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Netherlands Antilles Underwater Photo Sites (5)
The Invisibles in Bonaire is one of my favorite sites to dive on the main land. It lies fairly close to the salt fields and is easy to find. Entry is relatively easy as well. Large sandy area before you get to the reef is teaming with Spotted Eagle Rays at first light in the morning(definitely worth waking up for). Garden eels are always present as well. The reef starts very similarly to all of the reef on Bonaire with about 40-50 feet of relatively flat to sloping reef and then drops off rapidly to the bottom at a little over a hundred. Visibility seems to be consistently better on this site for some reason. If you did hit the bottom and kept swimming away from shore, you'd end up on the second reef(quite a swim). Typically the reef holds common reef fish, plenty of coral shrimp and arrow crab as well as brittle star, Christmas tree worms, some nice resident adult drum fish, spotted eels, golden eels and an occasional sharptail if your lucky. If you keep your eyes peeled out between the reefs, you may see a turtle, eagle ray or as we got lucky enough to see, a huge, free swimming green moray.
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One of the best shore dives in bonaire
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last day of diving last dive in 20 feet on safty stop and i found this gem.
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Grewat place to relaxe and watch the sunset after a great day of diving.
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One of the best divesites for a good macro picture...
| Facts about Vaersenbaai, Curacao It is in Netherlands Antilles- Vaersenbaai, Curacao is in the Caribbean Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Modelshooting at one of the most spectacular beaches on curacao...
| | Facts about Director´s beach, Curacao |
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Probably the best "hard coral" reef on the south side of Curacao. Watamula is situated at the western tip of the island and is best dived from a boat. Both "Dive Charter Curacao" and "Ocean Encounters West" run boat trips to Watamula. Shore diving is possible but both entry and exit are very difficult, due to possible strong currents a dive guide should be used.
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Nice dive at Playa Lagun, one of the top spots at the caribbean island curacao.
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warm water 150 foot visibility and fanatastic weather. Wish I lived there
| Facts about Calabalas Reef Bonaire- It is in Netherlands Antilles
- Calabalas Reef Bonaire is in the Caribbean Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 30+ Metres 100+ Feet.
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Great diving and fabulaous weather
| Facts about House reef off of the Divi Flamingo- It is in Netherlands Antilles
- House reef off of the Divi Flamingo is in the Caribbean Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-40 Metres 0-130 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 30+ Metres 100+ Feet.
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Easy shore dive with lots of fish. One huge tarpon hangs out there
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Great Diving but food is very expensive
| Facts about Reef in front of Captain Dons Habitat- It is in Netherlands Antilles
- Reef in front of Captain Dons Habitat is in the Caribbean Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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One of my favourite photos taken with a real beauty at one of the spectecular beaches of curacao.
Great underwater landscapes, beautiful women...life can be so good to me :-)
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Bonaire...what can I say! easy entry and great diving.
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Buddy Dive resort. great place. Doing a lot of rennovations to their place...
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Bonaire - the best overall shore diving site in the Caribbean!
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Diving everywhere over there you will see these.
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Typical dive site for Bonaire, the reef starts about 50 meters from shore in about 8-10 meter of water. There's a gently slopping drop off with a mix a hard and soft coral and lots of reef fish. the current can come from either direction but is always slight. Don't expect the big stuff, but turtles and rays are not uncommon.
| | Facts about Windsock reef |
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