Curaçao diving guide has arrived
On Friday December 5, 2008 we got the first number of dive guides. The guide looks great. The text is sharp and clear and the pictures came out very good. So the result is what we hoped for. From this first shipment a number of guides have been sold already. The price is Nafl 50.00; that is the equivalent of US$ 28.00 or Euro 23.00. Send me an e-mail if you want one. Currently we don't ship to anywhere outside Curaçao, so you have to be here to pick one up. The guide will also be sold at the Christmas fair at Parera on Friday December 12, 2008. Both authors will be there.
Twice a year, in September and October, one week after full moon, all over the world this miraculous event happens: the coral starts spawning. In a period of a few days several types of coral, sea urchins, soft corals, worms, brittle stars and sponges release their eggs and sperm.
The camera is my Nikonos V with the SB103 flashlight and Kodak 100 ASA film. The 1:3 extension tube is mounted between the camera and the 35 mm lens. The date is October 2nd, 1996 and the time is about 21:55.
When we were diving at Boca Sami at our normal depth of around 20 meters (70 feet) I saw something white shimmering beneath me. My buddy and I decided to check it out and we found this sailing boat sitting on the bottom at 42 meters (140 feet) with the "wind" still blowing in its sails. 
If you want something very special when you are here, you should make an appointment for a dive on the archaeological wreck of the SS Mediator. This ship is older than the Titanic and can be easily reached from shore. It is located in the harbor entrance. That means that you cannot dive this wreck on your own. You need to make an appointment with Stimana, the foundation for Marine Archaeology in the Netherlands Antilles. There is almost every Sunday a guided dive on this wreck. It is something completely different from all the other dives on the island and your stay here is not complete without a dive on this wreck.