Elora Explora

14/06/2024

This week I have made it a habit to drink my morning tea in the garden and bring my camera to finally capture the many hummingbirds living in my garden.

They are especially active in the morning right after sunrise.
They are called hummingbirds because of the sound their wings make when flying. Their wings beat incredibly fast, 50 to 80 times per second. They can hover mid air and are the only bird that can fly backwards.

However, this doesn’t mean they are easy to shoot. They are tiny little birds that move incredibly fast. Hummingbirds are the smallest birds on the 🌎. These are around 6-8 cm in length. Because of their high energy lifestyle they need to eat a lot of sugar 🍰🍭🍫.

Daily they need to eat more than their own body weight in nectar. They hover in front of a flower and scoop up the nectar with their long and specially adapted tongue (photo 2) We have a few Raspa plants which the hummingbirds love 🤍.

13/05/2024

Last week I got to go on heli flight with in Romania! 🇷🇴 🚁

It was super fun and a surprisingly smooth flight. The county is beautiful. We even flew over our camping spot of the night before 😎

Ofcourse this was a great opportunity to have some fun with my camera as well 📷

Thanks pilot 👨‍✈️

09/05/2024

Just some doggy photos! KIKO 💚🌲🌳

I 💚 all the green in Romenia.

13/03/2024

Last December I did a super fun photoshoot for to show their new 2024 infinity sea scooter model!

This is such a fun toy to have, I use it often myself during our E-Snorkeling tours with . I was honored to be asked for the photoshoot for this new model.

I 🩵 how the photos turned out!

models & .kronenburg
📍Location

30/11/2023

East Coast Bonaire, Boka Onima! Lot rougher then the sheltered west coast.

28/08/2023

I work 6 days a week and my ‘weekend’ is always on MONDAY!!!
We had a great freediving sesh today!

Water temp was lovely 30C*☀️
My max depth was 38m (constant weight), what is the deepest I’ve been since 3 years🤩
And I always ending me session with a fun ‘no fun’ dive 💙🐢

Thanks to my buddy for the motivation! ‘Relax and enjoy the thermocline, just think about your warm tea’ (btw… thermocline was only 28C*) 🤪
Fun fact: I always bring a bottle with hot water with me when freediving, it’s my diving tea 🫖 and comfort drink 🩵

📷 by .nina

23/08/2023

Officially a WAVE 3 freediver!🩵💦🐟

Last week I crossed over from AIDA 4 to .

I really liked the Molchanovs materials, it was great to revise the basics again after 3 years, and learned some interesting new stuff.

But most important… it includes my favorite discipline: no fins!!! 🤩

Thanks

14/08/2023

🩵🐟💦

05/07/2023

30/03/2023

Last day of the BonAbyss 2023 event hosted by

2x world records
3x national records

Looking forward to next years event!

📷 .explora &

30/03/2023

We have had a great week at the BonAbyss 2023 😎

The event, organized by Freediving Center from March 24th to 28th, was a massive success, with multiple worlds and national records broken. 🏅🏅🏅🏅

The highlight of the event was undoubtedly
incredible display of human endurance and determination. On Saturday, March 25th, he broke the Variable Weight descending to a depth of -153 meters. Just two days later, on Tuesday, March 28th, he surpassed his record, diving to
an even more impressive depth of -156 meters. 😲

Other freediving athletes also achieved notable results during the event.

set a new Variable Weight (VWT) National
Record for the Netherlands 🇳🇱with a dive of -93 meters.

set a new VWT National Record for the USA 🇺🇸with a dive of -52
meters.

🧜‍♀️ from Slovakia 🇸🇮accomplished her first
competitive experience ever, setting a new VWT National Record for her country by diving to a depth of -43 meters.

Well done champions and a big applause to the for hosting such a great event. 👏

📷 💦by from
📷.explore

28/03/2023

PRESS RELEASE - TOMORROW NEW RECORD ATTEMPT! By

Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean, March 26th, 2023
Bonaire Proves to be a World-Class Freediving Destination with Record-Breaking Results.
On Saturday, March 25th, broke the Variable Weight (VWT) World Record by descending to a depth of -153 meters. His accomplishment marks an incredible display of human endurance and determination.
The weekend also saw other remarkable feats, with Eric Van Riet Paap setting a new Variable Weight (VWT) National Record for the Netherlands with a dive of -93 meters, while Brandon Best set a new Variable Weight (VWT) National Record for the USA with a dive of -52 meters.
The success of the event so far and the athlete's record- breaking dives highlight the incredible capabilities of the human body and the power of dedication and perseverance," said of
"All of this would not have been possible without the full support of Tourism Corporation Bonaire, STINAPA, STCB, and a host of other incredible sponsors and volunteers . We extend our deepest gratitude to all those who offered their time, dedication, and expertise to ensure the athletes' safety during their record attempts and making this event a massive success.
On Tuesday, March 28th, Alexey Molchanov will attempt a final dive with the goal of beating his own new World Record, setting the bar even deeper for future competitors.
For more information and updates on the BonAbyss
2023 event, follow along on social media with the hashtag .

I (Elora) will live stream the whole event tomorrow 28/03/23 from account at 9:30 USA ( & Bonaire), 15:30 Europe, 21:30 Australia.

26/03/2023

A huge congratulations to for breaking the freediving record today in variable weights -153m 😮 what an achievement !

And what an honer to be asked to participate in this great event hosted by Blue Classroom Freediving]]

Us doing safety sonar! What is a super cool and important way to track freedivers on deep depths.

Big shout out to the Blue Classroom Freediving]] organization and safety team .kronenburg who also broke the Dutch national record with -93 m who broke the US record with -52m and for taking awsome underwater photos.

Do you want to see the action that happend today? I personally did my best to make a good live stream 😄 Check it out on Blue Classroom Freediving]]

21/03/2023

We are looking for an experienced freelance snorkel guide to conduct snorkeling and E-snorkeling tours in small groups.

Interested? Send us a WhatsApp message on +599 701 6585 or email [email protected]

24/10/2022

I tried something new today ... Watersking....

I am fairly comfortable on the board but waterskis are different!

Thanks to the JOBE waterski trainers and the smart tow system on our Axopar Revolve boat, I was able to take the stabilisation bar off and get up almost straight away.

20/09/2022

Super fun supersized SUP for the whole family, at

09/09/2022

About Bonaire, it's in our nature!

15/06/2022

Check out this congregation of trumpetfish!

12/06/2022

Little turtle today at pink beach 💚

08/06/2022

~ Clean Boating ~

Since the 1st of June 2022 has put a ban on selling and providing of disposable plastic like straws, plastic cups, bags etc.
A really great and necessary step to a cleaner ocean.

Single use plastic often doesn’t get properly recycled but ends up in the sea. We always put in effort to pickup any plastic floating near our boat.

and are making this super easy with this new product:
a telescopic and foldable scoop-net and a garbage bag made of recycled material from paddle boards. ♻️

We always make sure we don’t bring any single use plastic on the water. We prepare the snacks in reusable containers. And bring insulated aluminium cups for drinks.

Thank you Jobe Watersports & Clean Boating for working towards a cleaner sea. We are proud and more than happy to contribute.

Elora & Robert

05/06/2022

Team work

28/05/2022

Wakeboarding at Klein Bonaire!

Photoshoot for

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18/05/2022

Little Sea Scooter snorkel session at Salt Pier yesterday!

16/05/2022

09/05/2022

When we get to play ourselfs on the toys!

This towable is seriously so much fun!