Archive for October, 2010.

A Lush Island Called Grenada

Posted on October 31st, 2010 by scubadiver in Scuba Diving

Grenada is yet another Caribbean island that is everlasting with beautiful scenic terrain. This mountainous breathtaking scenery is exploding with remarkable raw resources. Grenada is the natural habitat to ginger, cocoa, nutmeg cinnamon, and cloves. The magnificent natural aromas swirl throughout the air creating an atmosphere of quietude and sheer enjoyment. Abundant are rivers, waterfalls, and forests, which you can explore.  We recommend being exuberant and signing up for a couple of guided tours. The best natural wonders on the island are tucked away. If you have a guide you will experience exotic birds, plant life, mystical waterfalls and wonders such as crater lakes and dense forests  further contributing to the mystique and elegance of Grenada. Grenada is 12 miles wide and 21 miles long. The 2,750 foot Mount St. Catherine highlights the varying terrain of the island.

The island is home to 93,000 people, mostly of African origin. The climate is warm and inviting, with relatively low rain for the Caribbean. The locals are friendly and open to all tourists.

 In addition, the island features miles of sensational black and white sandy beaches. You can either be pampered at one of the resorts or use one of many vacation house rentals. This island along with many others in the Caribbean is home to inexpensive all inclusive vacation packages.

Grenada has myriad of activities and sights.  The water sports range from scuba diving to deep-sea fishing to Grenada’s yacht clubs. They offer many sailing events every year, and the surrounding waters make sailing around the island an extremely pleasurable experience.

There are some great golf courses on this island also, and with the sports increasing popularity you are sure to find a site that suits your needs.

There definitely is history on this island too. Many consider this salient city the most beguiling capital city in the entire Caribbean. The French based St. George’s in the 18thcentury, and the red tile roofs and time-honored pastel colored French architecture continue unharmed, giving the entire city true personality and culture. St. George embraces the border of the island, and along Grenada’s natural Harbour. The landscape is lush and gorgeous making exploring the wonders of Grenada a must. The most well known landmark in St. George is the Gothic tower. It was erected in 1818, and gives the city a real European feel.

 

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Billfishing In The Virgin Islands

Posted on October 30th, 2010 by scubadiver in Scuba Diving

There are some that believe that the U.S. Virgin Islands are the Caribbean counterpart of Hawaii. This is a territory like Puerto Rico (which is not far away), not a state, nevertheless seeing as it happens to be within U.S. hegemony, no passport is necessary. And those interested in vacationing at any one of the local beachfront vacation homes and take advantage of one of the deep-sea fishing adventures will certainly not find themselves disappointed – in reality, you’ll be fishing from a place where no less that twenty-four records have been set for deep-sea catches.

After securing your vacation rental headquarters, you’ll keen to embark on discovering those surrounding waters quicker than you can imagine. Also these Caribbean islands are not far from the renowned billfishing waters throughout the planet, referred to by local people as the “North Drop” as well as the Lang Bank, where the bottom of the ocean drops unexpectedly and where the cooler waters drawing in many species for bait fish.

While the cost of Caribbean vacation rentals are liable to differ over the course of the year (December right through to March tend to be when you are likely to snatch the offers on Virgin Island beach rentals), there’s outstanding fishing through all seasons as various species migrate in and out of surrounding waters. During the boreal winter (well, even in January the standard warmth within the USVI seldom falls below 72 degrees Fahrenheit), the species to search for are dolphin, tuna and wahu, which tend to swim within the deeper waters next to the drops. If you favor to remain closer to coast on the other hand, kingfish, mackerel, grouper plus snappers will be bountiful – also you’ll be pleased that these fish tend to chillout here all year.

Should you want to seek out those big billfish including marlin or even sailfish, you’ll need to arrange your fishing vacation within the summer time and beginning of the fall. Caribbean beach rental accommodations tend to be somewhat more in demand throughout the northern hemisphere’s summer season, but the copious big game fishing makes the extra costs well worthwhile.

As organizing your fishing expeditions, it is possible to select amid half-day morning excursions, that start from 8 AM until noon, half-day afternoons between 1 to 5 PM, or full eight or nine hour excursions. Costs for a full-day fishing trip should range from $800 to $1000 per day; you are able to break up this fee between five other people, however. If you didn’t bring some fishing friends together with you, a large proportion of the owner-operators of the boats can often be of assistance. At the very least, the tour services shall supply you with bait with fishing equipment – though, you with your peers might want to bring your own sandwiches and of course drinks.

Fishing tournaments within Baja are renowned, nevertheless the ones held throughout the USVI are perhaps the most guarded secret in the planet. In fact, the the summer time billfish season features six types of billfishing tournaments along with considerable cash awards to be won.

On the flip side, your billfishing trip can assist in promoting protection attempts as well as play a part in the study of marine life. Sport fishermen throughout the USVI interact in a large number of catch-and-release programs during which billfish are caught, tagged with a GPS device before being freed back into the ocean. These efforts have been of immense help to scientists studying the life of these animals. At the same time as you’re in vicinity of the Virgin Islands, consider that there definitely many alternatives for lodging accommodations, including hotels, motels, resorts and romantic getaways.

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