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Avid outdoorsman and underwater photographer, Barry Brown has spent the last seven years documenting life above and below water in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. Focusing on the island's coral reefs, he has worked hand-in-hand with several businesses and environmental groups, including SECORE, a marine conservation organization based in the Netherlands. His image of a research submersible was recently featured on the cover of DIVER magazine.

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Christmas Dive at the Dive Bus Hut, Curacao
Water Sports + Recreation
Dec 20, 09     Comments Off
Christmas Dive

Christmas Dive

Hey guys, it was just another normal day in Curacao, if you call dressing up like Santa’s Elf’s and decorating tanks normal that is!!  I first took the hound dogs for a two hour trail cleaning bonanza and again just like the last trail cleaning day, I did all the work, those dogs are no help at all!  This time I cleaned the steep main trail that heads up to Jan Thiel.  Last night when I rode up it I passed one of my co-workers pushing her bike because the trail was so rocky and I told her tomorrow there will be a surprise for you!  I know what a nice guy, but hey someone on this island has to keep our trails looking good!  After I got back home I went to the Dive Bus Hut and picked up Marks tank and BC and took it back to my house where I spent the next hour decorating it for today’s festivities!  I used around 50 zip ties, 36 feet of colored decorations and countless ornaments!  At 11:00 I met Mark and Suzy and around 15 other divers all participating in today’s annual Christmas Fun Dive at the World famous Dive Bus Hut.  The dive itself was really fun but to my disappointment it was overcast and the water was pretty murky, both things a photographer with a wide angle lens doesn’t need when trying to take Christmas Photos.  Before the actual dive Mark had the whole group kneel on the sand at around 25 feet and sing Christmas songs, that was just down right hilarious!  The group that guessed what song Mark was singing first won, and now that I think about it I am not sure what they won??  Your photo this evening is of Mark with his famous chicken hanging on his tank taking a photo Miss Santa, I think it’s safe to say fun was had by all!!  After the dive we did a present game with everyone at a big table.  In short you had to roll a dice and if you rolled a six you were able to pick any gift from the table and I learned immediately why I have never been to a Casino!  Once all the gifts were gone, they started rolling again this time if you rolled a one you had to give one of your gifts away and if you rolled a six again you could take any gift from any other person and so on and so forth, again I now know why I am not in any way drawn to Casinos or why I don’t buy lottery tickets, I stink!  It was a fun afternoon, I spent the rest of the day cleaning cameras and gear at home.
 
So that’s what I did today, like I said just another normal day in Curacao!!  Barry

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