Best Dives of the Virgin Islands


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Based on Best Dives of the Caribbean, this book focuses on the Virgin Islands exclusively. Includes the latest and best dive and snorkel sites, each rated for visual excellence and marine life. The author's knowledge of the Caribbean sites is unparalleled.




Best Dives of the Caribbean


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Annotation Includes the latest and best dive and snorkel sites, each rated for visual excellence and marine life. The author's knowledge of the Caribbean sites is unparalleled. From sunken planes and snorkel trails to blue holes, the best destinations beneath the waves are covered. Covers Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, Belize, Bonaire, the US and British Virgin Islands, the Caymans, Curaȧo, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St Kitts, St Lucia, St Vincent I take this compact book with me everywhere. My only complaint: I wish they covered more islands! -- (Suziekew). The new, 2006, third edition of Best Dives of the Caribbean is packed full of dive-vacation planning information. It tells what time of year to go, the most popular dive sites with details on what to expect, depths, average sea conditions-- I get seasick if it's rough and prefer diving where the sites are ten minutes or less by boat, or better yet accessible from the beach. Inde.




British Virgin Islands


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This guide describes some of the best diving and snorkelling sites in the Virgin Islands, such as Blonde Rock, the Caves, Painted Walls, the Chimney and the wrecks of RMS Rhone and Chikuzen. The information on each site includes: depth and visibility; required expertise; and bottom terrain.




Diving the Virgin Islands


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This guide takes you to the best the islands have to offer, both above and below the water's surface. Underwater enthusiasts will revel in the vivid descriptions of dive sites, from the wreck of the Chikuzen just off Virgin Gorda to the Painted Walls of Norman Island. Each of the dives is chosen for visual appeal, marine life, or the challenge it offers. Depth, strength of currents, accessibility, marine life you will encounter, level of expertise required and special points of interest are covered. This guide is aimed at the dive traveler, not just the diver. It offers details on sightseeing, dining, and accommodations. You will also find contact numbers for watersports operators, stables, and boat charter companies. Shopping is covered in the guide as well. Aimed at the dive traveler, this book takes you to the best places the islands have to offer, both above and under the water. There are vivid descriptions of the dive sites and each one profiled is chosen for its visual appeal, marine life or the challenge it offers. The depth, strength of currents, accessibility, marine life you will encounter, level of experience required and special points of interest are covered. A special section covers medical and travel insurance for divers.




US Virgin Islands Snorkeling Guide


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The World's Best Tropical Dive Destinations


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This magnificent and comprehensively illustrated reference to the world's most exotic dive destinations covers the Caribbean (Bahamas, Mexico, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Virgin Islands, Belize, Honduras, Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao, Tobago, St. Lucia and Dominica), Bermuda, the Red Sea (Egypt and Sudan), the Indian Ocean (Oman, Maldives, Seychelles, Mozambique, and western Australia), the Indo-Pacific (Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia), and the Pacific Ocean (the Philippines, Micronesia, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, French Polynesia, and Australia's Great Barrier Reef). Superb underwater photography shows a huge variety of wrecks, marine habitats, and aquatic species. The descriptions the type of dive to be experienced as well as what you can expect to see underwater. Each dive site featured can be located via a detailed regional site map, and a travel advisory is also included.




A Voyage of Heart and Song


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Take time in the middle of life for your dreams. That is the message of this lighthearted true story of a Dallas couple who, in mid-career, sold their house and cars, bought a boat, and sailed around the world. Author Liza Farrow-Gillespie tells of pirates, storms, sharks, cannibals, and - scariest of all - 24/7 exposure to her husband's sense of humor. She also relates the joy and personal growth that can come from a zig and a zag along the path of life. Liza Farrow-Gillespie is an attorney, musician, and writer. During the sailing circumnavigation she published articles in Ocean Navigator, Cruising World, and Blue Water Sailing. Her husband Alan Farrow-Gillespie, M.D., is a pediatric anesthesiologist and former captain in the United States Air Force.




World Atlas of Coral Reefs


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An up-to-date, detailed, and fully-illustrated account of the biodiversity and status of coral reefs.




Best Dives of the Western Hemisphere


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Includes: Atlantic (Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Bermuda, Florida Keys); Caribbean (Barbados, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cozumel, Curacao, United States Virgin Islands); Central America (Belize); South America (Brazil); Pacific (Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary, Santa Catalina, Galapagos, Hawaii).