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Scuba Forum / General / July 2007Anybody Ever Been to
Sunset Waters in Curacao? Anything good, bad, or indifferent to say about the place? Dan Bracuk Never use a big word when a diminutive one will do. > Sunset Waters in Curacao? > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups > ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- I have been to Curacao but not to that specific site. >Sunset Waters in Curacao? >Anything good, bad, or indifferent to say about the place? My girlfriend was there in Feb last year with a dive group (15 peeps). Rooms simple but clean Good food at resort plus good restaurant nearby ("Drunken Turtle" she thinks) Good shore diving in front of the resort but not as deep or varied as Bonnaire. Dive boats, divemasters, and general facilities were good. If you're going in the winter, take a wetsuit. Good snorkeling at a cave (by boat). Overall diving was good (easy) but not spectacular. Clothing optional beach 45-60 minute ride to town. She liked the jewelry stores (naturally) and outdoor European style cafes. Moderately priced souvenir shops. Overall, she'd give a 7-8 out of 10 (as compared to a 10 for Grand Caymen or Bonnaire). Rick PhantMan@nospam.invalid pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :My girlfriend was there in Feb last year with a dive group (15 peeps). :Rooms simple but clean [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] :Overall, she'd give a 7-8 out of 10 (as compared to a 10 for Grand :Caymen or Bonnaire). Thank you for that answer. Nice to hear that she enjoyed the shore diving. Dan Bracuk Never use a big word when a diminutive one will do. My husband I recently moved to Curacao from New Hampshire. The shore diving here is fantastic, especially at the West end of the island. We think there is more of a variety in topography on land and below the surface than in Bonaire. I've met some of the staff from Sunset Waters and they seem young and enthusiastic. You'll need a car even if you decide not to shore dive. It probably takes at least 45 minutes to drive downtown from Sunset Waters or Westpunt. If you are into discos and casinos you may want to consider staying at Lions Dive, Sea Aquarium Condos, or Breezes but then you will still want a vehicle to drive out to Banda Bou (west end) for the better dive sites. Give us a buzz if you head out this way. We have a vacation apartment for rent and a weekend restaurant on the terrace but would still be up for joining you on a dive during the week. We live on Playa Kalki just down the street from the dive site. Curacao will be a great dive vacation. Sunshine > Sunset Waters in Curacao? > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==----http://www.newsfeeds.comThe #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups > ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- Curacao Sunshine <curacaosunshine@gmail.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :My husband I recently moved to Curacao from New Hampshire. The shore :diving here is fantastic, especially at the West end of the island. We [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] :down the street from the dive site. Curacao will be a great dive :vacation. Sunshine Cool, another rec.scuba dive. We're currently looking at the 3rd week of September. I wonder who else wants to come. Dan Bracuk Never use a big word when a diminutive one will do. Looks like we have an official Dive With Curacao Sunshine in the works. I just signed up myself for 15-22 Sep. There will be a hurricane in the northern Caribbean and South Florida that week so this will be a good way for people to escape it. It's at this resort http://www.sunsetwaters.com/index.php You have to phone to book a package, the online form only works for booking rooms. The resort is having a Singles Week that week. Sheldon, you said you wanted to meet diving babes, here's your chance. Lee and Curtis, you have to bring your wives though. Curacao Sunshine, beam me at "bracuk @ pathcom . com" and we'll sort out the details of when we dive together. On Jul 15, 1:30 pm, Curacao Sunshine <curacaosunsh...@gmail.com> wrote: > My husband I recently moved to Curacao from New Hampshire. The shore > diving here is fantastic, especially at the West end of the island. We [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > down the street from the dive site. Curacao will be a great dive > vacation. Sunshine > I just signed up myself for 15-22 Sep. Too early in the month for me. A week later and maybe. Have fun. Sounds great! David and I are always looking for some new dive buddies. You won't regret your decision to dive in Curacao, it's a wonderful place. We'll be around all week as of now we have no guests in our apartment who may need to be guided around. One of the best dive sites on the island is behind our house; Playa Kalki It's also known as Alice in Wonderland. Dan, I'll email you directions, some helpful hints etc. And yes, no hurricanes. Sunshine On Jul 17, 5:58 pm, bra...