Blennylips Bonaire

Blennylips Bonaire Top 10 Scuba Videos for February 2008

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:36:14 GMT

Our most watched videos for February 2008.

DL 2007-12-10 Angel City
- 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
- 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
- Why I love Bonaire.
DL 2007-11-01 Bari Ball
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.

Blennylips Bonaire Top 10 Scuba Videos for January 2008

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:08:47 GMT

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
- 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
- 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
- Why I love Bonaire.
DL 2007-11-02 Red Beryl
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 Video Dive Log: 2007-12-10 Angel City

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:14:10 GMT

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

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.

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2007-11-02 Red Beryl

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:51:27 GMT

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.

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2007-11-01 Bari Ball

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:18:22 GMT

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.

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2007-10-28 Sabadeco Pier

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:40:39 GMT

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

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.

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2007-10-03 Playa Frans

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:38:03 GMT

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

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 Top 10 Scuba Videos for November 2007

Sun, 09 Dec 2007 11:26:05 GMT

Our most watched videos for November 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Actually, only about 74 steps...Very nice hard coral here. A beautiful secluded beach and cove, well worth the effort.
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.

Blennylips Bonaire Top 10 Scuba Videos for October 2007

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 12:21:49 GMT

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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Actually, only about 74 steps...Very nice hard coral here. A beautiful secluded beach and cove, well worth the effort.
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 2007-02-06 Hilma Hooker
- 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.

Blennylips Bonaire Top 10 Scuba Videos for September 2007

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:26:27 GMT

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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2007-09-14 La Danias Leap to Karpata

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 15:21:35 GMT

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2007-09-12 Salt Pier

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:42:48 GMT

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

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.

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2007-09-11 Atlantis

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:52:56 GMT

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

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!

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2007-09-07 Town Pier

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:39:39 GMT

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

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!

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2007-09-06 1000 Steps

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:00:48 GMT

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

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.

Blennylips Bonaire Top 10 Scuba Videos for August 2007

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 12:37:18 GMT

Our most watched videos for August 2007.

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.
DL 2007-04-10 Atlantis
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.

Hurricane Felix on Bonaire 2 Sep 2007

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 12:29:31 GMT

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 Video Dive Log: 2007-08-10 Blennylips House Reef

Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:56:06 GMT

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.

Blennylips Bonaire Top 10 Scuba Videos for July 2007

Sun, 05 Aug 2007 16:30:19 GMT

Our most watched videos for June 2007.

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

Blennylips Bonaire Video Snippet: 2007-07-15 Sabadeco and Sewell

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:00:19 GMT

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.

Blennylips Bonaire Top 10 Scuba Videos for June 2007

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:08:19 GMT

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

Blennylips Bonaire Top 10 Scuba Videos for May 2007

Sat, 26 May 2007 22:03:59 GMT

Our most watched videos for May 2007.

New on the list this month are:

While these dropped off from last month:

Blennylips Grand Cayman Island 2007 Trip: 2007-05-03 Wreck Of The Methuselah Dive

Mon, 14 May 2007 19:39:49 GMT

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 Grand Cayman Island 2007 Trip: 2007-05-03 Valley Of The Dolls Dive

Mon, 14 May 2007 18:29:49 GMT

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 Grand Cayman Island 2007 Trip: 2007-05-02 Turtle Reef Dive

Sun, 13 May 2007 21:11:26 GMT

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 Grand Cayman Island 2007 Trip: 2007-05-01 Daniel's Reef Dive

Sun, 13 May 2007 11:31:19 GMT

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 Grand Cayman Island 2007 Trip: 2007-05-01 Chinese Wall Dive

Sat, 12 May 2007 20:20:14 GMT

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 Grand Cayman Island 2007 Trip: 2007-04-30 Lemon Reef Wall Dive

Sat, 12 May 2007 10:10:43 GMT

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 Grand Cayman Island 2007 Trip: 2007-04-30 Leslie's Curl Dive

Fri, 11 May 2007 21:28:06 GMT

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 Grand Cayman Island 2007 Trip: 2007-04-29 Mushroom Reef Dive

Fri, 11 May 2007 18:06:03 GMT

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 Grand Cayman Island 2007 Trip: 2007-04-29 Princess Penny's Pinnacle Dive

Fri, 11 May 2007 10:02:38 GMT

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 Grand Cayman Island 2007 Trip: 2007-04-27 Channel's End Reef Dive

Thu, 10 May 2007 17:16:03 GMT

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 Grand Cayman Island 2007 Trip: 2007-04-27 Leslie's Curl Dive

Thu, 10 May 2007 11:01:06 GMT

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 Grand Cayman Island 2007 Trip: 2007-04-26 Haunted House Dive

Wed, 09 May 2007 20:40:42 GMT

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 Grand Cayman Island 2007 Trip: 2007-04-26 Robert's Wall Dive

Wed, 09 May 2007 15:24:15 GMT

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 Grand Cayman Island 2007 Trip: 2007-04-25 Lemon Reef

Wed, 09 May 2007 10:06:13 GMT

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 Grand Cayman Island 2007 Trip: 2007-04-25 Eagle Ray Pass

Tue, 08 May 2007 19:18:21 GMT

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.

Blennylips Bonaire Top 10 Scuba Videos

Mon, 07 May 2007 22:14:15 GMT

Our most watched videos for April 2007.

New on the list this month are:

While these dropped off from last month:

Blennylips Grand Cayman Island 2007 Trip: 2007-04-24 Sunset House

Mon, 07 May 2007 21:50:46 GMT

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.

