re:Bonaire Trip Report

jim frei writ:
>Dive Shop at Buddy's: Drive-thru tank fill station. Nitrox fills averaged
>about 31% (ranged from 29% - 33%) - no 36% available.

Why no 36? Was it too busy, or were you too slow?

It sounds like you got to dive with murph and zoo, they're quite a
pair; not at all like your typical Caribbean DM clones.

A big 10-4 on the hard soled booties.

Criminy jim, did you take the pony or not, and if so, how was the
security experience?

bullshark

bullshark wrote:
> jim frei writ:
>
>>Dive Shop at Buddy's: Drive-thru tank fill station. Nitrox fills averaged
>>about 31% (ranged from 29% - 33%) - no 36% available.
>
>
> Why no 36? Was it too busy, or were you too slow?
>
> It sounds like you got to dive with murph and zoo, they're quite a
> pair; not at all like your typical Caribbean DM clones.
>
> A big 10-4 on the hard soled booties.
>
> Criminy jim, did you take the pony or not, and if so, how was the
> security experience?
>
> bullshark
>
When I was at Buddy Dive in July, they were having trouble with their
compressor, and had ordered parts. Most of our nitrox fills were around
30%, with no 36% available.

"bullshark" <bullshark@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> jim frei writ:
>>Dive Shop at Buddy's: Drive-thru tank fill station. Nitrox fills averaged
>>about 31% (ranged from 29% - 33%) - no 36% available.
>
> Why no 36? Was it too busy, or were you too slow?

36% was not available at Buddy's that week.

>
> It sounds like you got to dive with murph and zoo, they're quite a
> pair; not at all like your typical Caribbean DM clones.

Yeah, those guys were alright.

>
> A big 10-4 on the hard soled booties.
>
> Criminy jim, did you take the pony or not, and if so, how was the
> security experience?

Did not take the pony as it need a hydro - neither my LDS or I noticed on
the last few fills. Did not really need it as all the dives were less than
102 fsw and I did limited wreck penetration.

my dive buddy did take his 13 cf pony, but took off the valve and put it in
checked baggage - he had no problems.

Security? A joke as usual. The guards in Bonaire allowed people to pass
into the gate area with bottles of water, juice, a beer, and whatever else
was in their carry-ons. This was 09/09/06 - before TSA eased the rules to
allow 3-oz containers.

I myself was able to smuggle out an empty bottle and one light fixture I
recovered from a wreck, and two cuban cigars - which also got thru US
customs in Houston.