S/V L'ORIENT

The happy scuba couple The days pass here in Bonaire incredibly quickly.........our days have some variety, but, happily, not much. Just a resequencing of our favorite activites, day after day. Meals on the boat, happy hour, diving, watching the moon rise over our 360 water view. The rare frogfish (the yellow blob) But life in Bonaire really revolves around diving. How high is the wind ? Is it safe to pick a distant dive site? Each dive is about 70 minutes at about 40-60 ft under the water. We explore the giant coral formations here and basically watch the fish (large, small, and occasionally wierd) going about their day. We signal each other under water to describe what we're looking at.....a private language that only two people on earth can use. The experience is kind of meditative and really clears your mind. No media, no people, no cars, no jobs (hahaha). The 20 minute ride back from the dive site is filled with the dive-recap conversation........"can you bel

Emily came for a visit this past week. She had a huge agenda...............painting Crabby, learning to scuba dive, and generally getting into trouble. She accomplished all three..................and broke a few hearts while she was here. The first three days involved scuba certification.............early to bed, early to rise. We drove her to her scuba school where she learned theory and had practice diving from 8 AM to 4 PM each day. She could just get cleaned up by happy hour, so a full day to be sure. That Mahi didn't have a chance After her certification, we dove almost every day................and saw turtles, frogfish, eels, and other crazy critter-life. We found time for throwing the football, and even bought a mahi from a local fisherman so Emily could try her hand at emergency fish surgery..................alas, the operation was a success but the patient didn't make it. Alas, the time went too fast and we put her on a plane today...............she's