Impressions of Bonaire
Once again this year, Bonaire was a fantastic vacation. Poor Wessiepooh destressed a little bit, making it possible for him to breathe that little bit easier. I had a great time diving, and learning more about how to shoot video from Hendrik Wyuts, a Dutch videographer I met 10 years ago when he taped our crazy little group during my first real dive trip. Two classes with him and I was ready to take over the world. We'll see whether the videos improve when I get a new camera.
It was great to see old friends again, even though some had moved to other jobs. Karen who fed the kittys and took care of their medical needs was no longer at Habitat. Ernst the sometimes grumpy German photo shop manager had retired back to his catamaran just off the shore at Habitat. Wilco was still as Wilco as ever. Netto was still finding strange and unique underwater creatures. All else was pretty much as we left it.
Bonaire is still the perfect place for diving. We didn't bring our still cameras this time due to the extra weight and the desire to take a bit of a break. The gear brings our baggage totals to about 120 lbs each. Wes didn't feel much like shooting anyway (although I think he regretted that choice later in the trip). I shot a lot of videos that are now all up happily at http://web.mac.com/mikkibarry and there will be more when I have time to put everything onto Final Cut HD so I can find some more creative ways to edit the 'good stuff." More on that later.
Right now, we're just sitting here in this wonderfully crowded departure lounge in Bonaire, waiting for perhaps some word on our friends from Air Jamaica and wondering when we're actually going to take off for Montego Bay, and whether or not we are actually going to reach home at some point today. Wouldn't it be nice to find out?