Diving in St.Vincent and the Grenadines

The tropical seas that surround St.Vincent and the Grenadines offer a world of marine adventure.Whether you are skimming the surface on a windsurfer or sunfish or gliding below through shoals of fish and coloured corals,this is one of the most beatiful spots in the Caribbean.

Scuba enthusiats have a choice of dive sites.Here is a brief description of some the main ones near St.Vincent.

• bottle reef-a wall dive with beautiful coral garden at its base dotted with pillar coral and deep sea fans.




• The forest-a fantastic forest of huge gorgonians rising 6 to 10feet from the sandy bottom.




• The garden-a gradual slope ranging from 40 to 80 feet covered in a carpet of pillar coral and ideal for novice divers.




• New Guinea Reef-a spectacular wall dive rich in black coral and a vast variety of fish.A favourite dive amongst locals.




• The wall-a coral encrusted cliff plunging from 20 to 100 feet offering an unlimited array of underwater treasures.

Bequia

• Bequia wall-combing the best aspects of a walldive with a drift dive,this area teems with underwater life.
• The boulders-a shallow dive of huge underwater boulders at a depth of just 25feet.
• Devils table-a shallow drift dive often used for beginners where filtered sunlight creates a dazzling display of rainbow colours on a beautiful reef.
• M/S Lirero-a 110ft freighter sunk for divers is covered with sponges,and corals.

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Havana

Sometimes many of us travel to the Cuba and all we see are the resorts and the beaches.We don't really experience the island and what it has to offer ;we rarely see how ordinary Cubans live,

how lovers stroll along the Malecon,next time you visit have a beer,a cristal of course,at the local bar,or take stroll along the streets of Havana,which incidentally are quite safe.Take a tour of the Miramar district which is filled with foreign embassies,and Colonial homes,or sit in a cafe and have a sip of Cuban coffee and have a conversation with an ordinary Cuban.

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Seeing Cuba

There is something special about a destination that has not only beaches

and sunshine,but great architecture,wonderful music and a spirit of a people that is unmatched in the Caribbean.Cuba is sand and much more....from the Spanish Colonial homes in Havana and the joyous mountains of Santiago de Cuba ,to the tranquil streets of Holguin,and the tanned bodies that line the beaches of Valedaro;you as a visitor will surely want to extend your stay.Ask anyone who has travelled to this island,and they'll tell you that their vacation was too short.

I had the privilege of attending FITCUBA 2009,with the hundreds of journalists,and photographers.I now understand why all the digital flashes came cascading down the Fort that overlook Havana-It was the scenery that will fill many guide-books.
You can travel to any of the cities Holguin,Trinidad,Havana,Cienfuegos,or Villa Clara
and the warmth which emanates from the people .This is what makes Cuba great....Its people.