We arrived late Saturday night on Bonaire, did some grocery shopping, etc. on Sunday, and started diving on Monday morning. On our second dive, I knew something was wrong. I couldn't equalize no matter how hard I tried. The cold symptoms hit hard that night, and I would be unable to dive for the next 3 days. Once I could equalize again, I took some decongestant and we tried a very conservative dive profile from the hotel's pier. My ears cleared up quickly over the next few days, but my sinuses took a little longer.

Here I am, a few days later, under the Salt Pier. My sinuses are preventing me from diving any deeper than 10-15 feet. Melanie took advantage of the situation, and dropped down to take some wide-angle shots of me. The coral encrusted pilings are especially dramatic when seen from the bottom like this. The Salt Pier is also a very nice night dive - a good alternative to the Town Pier. The visibility is generally good, but may vary from one day to the next. It can be especially bad in the shallows on occasion.