jpexg@mit-hermes.ARPA (John Purbrick) (01/15/85)
> My bride and I will be honeymooning in July, and are considering someplace > in the Carribean or Mexico. We're looking for diving, snorkeling, > windsurfing, pretty scenery, and the like. We aren't so interested in > partying or night-life (we plan on generating our own, thank you). > Topher Eliot Hi Topher--Congratulations! Try the British Virgin Islands. My family spent a week there one Christmas (actually all on Virgin Gorda). It's tranquil, beautiful (hills, huge rocks, cactus, frequently-empty beaches) not too expensive etc. Contact the Hotel & Tourist Board, Road Town, Tortola for info. One thing you might consider would be to rent a villa, of which V. Gorda has quite a lot, owned by Americans for the most part. July would be off season, of course. I'm fairly sure that the place we stayed, the Lord Nelson Inn, is now closed. You can fly to the BVI via San Juan. Incidentally, Virgin Gorda means "the fat virgin", supposedly so named by Columbus who thought it resembled a reclining plump lady. He'd been at sea a long time.... -- John Purbrick
eve@ssc-bee.UUCP (Michael Eve) (01/19/85)
> > My bride and I will be honeymooning in July, and are considering someplace > > in the Carribean or Mexico. We're looking for diving, snorkeling, > Hi Topher--Congratulations! Try the British Virgin Islands. My family spent I'll second Virgin Gorda as a great place. We were only there two days, but it seemed very nice. We chartered a bare boat and hit several of the Islands. Virgin Gorda is small though, not a lot of development. However, there is a water taxi which runs among the local islands but I am not sure it runs to Virgin Gorda. The taxi/ferry would be a great way to visit some of the other islands such as St. Johns (in the US VI, a national park is there). Some of the islands also have camping facilities if you are interested in saving money. Also, if you like him, several of Jimmy Buffet's songs are set down there such as Cane Garden Bay. Warning: Avoid St. Thomas like the plague! It is overrun by tourists and geared for the large cruise ships which pass through. -- Mike Eve Boeing Aerospace, Seattle ...uw-beaver!ssc-vax!ssc-bee!eve