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Curaçao diving guide has arrived

Duikgids_20081205_kleinOn 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.

 

Diving under the pier at Baya

Baya_20081122_008._kleinBaya is one of my most favorite dive sites in Curaçao. This site had a lot to offer. There is of course the wreck of the Tugboat in shallow water, even accessible for snorklers; there is the steep wall and there is the pier. I normally end each dive at this location under the pier. It is is very close to the beach, so you can use almost all your air here, and I never can get enough of the beauty of all the sponges and corals on the underwater structure. Diving under the pier is like walking through a forrest. It is a bit mysterious. Your buouncy control needs to be perfect because not only are there vertical structures but there are also horizontal ones and even sharp objects pointing downward. So be careful. But it is a rewarding experience.

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Guided tour on the wreck of the Mediator

The SS Mediator is an archaeological wreck in the harbour of Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. For information about this wreck check the Mediator section on this website. On Sundays there are often guided dives on this wreck by Stimana with help of Trunkdivers. As underwater photographer and one of the regular guides on this wreck I recently created an underwater video of the highlights of such a guided tour. It gives you a good impression of what to expect, although the real thing is always far better. Check out the video and when you are in Curaçao contact me for a guided dive.  

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Airplane wreck at Playa Kalki

On October 26, 2008, we, a number of Trunkdivers, decided to try to reach the plane wreck of the Fokker Fairchild F27 at Playa Kalki. The wreck is located between Playa Kalki and Playa Gepi. You can see the red buoy from the beach at Playa Kalki but the wreck is normally out of reach from shore. Most of the time the current is Eastward which means that you swim against the current on your way back. So we decided to use rental underwater scooters.

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North shore diving - Tunnel of Doom

During the hurricane season the normal wind will change direction of will quiet down completely. That is the only time of the year the dive sites along the Northern shore are accessible for diving. It is still a dangerous undertaking, so don't do this if you are not experienced enough, never do it if you don't feel comfortable with the circumstances and don't do this without a dive guide with experience at these dive sites. All these conditions were met on Saturday September 20 when we decided to give the Tunnel of Doom a try.

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