but we were treated to several cruising Tarpon and a number of very active cleaning stations. You can find one of Bonaires few underwater walls. Pretty dive.
  
  

On 2 September 2007, Hurricane Felix passed about 70 miles north of Bonaire in the early am hours as a category 2 storm. At sunrise, I recorded these scenes around Bonaire.

Join us for our semi-regular dive video featuring Bonaire's best dive locations and critter encounters.

Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. Back to our house reef. And we see why its one of our favorites. A Bar Jack desperate to be cleaned by a Juvenile Spanish Hogfish, the biggest Hawksbill Turtle we have ever seen. A crowd of Creole Wrasse stopping in for a cleaning and a shy Coral Banded Shrimp.

Our most watched videos for June 2007.

Same top 10 videos as last month, just a different order.

Short video snippets from dives where I did not get enough good footage for a regular Dive Log video, but still had some footage of interest.

Been off island for nearly two months and just getting back into it. Here are scenes from two recent dives; off of our Sabadeco Pier and the other with friends at Che Sewell. We feature a Stingray, Turtle, Eagle Ray and a school of Creole Wrasse.

Our most watched videos for June 2007.

New on the list this month is:

• Grand Cayman 2007-04-25 Lemon Reef Dive

While this dropped off from last month:

• DL 2005-12-28 Cai Channel

Our most watched videos for May 2007.

New on the list this month are:

• T00 Turkey Trip Intro
• Grand Cayman 2007-04-24 Sunset House Dive

While these dropped off from last month:

• DL 2007-02-06 Hilma Hooker
• DL 2006-01-03 Alice in Wonderland

Blennylips Cayman Trip. This site just opened up and it was the first time the Ocean Frontiers staff got a look. We all took our chances, but we found it disappointing: Very little hard coral (lots of soft coral), lots of algae and few fish. The wreck is a wreck...scattered about the reef.

Blennylips Cayman Trip. First of two dives with Ocean Frontiers on the east side. Similar terrain as the north walls. Stupid fish trick: Sprinkle a bit of sand on a Sea Cucumber and watch the acrobatics start! Thanks for showing us that!

Blennylips Cayman Trip. This time we dive with Tech Divers on the famous Turtle Reef, adjacent to the old turtle farm. Lots of Tarpon and several Southern Stingrays combined with interesting terrain to make this a must-do Cayman dive.

Blennylips Cayman Trip. A new site, recently opened and what a beauty! Gorgeous hard and soft coral formations. We saw a pair of pirouetting butterflyfish, a shy stingray, several Diamond Blennies, a turtle that buzzed the camera twice and a wounded ocean triggerfish.

Blennylips Cayman Trip. A very eventful dive! It started with a gliding Peacock Flounder, then a dramatic swim through to find a large turtle and a pair of French Angelfish feeding and posing with Marcia and ended with an encounter with a feisty lobster.

Blennylips Cayman Trip. As this was the second dive of the day, we stayed above the wall drop-off. Memorable highlights include a large moray out for a swim and a large lobster out for a walk.

Blennylips Cayman Trip. Our second dive on this wall. Very spectacular, but the camera does not do it justice. Saw a large Moray Eel out cruising and another Eagle Ray that made two passes at us.

Blennylips Cayman Trip. Some of the prettiest hard and soft coral of any of our Cayman dives. Fish highlights were beautiful Yellow Phase and Bicolor Coneys, a Porcupinefish, a Shy and Barred Hamlet and a very pale blotchy Blue Tang being cleaned.

Blennylips Cayman Trip. Site and plaque dedicated to famed Cayman freediver Penny Ventura. Spectacular black coral down deep. Fish highlights were a maurading Tang Gang and the always odd looking Cowfish.

Blennylips Cayman Trip. Seventh dive of the trip. We saw more fish than any previous dive, almost like back on Bonaire: Yellowhead Jawfish, Nassau Groupers, a small school of Chub, an Indigo Hamlet and a very nice French Angelfish.

Blennylips Cayman Trip. The site is named for the part of the wall that actually forms an overhang. All the bubbles rising from the deep divers against the wall is quite a sight! We were accompanied by a curious turtle for a while.

Blennylips Cayman Trip. Second dive of the day and the fifth of the trip. Another shallower reef along the sheer dropoff. We saw scads of lobsters and one unconcerned turtle passing through.

Blennylips Cayman Trip. Another spectacular wall, with swim-throughs that are almost tunnels. We saw one cruising Eagle Ray in the distance and lots of Fairy Basslets.

Blennylips Cayman Trip. Second dive of the day where we stick to the shallower part of the reef. We were treated to a squadron of five Eagle Rays cruising along the top of the wall...Magnificent!

