October 11 , 2006
Wounded Warriors Itinerary (English)
Tourism Corporation Bonaire Press Release (Papiamentu)
Wounded Warriors Certification Trip Itinerary
Wounded Warrior Dive Certification Trip
To Bonaire
October 14 – 21, 2007
Saturday, October 14
1430 Arrive Bonaire– Airport Welcome Ceremony
1530 Transfer to Captain Don’s Habitat- check in- relax around resort
1900 Welcome Dinner – Buddy Dive Resort (hosted by Buddy Dive Resort)
Sunday, October 15
0800 Breakfast at resort
0900 Dive Certification begins
1200 Lunch at resort
1400 Dive Certification continues
1700 Dive Certification ends for day
1900 Dinner at resort (hosted by Captain Don’s Habitat)
Monday, October 16
0800 Breakfast at resort
0900 Dive Certification continues
1200 Lunch at resort
1400 Dive Certification continues
1630 Dive Certification ends
1800 Welcome cocktail party at Habitat
2000 Dinner at resort (hosted by Bonaire Talk Newsgroup members)
Tuesday, October 17
0800 Breakfast at resort at leisure
0900 Morning at leisure (diving available)
1200 Lunch at Resort
1300 Transfer to Divi Resort
1315 Afternoon of diving, swimming, sunning, beachcombing at Divi Resort
1700 Happy Hour at Divi Resort
1900 Dinner at Divi Resort (hosted by Divi Resorts)
Wednesday, October 18
0800 Breakfast at resort at leisure
0900 Morning at leisure (diving available)
1200 Transfer to Jewel of Bonaire for private shopping spree (The owners of Jewel of Bonaire will present each “warrior” with a US $200 gift certificate to spend in the shop).
1400 Lunch at City Café
1500 Afternoon in town, walking tours, shopping, boat rides available (transfer to resort available at any time)
1900 Dinner at Cactus Blue (hosted by owners of Cactus Blue)
Thursday, October 19
0800 Breakfast at resort
0900 Depart for Island tour
1200 Picnic Lunch en route (Hosted by Kentucky Fried Chicken)
1400 Return to resort – afternoon at leisure (diving available)
1830 Week in Review cocktail party at resort
1930 Texas Barbecue Cookout at Chalk residence (Hosted by Jack Chalk and Adams Unlimited)
Friday, October 20
0800 Breakfast at resort
0900 Transfer to Buddy Dive Resort – day of non-diving activities
mangrove kayaking, windsurfing, land surfing
1200 Lunch on site
1500 Return to resort
1800 Harley Davidson bike parade through town and to the Lt. Governor’s house
1900 Farewell reception and dinner at the Lt. Governor’s house (hosted by the Lt. Governor and Tourism Corporation Bonaire). The “warriors” will each be presented with a Bonaire Ambassador’s medal at the event.
Saturday, October 21
0800 Breakfast at resort
0900 Morning at leisure, pack, etc.
1200 Lunch at resort
1300 Check out
1330 Depart for airport
Grupo di militarnan remarkabel lo ta bishitando Boneiru pronto
Nan a wňrdu herida sirbiendo Merka na Iraq i Afganistan i lo kompletá nan kurso di sambuya na Boneiru....
Durante di e siman di 14 pa 21 di ňktober próksimo Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) huntu ku Captain Don’s Habitat, lo yama bon bini na un grupo remarkabel di hende na Boneiru. E grupo remarkabel i balente aki ta militarnan i marinirnan ku a keda herida na Iraq i Afganistan i ku a hasi un kurso di sambuyá i a risibí nan sertifikado.
Nan a kuminsá ku e kurso na yüli último durante un festival yama “Adaptive Water Sport Festival”ku a keda organisá pa Disabled Sports USA 2006. E organisashon aki tin un proyekto speshal pa sňldánan herida. Durante e festival e hende hňmber i muhénan balente, ku a wňrdu herida sirbiendo Merka, ta hańa e oportunidat pa eksperensia deportenan akuatiko manera nabega, ski akuatiko i tambe e deporte di sambuyá (esaki tabata e promé evento kaminda e deporte di sambuyá a keda ofresé). Konhuntamente Diving Equipment & Marketing Association (DEMA) su Scuba Tour, voluntarionan, di e organisashon Disabled Sports USA, e departamentu di brantwer di New York i Handicapped Scuba Association a logra ku diesun militar, mayoria ku un ňf mas parti di nan kurpa amputá, huntu ku nan famia por a ser introdusí na e deporte di sambuya.
Despues di a sambuya pa promé bia nuebe di e militarnan a disidí di sigui pa logra nan sertifikado na nan siudat ku e speransa pa kompletá nan kurso sambuyando den laman bunita i kayente na un otro pais. Boneiru a ser eskohí komo e destinashon ideal pa nan kompletá nan kurso i Ňktober próksimo nan lo ta akinan.
E nuebe homber i muhe balentenan lo ta kompańá pa nan kasá ňf kompańero(a), diferente voluntario di Scuba Tour i representantenan di Handicapped Scuba Association.
“Rekonose komo un isla ku refnan aksesibel, kosta bunita, laman kalmu i sentronan di sambuyá ku hopi eksperensia i ku sa bon kon atendé ku hendenan deshabilita, Boneiru ta e lugá ideal pa e hendenan aki por kompletá e kurso i risibí nan sertifikado.” segun Ronella Croes e direktora di Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB).
Jack Chalk, Manager di captain Don’s Habitat a agrega: “Nos ta sperando ansiosamente pa risibí e grupo ekstraordinario aki i nos ta sinti nos honra di por duna algu bek na hendenan ku a duna asina tantu di nan bida.”
E proyekto “The Wounded Warrior Disabled Sports”, manera e ta ser yama na Merka, ta duna militarnan heridá i nan famianan oportunidat pa eksperensia kosnan den bida relatá na deporte i rekreashon i logra eksitonan i krea asina un bida sano i positivo. Pa sa mas informashon por bishita e website: www.woundedwarriorproject.org.
