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Ned & Anna Deloach at Buddy Dive Resort Bonaire
 

Kralendijk, January 26, 2006 - Its starts to be a tradition to have world-renowned naturalists and marine biologists Ned & Anna DeLoach the entire month of September at Buddy Dive Resort. Bonaire’s premium (dive) resort continues to educate and entertain its guests in a very special way.

“Like the previous years Ned & Anna will educate our guest by conducting seminars, lectures, guided dives and other excursions and we are proud of having them for the third consecutive year at Buddy Dive this coming September” says General Manager Jan Willem ‘t Hooft.

As co-writer of the Reef Coral-ID, Reef Fish-ID and Reef Creatures-ID books, Ned is well known and respected within the marine sciences establishment, dive world and far beyond. For more than two decades Ned has been publishing marine life identification books.

Anna joined forces with her husband to study and document marine life species around the world. As a very talented photographer and videographer she produced several educational DVD’s that examines the relationship of marine animals and their environment.

During their stay at Buddy Ned & Anna will give you insight in Bonaire’s marine life, fish behavior and share funny and educational stories on their experiences and knowledge on the mating rituals of the underwater world.

The week of September 10 is likely the most active period in the spawning season with its heights on the 13th and 14th. On those days Ned & Anna will give a special presentation that will let you understand, discover and enjoy the spawning wonders.

Program Ned & Anna DeLoach*;

            Twice per week Ned & Anna will join you on an afternoon boat dive and point out those wonders, critters and coral you normally don’t notice yourself;

            • The so called “delivery room of the waters around Bonaire” the mangroves are an unique eco-system that hides juvenile’s fish, jellyfish, sponges and many other fascinating creatures. Every week Ned & Anna take you on a guided mangrove snorkel tour to a - for many unknown - habitat on Bonaire;

            • Species that you won’t see during a day dive will show up when making an adventurous night boat dive. Once a week Ned & Anna will be there to point out those specific things to pay attention to when being under water at night;

            • Through all their travel and research over the years Ned & Anna collected an enormous collection of pictures and knowledge. An educational, informative and impressive lecture gives you the background information on all the things you have experienced and seen while being in the water with Ned & Anna. This weekly slide show presentation shouldn’t be missed;

            • Having a personally autographed Fish-ID book by Ned is very special and rare, but every Friday at the start of the Managers Rum Punch Party Ned will be there to give that personal touch to your book purchase;

 To celebrate Ned’s and Anna’s annual stay with the Buddy Dive Family we offer you a great special “Buddies-Dive-For-Free plus Free U/L Nitrox”** meaning that every second diver dives FREE and gets FREE U/L Nitrox on top of that!!

This together with all the (educational) events taking place in September the choice for your next dive vacation is an easy one.

Drive & Dive-packages in September start at US$ 547,-- p.p./sext and include accommodation, U/L-shore diving, car rental, American breakfast buffet, airport/hotel transfer and all government taxes.

For more information please contact your favorite travel partner, call 1-866-GO-BUDDY, e-mail reservations@buddydive.com or visit www.buddydive.com.

* The program is subject to change without notice and no rights can be derived from above-mentioned program. Joining excursion is based on first-come-first-serve base and depends on availability.

** For new bookings only and can not be combined with other specials. Certain restrictions may apply.