Blennylips Cayman Trip. Our first dive on the north sound wall with 7 Mile Watersports. Spectacular! Along the wall top are a series of deep canyons, some of them almost tunnels, that open out onto the sheer deep drop of the wall. Nice soft corals. Fish highlight was an Ocean Triggerfish.

Our most watched videos for April 2007.

New on the list this month are:

• DL 2005-12-28 Cai Channel
• DL 2007-04-10 Atlantis
• DL 2007-04-03 Taylor Maid
• DL 2007-03-20 The Cliff
• Snippet 2007-04-17 Chez Sewell

While these dropped off from last month:

• DL 2006-12-24 La Danias Leap To Karpata
• DL 2006-12-05 Bari Reef
• T00 Turkey Trip Intro
• Bonaire Maskarada 2007
• QA1-1 Atlantis

Blennylips Cayman Trip. First dive of the trip at the Sunset House resort reef. Pleasant resort with a decent house reef. We saw the famous Amphitrite Mermaid statue and the Atlantis Submarine full of tourists.

In December 1998, we visited the island of Palau, formerly part of Micronesia. We dove with Sams Dive Tours, a stellar dive operation. The beauty of the Rock Islands, both above and below water was amazing.

We then visited the island of Yap, part of Federated States of Micronesia. We stayed and dove with Manta Ray Bay Hotel, a real class operation. Yap above water is utterly charming with stunning corals below. The top attractions are the Manta cleaning station and the Yap Caverns to the south.

This is Hi8 footage from 8 year old tapes, so there are a few scratches, etc, but came out suprisingly well.

Short video snippets from dives where I did not get enough good footage for a regular Dive Log video, but still had some footage of interest.

A bubble eating Queen Angelfish, a pet Sand Diver and a Shrimp manicure! Oh yes, and a Stingray. House reef in the Punt Vierkant neighborhood.

Join us for our semi-regular dive video featuring Bonaire's best dive locations and critter encounters.

Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. Be very cautious of the kiteboarders, who usually do not arrive before 10 am. Worth the extra care as this is one of Bonaires premiere dive sites. Beautiful coral, plentiful fish. This time we saw four turtles as well!

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Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. Just north of BOPEC, where the road rejoins the shore. Entry easier than it looks. The best, most healthy coral I have seen around Bonaire! A Black Durgon mob over the reef. Very dramatic!

Our most watched videos for March 2007.

New on the list this month are:

• DL 2006-12-24 La Danias Leap To Karpata
• Bonaire Maskarada 2007

While these two dropped off from last month:

• DL 2007-01-20 Something Special
• DL 2006-08-29 Invisibles

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Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. We entered on the north end of Hamlet, at the Yellow Submarine dive shop. visibility was awful, but we were treated to several cruising Tarpon and a number of very active cleaning stations. You can find one of Bonaires few underwater walls. Pretty dive.

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Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. Very nice little secluded beach on the far north end of Windsock. This is near the Plaza marina entrance, so watch out for boat traffic. Interesting terrain. Saw a Hawksbill Turtle intent on feeding.

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Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. Back to the Town Pier again as it never disappoints! As Roseanne said, its like finding all your little friends in one place. Seeing a Hawksbill Turtle eating off the pilings was a first for us. Also, a large Cubera Snapper with a retinue of pilot-like fish.

Short video snippets from dives where I did not get enough good footage for a regular Dive Log video, but still had some footage of interest.

While drift diving from La Danias Leap to Karpata, we ran across this lone Pelagic Tunicate. These primative animals have a notochord at one stage of their lives and thus are surprisingly closely related to us Vertebrates.

Short video snippets from dives where I did not get enough good footage for a regular Dive Log video, but still had some footage of interest.

Another Bill & Praphan extravaganza on Bari Reef! Frogfish, Seahorse and mating octopi, oh my! Though Ron was a bit disappointed in the fish count of 70ish species.

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Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. Bonaires most famous and accessible wreck dive. Usually pretty crowded, but not too many this time. Can count on Tarpon and schooling Jacks with a nice reef to decompress on on the way back to shore.

Contributed by James Thomas.

I filmed this Eagle Ray at Invisibles in Feb. 2005.

Contributed by James Thomas.

We spotted this Manta Ray between LaDania's Leap and Karpata in Feb. 2005.

Contributed by Roger Burnham.

Why I love Bonaire.

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Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. Got in a bit north of the usual and went up to the marina entrance. Like a lot of dives in this area, we saw a lot of interesting things. Best was a pink Longlure Frogfish sitting on a pink sponge.

