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Friday Five 6-9-2017

06.09.2017 by Tana Henry //

This is the twenty-ninth installment in my weekly series, called the Friday Five. In this series, I’ll tell you about five random things that I love, whether they be books, travel, music, movies…or whatever. So without further ado, 6-9-2017’s Friday Five!

1–Tom Petty Radio on XM. I enjoyed free XM week while we were traveling to/from Kansas, during an especially busy week of work with a lot of traveling, and over Memorial Day weekend. But I’ve especially been enjoying Tom Petty Radio. Woo hoo! A new way to listen to Petty’s music, as well as the music that he likes to listen to.

2–Captain Don’s Habitat, Bonaire. The Scuba Diver Girls visited the house reef at Captain Don’s Habitat and shot a bit of video while snorkeling. Great video, hope they spent some time diving there as well, as the reef gets even better deeper than what can be experienced snorkeling only. We loved diving there when we visited.

3–Hand of God. Have you heard of this show on Amazon Video? It stars Ron Perlman, and is really good. Throughout Season One, you are constantly wondering whether Perlman’s character is just crazy, or crazy like a fox. If you’re looking for a new show, I’d recommend checking this one out.

4–Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Seeking Librarian. I won’t be applying for this position, as my only qualifications would be a love of rock and roll. But it’s interesting nonetheless. And someplace that I certainly want to visit someday.

5–Photos of Moms before they were Moms. A friend of mine shared this essay on facebook, and I just loved it (as well as the accompanying photos). It’s sometimes tough, but also important to remember that people have unique identities that are separate and also tied into the identities or roles for which we know them.

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Friday Five 4-28-2017

04.28.2017 by Tana Henry //

This is the twenty-sixth installment in my weekly series, called the Friday Five. In this series, I’ll tell you about five random things that I love, whether they be books, travel, music, movies…or whatever. So without further ado, 4-28-2017’s Friday Five!

1–Hilma Hooker. Mike dove this wreck when we were in Bonaire. It was his favorite of the trip. Reading about the history of the ship here was quite fascinating.

2–Carnegie Libraries. Modern Mrs. Darcy wrote about Carnegie libraries here. There are Carnegie libraries in every place that I’ve ever lived, so I really have a soft spot for them. The architecture is always beautiful, and the whole concept is just amazing.

3–Hotel Alex Johnson. I’m from Rapid City, so this article about the Hotel Alex Johnson jumped out at me. I’ve never stayed at the allegedly haunted hotel, but now I want to!

4–Nuclear meltdown. Nuclear power is endlessly intriguing to me. I recently had the opportunity to tour the local Becton Dickinson manufacturing plant (they make insulin needles) with the Young Professionals group. During the tour, they confirmed for me that the plant has a nuclear reactor, which is used in part to sterilize the product. They didn’t let us see it, but described the room and the pools used to cool the reactor. So when I stumbled across this article about an intentional nuclear power meltdown, I couldn’t help but read it. Check it out if you want to learn more.

5–Earth from Saturn. As regular readers probably know, I’m quite a space/astronomy buff. So the photos of Earth (and the moon) as viewed from the Cassini Orbiter through Saturn’s rings just fascinates me endlessly.

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Bonaire (Part Three)

06.14.2015 by Tana Henry //

Photo courtesy of Paige Purdy, Heartland Scuba Center.
Photo courtesy of Paige Purdy, Heartland Scuba Center.

I’m new to scuba diving…really new. I started my certification process here in Nebraska, and finished getting certified while in Bonaire. I was a bit nervous to do my open water dives, but I had an extremely experienced instructor (thanks Ron!) so they went very smoothly.

Mike and Me scuba diving in Bonaire. Photo courtesy of Paige Purdy, Heartland Scuba Center.
Mike and Me scuba diving in Bonaire. This was my first dive after being certified.
Photo courtesy of Paige Purdy, Heartland Scuba Center.

Bonaire has shore diving off of most of the island, and the shore diving is pretty fantastic.  We took two boats per day from Captain Don’s Habitat (where we were staying), but also had unlimited shore diving right from the resort as well.  Several of the people diving (including Mike) went around the island doing shore dives from different locations as well.  The island is very safe, so taking off and buzzing around the island in a little pickup truck is no big deal.  Dive sites are marked with yellow stones alongside the road, so that you know where they are.

1000 Steps BonaireBecause I’m not a terribly experienced diver, I don’t have much to compare Bonaire scuba diving to.  From what the more experienced divers said (and the fact that Heartland Scuba took a group there in the first place), Bonaire’s diving is top notch.  We stayed at Captain Don’s Habitat; and the resort has a dive shop on site.  The crew there were really welcoming and helpful, and I was very happy with all that I was able to see while diving.

Captain Don's HabitatThe wildlife was incredible, as we were able to see sea turtles, frog fish, seahorses, octopuses, and all sorts of beautiful and colorful fish. And the scenery and coral was gorgeous as well. Since I can’t adequately describe the beauty underwater, I thought I would simply share some of the beautiful scenery through photos.Fish Bonaire

Coral Bonaire

Parrotfish Photo Courtesy of Paige Purdy, Heartland Scuba Center.
Photo Courtesy of Paige Purdy, Heartland Scuba Center.

Coral Bonaire

 

Lionfish Photo courtesy of Paige Purdy, Heartland Scuba Center.
Photo courtesy of Paige Purdy, Heartland Scuba Center.

Fish BonairePufferfish Bonaire

Sea Anemone Photo courtesy of Paige Purdy, Heartland Scuba Center.
Photo courtesy of Paige Purdy, Heartland Scuba Center.

 

Sea Turtle BonaireI think my next step will be to take an underwater photography class, so that I can shoot even better photos on our next scuba trip!

If you want some general information about the island of Bonaire, check out Part One of my series.  And if you’re looking for some information about the sites available on the island itself, check out Part Two.

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My name is Tana, and I am an attorney in South-Central Nebraska. I'm married to a great guy, named Mike, and have a dog named Emmy and a cat named Scout. I read as much as possible, and travel any chance I get. Luggage and Literature chronicles both. I hope you enjoy looking around! Please leave me a comment and tell me what you think.

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