@axxent.ca wrote: > Looks like we have an official Dive With Curacao Sunshine in the > works. I just signed up myself for 15-22 Sep. There will be a [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Curacao Sunshine <curacaosunshine@gmail.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :Sounds great! David and I are always looking for some new dive :buddies. You won't regret your decision to dive in Curacao, it's a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] :known as Alice in Wonderland. Dan, I'll email you directions, some :helpful hints etc. And yes, no hurricanes. Sunshine Let's keep it public. We might entice someone else to join us. Better yet, make em jealous. How does Wednesday afternoon sound? Dan Bracuk Never use a big word when a diminutive one will do. Sounds good, Dan. We'll plan an afternoon dive 1 or 2 PM at Playa Kalki in Westpunt on Wednesday, September 19th. There is a dive shop there, Ocean Encounter's West. I believe the cost is $8.00 to rent a tank. Let us know if you're planning any other dives "out west" Lagun, San Juan, Porto Marie, etc. and we'll see if we can join you as well. IMHO there are many great shore dives, you may not need to spend the extra for the boat dives although I understand the freighter wreck is fantastic. There is one main road from the rotary near the airport that will lead you to Westpunt and one that will fork off and run along the southern side to Sunset Waters and to the end of the island. Take the road across from Jaanchie's Restaurant (goat stew and igauna served here) and around the back of the cemetary. Ours is the large green house on the left. It will say Sol Food on the wall. You can follow the signs to The Lodge Kura Hulanda and the Sunshine Getaway signs. Playa Kalki is just a third of a mile from the house. I've only started posting to this site. Is there a way to attach documents? If not, I'll type my beach suggestions and helpful hints to the board. Thanks for including us in your plans. Sunshine & David Livingston 011-599-9-864-0005 > Curacao Sunshine <curacaosunsh...@gmail.com> pounded away at his > keyboard resulting in: [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==----http://www.newsfeeds.comThe #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups > ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- , Curacao Sunshine <curacaosunshine@gmail.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :Sounds good, Dan. We'll plan an afternoon dive 1 or 2 PM at Playa :Kalki in Westpunt on Wednesday, September 19th. There is a dive shop [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] :Thanks for including us in your plans. Sunshine & David Livingston :011-599-9-864-0005 It's probably significant to mention that we won't have a car. We bought a hotel/dive package from Sunset Waters and will be doing most of our diving from the resort. Is Playa Kalki a reasonable taxi ride away? I assume that 011-599-9-864-0005 is your phone number. Regarding documents, you can't attach them. You can try, but many readers won't see them. The common way to make binary info available is to put them on a webserver and post a link. Of course, this depends on what your isp allows you to do and whether or not you know how. In any event, we are looking forward to our 2nd Curacao vacation (we were there ~11 years ago) and to hooking up with you for an afternoon. I wonder if anyone else wants to come. Remember, there is going to be a hurricane in Florida and the northern Caribbean that week. Dan Bracuk Never use a big word when a diminutive one will do. Bon Dia Dan and all. It's another beautiful day in Curacao. You may want to consider getting a car for at least a couple of days. While I realize that most divers just want to sleep, eat and dive with perhaps a beer afterwards, Sunset Waters is a bit isolated. There is a local bus that can take you to town and some of the beaches in Band Bou (west) but the walk to the main road seems to me to be 2 or 3 miles. Yes, the phone number is here at the house in Westpunt. We can come pick you up for a dive and so you can see the end of the island. Taxis will probably cost you a good chunk of change to go both ways to town I'm not sure if they would take you this direction (?). Take advantage of a shuttle if they have one or get a car and plan one or 2 full days away from the resort. There is a lot to see and do on the island. Sunshine > Curacao Sunshine <curacaosunsh...@gmail.com> pounded away at his > keyboard resulting in: [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==----http://www.newsfeeds.comThe #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups > ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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