Contributed by jdasmack.

Fun to see a ray do a 360 manuever

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Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. Another dive from the spectacular southern end of Bonaire. A soft coral haven with loads of fish. Can be a rough entry unless the surf is down (rare). Do not miss this one on calm days!

Contributed by Nell Keene.

This was last month in Dec 2006 at Tori's reef. We were treated to several eagle rays at 22 ft feeding in the sand as we started our dive. Many trunkfish swarmed around looking for leftover snacks.

Contributed by Roger Burnham.

Maskarada is sort of a Caribbean Carnival crossed with Bonaire traditions going back to the slave days and held in the first week of the new year. These travelling bands visit neighborhood homes and entertain in return for drinks of rum.

Contributed by Roger Burnham.

A few days after christmas, fireworks go on sale on Bonaire. And boy, do they love their fireworks! Seems like every yard has a professional level display. Many of the resorts chip in with there own display. Like nowhere else I have seen!

Contributed by Roger Burnham.

On 30 January 2005, as part of the annual Carnival celebration, the kids of Bonaire held a parade.

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Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. One of Bonaires more spectacular shore dives. From the four foot jump in at La Danias, the deep vertical walls and the plunging reef dropoff, to the huge abundance of hard corals; a dive not to be missed.

Blennylips Bonaire announces the creation of the Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log Explorer.

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Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. Sand Dollar house reef. Tour led by the incomparable Bill & Prawphan. This is the E-ticket dive tour! Amazing collection of critters on this reef. Highlights were turtles, seahorse, and a frogfish.

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Blennylips Bonaire dive log video. Our home reef. We dive it a lot and still very much enjoy. Explored a bit deep and in the shallows found Tangs feasting on some dead comb jellies. We saw French Angelfish, Mantis Shrimp, Crinoid, Yellow Goatfish, Creole Wrasse, Pederson Cleaner Shrimp, Midnight Parrotfish, Great Barracuda, Blue Tang, Spot-winged Comb Jelly, Carribean Reef Squid, and Butter Hamlet.

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Long swim (90 minutes plus) through dramatic terrain. Saw the rare Yellowbelly Hamlet and a Spotted Moray out hunting...rare during the day. Very nice dive! Saw Creole Wrasse, Barred Hamlet, Yellowmouth Grouper, Yellowbelly Hamlet, Porcupinefish, Yellow Goatfish, Honeycomb Cowfish, Spotted Moray, Rainbow Runner, Crinoid, Tang Gang, and Black Margate.

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One of our favorites! Wide deep channel leads to a second reef "island". We saw a Tai Chi Masterfish(!), French Grunt, Tiger Tail Sea Cucumber, Long-spined Sea Urchin, Yellowhead Jawfish, Graysby, Caribbean Spiny Lobster, Queen Angelfish, Rosy Razorfish.

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Frendliest fish in town! Saw A huge Scorpion fish on the north end. We also saw sextuplet juvenile Spotted Drums! Also saw Foureye Butterflyfish, Spotted Drum, Tarpon, Porcupinefish, Sharptail Eel, Horse-eye Jack, Sand Diver, Smooth Trunkfish, Yellow Phase Coney, Peacock Flounder, Juvenile Spotted Drum.

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Always dramatic with large schools under the pier. Saw Sergeant Major, Horse-eye Jack, Greater Soapfish, Peacock Flounder, Spotted Drum, Caribbean Reef Squid, Yellowtail Snapper, Juvenile French Angelfish, Trumpetfish, Queen Angelfish, Smooth Trunkfish, Scrawled Filefish, Silversides, Tarpon

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Easy entry just north of Yellow Submarine Shop. Saw a Midnight Parrot, Scrawled Filefish and a Hawksbill turtle.

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Moderately easy entry at this beautiful south dive site. Be sure to explore the sand flats on the way out to the gorgeous reef. Loads of hard and soft coral, clouds of Chromis. We saw: Razorfish, Mojarra, Chub, Trunkfish, Grouper, etc...

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Unnamed site between Fish Hut and Red Beryl. Easy entry. Soft coral jungle! Teeming with fish, just a spectacular site. Ran across a huge Hawksbill turtle encrusted with barnacles.

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Announcing BonWiki, a Wikipedia style site for all things Bonaire

Update: Please read the press release at Bonaire Insider.

Blennylips Bonaire is please to announce the creation of BonWiki; a place to collect an encyclopedia of information about our favorite island.

If you are unfamiliar with the concept of a wiki, read the Wikipedia article about wikis.

This wiki is integrated with Google Maps to allow users to tie information to a specific map location. Readers can then browse the maps, clicking on markers to see what is there.

