A Dive Week On Bonaire ep. 23 | A Diver's Life

Wrecks, a massive 19th century Rodgers anchor, huge schools of Bigeye Scad; Bogas; silversides; and creole wrasse. Also, you will experience a massive elkhorn coral, a pregnant scrawled filefish, and more!
This episode is a highlight reel of the past week’s diving and it shows you how amazing Bonaire is to dive. Explorers as we all are, let us take you to places you may have never thought of looking. Also, for the first time we have some KZread subscribers that came with us on one of these amazing filming dives - a big shout out to Chase, Bob and Tyler for reaching out to come along. We also want to thank Steve Ando, an award winning underwater photographer, for creating capturing the images of this episode’s thumbnail.
==== Chapters ====
0:00 Monologue at Pink Beach
2:27 A Diver's Life Intro Theme
3:35 Bigeye Scad ad Pink Beach
5:19 The Divi Wreck
7:29 Giant Rodger's Anchor at Cha Cha Beach
8:05 Schools of Fish on Klein Bonaire
9:21 Bari Reef Elkhorn and Pier
11:45 The New York Tugboat Wreck
14:31 Tolo to Bloodlet
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Camera Equipment:
Panasonic GH5s camera and Panasonic Wide Angle Lens
Nauticam housing
Big Blue 15,000 Lumen Lights
Divers:
Steve Ando
Bev Fletcher
Doreen Schwerdtfeger
Rich Schwerdtfeger
Chase Flanagan
Robert Flanagan
Tyler Flanagan
Underwater Cinematography, script, editing. - Rich Schwerdtfeger
photographer - Steve Ando
Sound Effects:
Chimes - Epidemic Sound
Music:
Apollo - Dream Cave Epidemic Sound
Blue - Eklo feat. Jordin Laine (RFM youtube)
Hope Whispers - Johannes Bornlōf Epidemic Sound
Magical Gravity - Asher Fulero
On the Train to Paris - Many Moons Epidemic Sound
The Rising - Akash Gandhi
Clarion by Scott Buckley / scottbuckley Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0 Unported - CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/-clarion Music promoted by Audio Library
#oceanconservation #bonairediving #bonaire

Пікірлер: 62

  • @KyleLeong
    @KyleLeong2 ай бұрын

    Underrated Channel , love it when you introduce the fishes and corals as well

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @jilltisdale8746
    @jilltisdale87462 ай бұрын

    Really enjoyed this! Thanks. Going back in a months time!

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    2 ай бұрын

    Excellent!

  • @clydog1
    @clydog1 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing, my happy place. Thanks.

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much. It is for comments like that we produce the content on this channel. You made our day.

  • @freda3995
    @freda39959 ай бұрын

    Great movie thanks for sharing. Good dives, especially Tolo, for next visit at Bonaire

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @Dasycottus
    @Dasycottus20 күн бұрын

    Feeeeeeeeeeeeesh 🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    20 күн бұрын

    Yep!

  • @ellievanwijnen
    @ellievanwijnen5 ай бұрын

    Amazone colourworld

  • @bennyrobles9194
    @bennyrobles919417 күн бұрын

    4:14“the locals call them masbangu”(scad). It feels good as a local to hear the name in my language.! Thanks.! This fish is very tasty…yummie.! The bogas we call “moulo”. We use them as baitfish. Thanks for your beautiful videos, and for promoting our island “ Dushi Boneiru”(Sweet Bonaire”.

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    16 күн бұрын

    You are welcome. I also got Google to add Papiamento to their list of languages supported in their captions. One of our videos supports Papiamento subtitles. I would do more but I need to get someone to create them from the English ones.

  • @bennyrobles9194

    @bennyrobles9194

    16 күн бұрын

    @@ADiversLife just a few papiamento words in the videos is already wonderful.!! Thx so much, and for the beautiful videos we all like to watch. Benny Robles, Nikiboko.

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    16 күн бұрын

    @@bennyrobles9194 you are most welcome

  • @natureboymtb
    @natureboymtb8 ай бұрын

    Love your content 😍 reminds me of great dives on Bonaire….

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @natureboymtb

    @natureboymtb

    8 ай бұрын

    @@ADiversLife kzread.info/dash/bejne/hJmDrpRpXbDcaaw.htmlsi=yhbAkmFCR31p6yu9

  • @themt.oceans
    @themt.oceans8 ай бұрын

    I wish you were my dive buddy! The way you settle into a place and take in the little things. Most commercial dives move too fast to do much photography.

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    8 ай бұрын

    I think it is essential to better understand marine life and just have a more rewarding dive experience. We are having one of our videos screened at the San Diego Undersea Film Exhibition in October and I think this was one of the criteria for selection. People are looking for a more in depth experience. Thank you for that wonderful feedback! You really made our day.

  • @never2old-sd638
    @never2old-sd638 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome video 🤙

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @dixter1652
    @dixter1652 Жыл бұрын

    I watch these vids and never see some of my favorite dive sites... The White Hole ( vs the blue hole ) and the 1800s schooner that only a few people know about... used to be a family of divers who would make that dive each year as it still has cases of booze on it so they would go there each year and grab a bottle from the wreck.. There is also an older anchor in the Park area...

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    Жыл бұрын

    We have dove white hole numerous times but we have not filmed it. That dive is coming up in March. To film you really need a private charter to the hole. Otherwise, others on the boat get in the way of filming or scare the marine life away. Is the schooner on the east coast or west coast? I don’t know about the anchor in the park. If you message me on the locations we can work on getting these places filmed and try to research the history about them to include that in the video. Happy to give you credit in the video too.

  • @davelundergoesunder
    @davelundergoesunder Жыл бұрын

    Great camera work, editing and music. I really enjoy your content. Keep up the good work.

