ROUS

And, here's our last episode from that April repositioning cruise.  We loved Le Havre and had a blast exploring that city.

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We always bring our own masks, snorkels, and fins.  Do yourself a favor and visit a well-stocked, well-run dive shop back home.  Buy gear that fits and you'll find that your water sport experiences are much much improved.  For us, fit and comfort are more important than the potential for germs, but of course, sanitation is a factor as well.

And they just keep coming!!!  This is from the stop at Portland/Weymouth.  We had so much fun exploring this pretty seaside city.

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And, from our Brest stop.  Exploring Chateau de Brest!

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From our port stop in Ponta Delgada, The Azores.  The paving stone art there is pretty cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmYb4S6jQOo

We're doing a little film series on our April repositioning cruise. The first episode finds us at the center of the Atlantic. 

Our Epic Transatlantic Adventure

Near the Azores. 

I snuck in some diving just before a Miami departure. 😀

2 hours ago, mac66 said:

Good video as usual Rous,  I was at the Salt pier in early February this year.

Thanks!  Bonaire is a special place.

I had a second video from Bonaire last week, and then a dive at Curacao this week.  If anyone would like to see more of this stuff, go here:

Roadtrips Of Unusual Size channel

Cruising along the Cimarron River in Oklahoma.  (Insta360 One X2)

George and Clara were awesome.

I finally made it to Bonaire.  Holland America's Zaandam got us to the island in February.

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Grandson found my new ride. 

On the island of Bonaire, there is a commercial pier where ships load salt from the island's salt works.  It's just called The Salt Pier.  I spent some time under that pier during this week shooting video.  Here are some stills that I cut from the footage shot during Week 6

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There would be some Action Camera lines in that price range, eg Akaso. Not sure about still cameras. 

Yes!  My valentine was nearby when I took these!  We were diving in Grand Cayman on 2/14.  (DJI Action 2, single BigBlue 4600BP, no filtering)

We were on the Zaandam as she passed.  We prefer ours to theirs.

One more.  A small Hawksbill and a diver.

I hung out over an old winch on the ocean floor off the Florida Keys this morning, just waiting to see if an interesting fish would swim by.  I was happy to see a pair of French Angelfish come for a visit.  (DJI Action 2, no filtering, single BigBlue 4600PB)

Lots of music venues overhead.  If you like to listen to thumping bass beats, deck 1 is the place to be.  Never again, for us.

Last Friday, off Gun Cay, Bahamas.

I dove Bimini for the first time yesterday through Neal Watson's Bimini Scuba Center.  I'd been hesitant to book a dive in Bimini, hearing that the only reason to dive there is for their shark experience.  Baiting sharks into a frenzy is a popular dive in the Bahamas, but that doesn't interest me.  Your mileage may vary.  But, I signed up for their 2-tank reef dive and had a ball.  The operator was very professional and the boat crew was great.  Both dives were pretty shallow, as seems to be typical for the Bahamas.  But, it was scenic and there were plenty of fish to see (including a couple of sharks that came by without being baited there).  If you want a fun, low-stress dive, consider this on your next Bimini stop.

I'm diving St Thomas for the first time in February.  It doesn't have a great reputation as a dive destination, but I'd like to see it for myself.  My dive buddy and I are going with Admiralty Dive.  They've been good to work with so far and have pretty good reviews.

Puerto Plata.  Again, I've not dived there.  My understanding that the best dive locations are on the opposite side of the island and there's not enough time to get over there and back.  Others that have dived there might weigh in with better info.

Thanks for all the great info.  We climb aboard Eurodam in about two weeks.  It will be our second time on her and we can't wait.

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