As with all wikis, this will be a creation of the community. I've set the framework in place and expect to sit back and let you all take over, while continuing to handle administrative and software issues.

Any and all are invited to particpate. The only requirement is that you register with a real email address and then follow the directions in an email sent back to you to confirm your address. This works much like BonaireTalk in that your email address is never shared with anyone and a user has the option of enabling blind emails to another registered user without disclosing your real address.

There are no bans on self promotion or advertising. If you have a Bonaire business, please join up and create a page for that business.

You can include photos and links to external sites for more information.

Keep in mind that like all wikis, your content can and probably will be edited mercilessly by others. This is one way quality is achieved in such a seemingly chaotic process. I've required registration before you can edit in the hopes of cutting down on the vandalism that wikis seem to attract (though not a big problem).

BonWiki is powered by the MediaWiki framework.

Roger Burnham

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Just south of the usual entry is an easy sandy beach to get in. The double reef here is a series of deep islands. One of our favorite dives; specatular scenery and usually lots of interesting things: This time a Barracuda with Sharksucker attached.

On 3 February 2005, the Wilemstoren Lighthouse door was open, so we climbed on up...

30 Dec 2004, BMP#27. Really kind of an ugly reef, but man is there a lot to see! Frogfish, friendly squid and a christmas tree...

A dive on 17 Sept 2004, getting in at Salt City, going to the Salt Pier and back.

17Nov04 10:00am in and around Sabadeco Courts. In the 24 previous hours, we had over 7 inches of rain

19Jul04, BMP# 5.5. Long drive, not a lot of fish, still worth it as unique Bonaire dive from old time Bonairean fishing village.

03Sep04 BMP# 15. Weber's Joy, aka Witches Hut. An entertaining Octopus.

On 30 January 2005, as part of the annual Carnival celebration, the kids of Bonaire held a parade.

20Aug03, BMP# 15. Weber's Joy, aka Witches Hut. These Reef Sharks are probably about one month old here.

10Sep04. Sabadeco reef after the passage of hurricane Ivan.

8,9 Sep 04. Hurrican Ivan as seen from "Casa Flamingo".

24 Oct 04, BMP# 40. The famous wreck. Here, we dive with the volunteer vets who came to Bonaire to do a spaying clinic.

BMP#46, Always a treat...Tarpon, juvenile Drums, Flounder, schools, schools...

BMP#60, Fabulous! Little current, 100+ Tarpon, 8-10 Eagle Rays.

BMP#60, A real treat to experience this wonderful mangrove with the DeLoach's.

15 Nov 04, BMP# 60. AKA Lac Bay Channel. Gotta get the tides right (advanced dive), but worth it to see huge schools of Tarpon.

Above water Bonaire.

5 Dec 04, BMP# 48, Front Porch/Edens Rubble. Better than I thought it would be. Worth seeing in the morning light and again in the afternoon.

Video highlights of the Blennylips Bonaire trip to Turkey to view the total solar eclipse of 2006 and do some touring with Pacha Tours Western Turkey Tour.

Credits and a note about the music used.

Video highlights of the Blennylips Bonaire trip to Turkey to view the total solar eclipse of 2006 and do some touring with Pacha Tours Western Turkey Tour.

Istanbul: Suleymaniye Mosque, Spice Bazaar, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome and Topkapi Palace.

Video highlights of the Blennylips Bonaire trip to Turkey to view the total solar eclipse of 2006 and do some touring with Pacha Tours Western Turkey Tour.

Drive to Istanbul. Some go by Gallipoli, but we go via Bursa visiting several mosques and temples.

Video highlights of the Blennylips Bonaire trip to Turkey to view the total solar eclipse of 2006 and do some touring with Pacha Tours Western Turkey Tour.

On to Canakkale: Visit Pergamum, Asklepion, and Troy.

Video highlights of the Blennylips Bonaire trip to Turkey to view the total solar eclipse of 2006 and do some touring with Pacha Tours Western Turkey Tour.

Meryemana, Ephesus, Artemission Temple, Sirince and carpets...

Video highlights of the Blennylips Bonaire trip to Turkey to view the total solar eclipse of 2006 and do some touring with Pacha Tours Western Turkey Tour.

Busy Day: Hierapolis, Pamukkale, Sardis, Temple of Artemis & Leather!

Video ighlights of the Blennylips Bonaire trip to Turkey to view the total solar eclipse of 2006 and do some touring with Pacha Tours Western Turkey Tour.

We visit Aphrodisia on the way to Pamukkale.

Video ighlights of the Blennylips Bonaire trip to Turkey to view the total solar eclipse of 2006 and do some touring with Pacha Tours Western Turkey Tour.