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @garrygarrett70
    @garrygarrett702 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Rich for the idea!! After watching this we went to Tolo today We were first greeted by a school of large horse eyed Jacks. After losing them we turned to find the school of Bogas! The ballet was stunning as a single bar jack chased. The changes of direction of the school, the reflection of the light, were stunning! WOW!! I had already seen the Bigeye Chad school at Pink beach. (On the plane I was shown a picture by Mrs. Ando who guaranteed the baitball/school). And Pink Beach delivered!

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah baby, that is fantastic! I am so glad you got to have those encounters. You made my day!

  • @syoncha
    @syoncha2 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like the Natural Geographic channel with the narrating. Good job.

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @johannaprice4880
    @johannaprice48802 жыл бұрын

    Epic

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @johannaprice4880

    @johannaprice4880

    2 жыл бұрын

    Very welcome 😀 keep it up.

  • @Chogogo717
    @Chogogo7172 жыл бұрын

    I remember when Pink Beach was actually sandy and pink. It was a great spot to cam out and watch the starts.

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Chris, I recall that too. Hurricane Lenny took it all out in 99. It all ended up at the base of the wall there which is why I looked for that ray you saw hiding in the sand. It saw my dome port looking like a giant eyeball predator coming toward it and it freaked out. I shot it at 60 FPS which allowed me to slow it down enough so we could see it in the video. Another great place to see the stars is at Ladaña’s leap and Spelonk lighthouse at night. Milky Way spread across the sky.

  • @ellencochrane5632
    @ellencochrane56322 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Rich for sharing this magnificent aquatic life of our island! 👍

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Ellen!

  • @Pete_R63
    @Pete_R63 Жыл бұрын

    Very impressive. I did a week in Bonaire this past July and came back for 2 weeks in November. I can't wait to go back and am hoping to do two or three 2-week trips there next year. I cranked out 48 dives on the 2 week trip. I made 102 dives total this year and 66 of those were in Bonaire.

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    Жыл бұрын

    Excellent!

  • @ADiversLife
    @ADiversLife2 жыл бұрын

    We added KZread chapters to allow you to jump to your favorite Parts.

  • @hachiebaker
    @hachiebaker2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing and inspiring the adventure of diving Bonaire. I really enjoyed the opening monologue and the improved sound clarity. Can't wait to track down the bait ball next week. M says thanks for the CC subtitles.

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    You are very welcome and thank you for the feedback. The bait ball should still be there. It is a must see.

  • @BurhanMuntasser
    @BurhanMuntasser2 жыл бұрын

    I have been following your channel for a while now and I enjoy and watch every video you publish. I hope that I'll have the chance to visit Bonaire and take pictures again soon (I have been there many times in the past). Best wishes to you from hot and sunny Libya!!

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    That is wonderful! The water has been relatively cool at only 27 Celsius for some time and this has fantastic for the coral and healthy coral means more fish. It will all make exciting photography opportunities for you. I hope you will be able to come back soon and take advantage of it. All the best.

  • @Dj-vz9xo
    @Dj-vz9xo2 жыл бұрын

    well done! loved it!

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @Retired-nohurry
    @Retired-nohurry2 жыл бұрын

    You consistently produce great videos.

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @wabcriel1
    @wabcriel12 жыл бұрын

    Really love your videos!

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Wil!

  • @ADiversLife
    @ADiversLife2 жыл бұрын

    We updated the English subtitles.

  • @garrygarrett70
    @garrygarrett70 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Rich, I am a long time visitor to Bonaire who recently purchased a condo in Hamlet Oasis. I have done extensive snorkeling and diving. I am always surprised by the lack of major predators, especially where there are huge schools/ baitballs. It seems to me there's an unbalanced of prey to predator. I wonder if you could comment on this. Are the barracuda predator enough?

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    Жыл бұрын

    There are sharks. They just are out deeper. There are plenty of Barracuda but they are also out deeper. I just saw a 7 ft barracuda at night in the second reef. Bigger fish need bigger prey to sustain them and the fishermen tend to take fish they should not like grouper. You will find bigger sharks off of BOPEC or deeper off the east coast. They are definitely around. Our friend ran into a 9 foot Caribbean reef shark at candy land a couple weeks ago. Another friend 2 years ago had a 9 footer slam his zookeeper in the same area. Stinapa has been tagging larger reef sharks off of BOPEC.

  • @ChrisOjustWatchingTheTube
    @ChrisOjustWatchingTheTube2 жыл бұрын

    This video really turned out great. Each time you are getting better and better. I can't wait until my wife and I can spend a few months on Bonaire. We haven't been there since 2018 ;( Thanks for keeping us entertained!!

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Chris, great to hear from you and thank you! I am collecting new camera gear which I hope to put into use in a few months. So, picture quality should be even better. We are so glad you are enjoying the videos. It was rewarding to go diving with some of our subscribers in the last month. The family who joined the first wreck shoot watched it 6 times already. All the best!

  • @ChrisOjustWatchingTheTube

    @ChrisOjustWatchingTheTube

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ADiversLife - a good marketing strategy. Their friends back home will hopefully watch too. A few more subscribers and more watch hours and from there it begins to build on its own.... they tell two friends, and those tell two friends... and so on and so on.... ;)

  • @jimreilly9179
    @jimreilly9179 Жыл бұрын

    You mention you have "big lights". What are they?

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    Жыл бұрын

    BigBlue 15000 Lumens. In the description

  • @scottbauerbelow
    @scottbauerbelow2 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoyed this video! I’ll be heading down there in about a month to make some videos for my channel....would you be interested in doing a dive or two and doing a colab?

  • @ADiversLife

    @ADiversLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. When are you on the island? We have a company here from the 20th on.