Blennylips 1998 Micronesia Trip to Palau and Yap

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:17:21 GMT

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.

Blennylips Bonaire Video Snippet: 2007-04-17 Chez Sewell

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:18:38 GMT

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.

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2007-04-10 Atlantis

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:28:16 GMT

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!

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2007-04-03 Taylor Maid

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:26:16 GMT

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

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!

Blennylips Bonaire Top 10 Scuba Videos

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:52:14 GMT

Our most watched videos for March 2007.

New on the list this month are:

While these two dropped off from last month:

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2007-03-20 The Cliff

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:38:29 GMT

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

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.

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2007-03-13 Windsock North

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:49:00 GMT

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

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.

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2007-02-08 Town Pier

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:48:30 GMT

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

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.

Blennylips Bonaire Video Snippet: 2007-02-16 Pelagic Tunicate

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:57:20 GMT

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.

Blennylips Bonaire Video Snippet: 2006-12-12 Bari Reef

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:55:07 GMT

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.

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2007-02-06 Hilma Hooker

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:38:38 GMT

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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.

Bonaire Video Portal - Eagle Ray at Invisibles

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:31:15 GMT

Contributed by James Thomas.

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

Bonaire Video Portal - Bonaire Manta Ray

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:27:13 GMT

Contributed by James Thomas.

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

Bonaire Video Portal - Blennylips Bonaire Slide Show

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:24:20 GMT

Contributed by Roger Burnham.

Why I love Bonaire.

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2007-01-20 Something Special

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 18:21:05 GMT

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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.

Bonaire Video Portal - Eagle rays at Cai

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 14:04:22 GMT

Contributed by jdasmack.

Fun to see a ray do a 360 manuever

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2007-01-09 Hidden Beach

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 18:53:45 GMT

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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!

Bonaire Video Portal - Eagle Ray feeding at Tori's reef

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 14:11:39 GMT

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.

Bonaire Video Portal - Bonaire Maskarada 2007

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 14:08:18 GMT

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.

Bonaire Video Portal - Bonaire New Years Fireworks 2007

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 14:06:01 GMT

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!

Bonaire Video Portal - Kids Carnival Parade 2005

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 14:01:50 GMT

Contributed by Roger Burnham.

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

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2006-12-24 La Dania's Leap to Karpata

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 11:17:17 GMT

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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 Video Dive Log Explorer

Sat, 16 Dec 2006 11:18:30 GMT

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

This applicaion is a mashup of the Brightcove video player, Google Maps, and contextual links. The map and links for more information are cued by the video content.

References:

Blennylips Bonaire is your home for the latest scuba videos and DVDs from Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles.

Bonaire Video Portal - Share your Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles videos with the world.

Sat, 16 Dec 2006 10:42:16 GMT

Blennylips Bonaire announces the creation of the Bonaire Video Portal.

The Bonaire Video Portal is for user generated content relating to Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles to be uploaded and shared with the world.

This service is provided in conjunction with Brightcove.

Blennylips Bonaire is your home for the latest scuba videos and DVDs from Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles.

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2006-12-05 Bari Reef

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 09:58:37 GMT

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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.

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2006-11-28 Sabadeco Pier

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:28:59 GMT

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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.

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2006-11-21 Sabadeco to Oil Slick Leap

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:33:34 GMT

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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.

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2006-11-07 Invisibles

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 20:10:47 GMT

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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.

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2006-11-05 Town Pier

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 20:07:22 GMT

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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.

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2006-11-04 Salt Pier

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 20:04:23 GMT

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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

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2006-11-01 Something Special

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 19:48:57 GMT

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

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2006-09-12 Red Beryl

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:21:02 GMT

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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...

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2006-09-05 Fish-Beryl

Wed, 06 Sep 2006 10:55:04 GMT

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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.

Blennylips Bonaire Scuba Videos Available for Syndication

Sun, 03 Sep 2006 22:54:44 GMT

There are two ways you can put any of our Blennylips Scuba video players on your web site for free:

Become an affiliate at Brightcove.
Simply click a link here and follow the few short steps to apply as an affilate host. You will be given instructions on how to add the player. The instructions are very straightforward and involve little more than copying and pasting a code snippet into your site.
The advantage to this method is that your viewers do not leave your web site and you have greater control; You can embed in a page or popup a new window to view the video.
Add a video "badge" as shown here. Simply cut and paste ( click ) the code to your website. You may edit the number of rows, columns, and background color in the code settings.
The advantage to this method is the simplicity and no need to register at Brightcove.

Blennylips Bonaire Annouces BonWiki

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:09:05 GMT

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

Blennylips Bonaire Video Dive Log: 2006-08-29 Invisibles

Wed, 30 Aug 2006 08:52:52 GMT

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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.

Blennylips Bonaire Scuba Video: Willemstoren Lighthouse

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 16:26:29 GMT

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

Blennylips Bonaire Scuba Video: Sand Dollar (Bari) Reef

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 16:25:13 GMT

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...

Blennylips Bonaire Scuba Video: Salt City to Salt Pier and Back

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 16:24:07 GMT

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

Blennylips Bonaire Scuba Video: Sabadeco Pier/Courts Flood

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 16:23:04 GMT

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

Blennylips Bonaire Scuba Video: Playa Frans

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 16:22:00 GMT

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

Blennylips Bonaire Scuba Video: Octopus at Weber's Joy

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 16:20:51 GMT

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