Day tripping around Antalya: Perge, Aspendos and a stroll in town.

Video highlights of the Blennylips Bonaire trip to Turkey to view the total solar eclipse of 2006 and do some touring with Pacha Tours Western Turkey Tour.

On to Antalya, stopping at a Canvasarai and the Rumi Memorial.

Video highlights of the Blennylips Bonaire trip to Turkey to view the total solar eclipse of 2006 and do some touring with Pacha Tours Western Turkey Tour.

Dinner and a Folk Dance show -or- Anthony and the Bellydancer.

Video highlights of the Blennylips Bonaire trip to Turkey to view the total solar eclipse of 2006 and do some touring with Pacha Tours Western Turkey Tour.

Shopping: Carpets, Pottery & Jewelry...

Video highlights of the Blennylips Bonaire trip to Turkey to view the total solar eclipse of 2006 and do some touring with Pacha Tours Western Turkey Tour.

More Cappadocia: Monks Valley, Karabas, Soganli, and Uchisar Citadel.

Video ighlights of the Blennylips Bonaire trip to Turkey to view the total solar eclipse of 2006 and do some touring with Pacha Tours Western Turkey Tour.

Goreme, eclipse, Yeralti Sehri, Red Valley, Oh My!

Video highlights of the Blennylips Bonaire trip to Turkey to view the total solar eclipse of 2006 and do some touring with Pacha Tours Western Turkey Tour.

Wafting over the fairy chimneys in a Goreme hot air balloon.

Video highlights of the Blennylips Bonaire trip to Turkey to view the total solar eclipse of 2006 and do some touring with Pacha Tours Western Turkey Tour.

A public reenactment of the Whirling Dervish ceremony.

Video highlights of the Blennylips Bonaire trip to Turkey to view the total solar eclipse of 2006 and do some touring with Pacha Tours Western Turkey Tour.

Drive to Cappadocia, visiting Yazilikaya and Hattusas (Lion's Gate, Sphinx Gate, and the Great Temple).

Video highlights of the Blennylips Bonaire trip to Turkey to view the total solar eclipse of 2006 and do some touring with Pacha Tours Western Turkey Tour.

Drive to Ankara from Istanbul stopping at the Musuem of Anatolian Civilizations.

Video highlights of the Blennylips Bonaire trip to Turkey to view the total solar eclipse of 2006 and do some touring with Pacha Tours Western Turkey Tour.

First of many. Hagia Sofia, Chora Museum, and the Rustempasa Mosque

Video highlights of the Blennylips Bonaire trip to Turkey to view the total solar eclipse of 2006 and do some touring with Pacha Tours Western Turkey Tour.

In which the tour group cruises the Bosphorus from Istanbul towards the Black Sea.

Video highlights of the Blennylips Bonaire trip to Turkey to view the total solar eclipse of 2006 and do some touring with Pacha Tours Western Turkey Tour.

Walking around Istanbul: Visits to the Grand Bazaar, Basilica Cistern, Museum of Archeology, Taksim Square, Galata Tower and Bridge, Theodosian Walls, Eyup Mosque, and an amusment park.

Video highlights of the Blennylips Bonaire trip to Turkey to view the total solar eclipse of 2006 and do some touring with Pacha Tours Western Turkey Tour.

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Sand Dollar house reef, aka Bari Reef. This dive we saw a Seahorse, a Grouper cleaned by Gobies, Pikeblenny, Sailfin blenny, a playful Bandtail Puffer, Soapfish and Peacock Flounder.

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I often get the feeling of diving in a catherdal at the Salt Pier. Besides the usual schools of Grunts and Goatfish, we saw a Scrawled Filefiswh, a Hawksfill Turtle, Horse-eye Jacks, A Saucereye Porgy and a Barracuda cleaned by a juv. Spanish Hogfish

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Always a dramatic dive on the double reef system. We see a Hawksbill Turle, A Spotted Eagle Ray cruise by and a huge Green Moray free-swimming.

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On this dive off the Sabadeco Pier, we see a group of Barracuda, a lovely Juvenile Spotted Drum swimming in front of a Nurse Shark and finally, a pair of mating Spanish Lobsters.

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Sometimes treacherous, this dive was as good as it gets. Famous for schooling Tarpon, we also say a Spotted Eagle Ray and two rare Nassau Grouper. You should engage a local guide the first few times you dive Cai Channel.

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Must be done as a guided dive. A very popular night dive, but I like it better during the day due to the friendly fish. We saw swarms of amiable Angelfish, a Chain Moray, a Sharptail E