Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/12/84; site mit-hermes.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!mit-hermes!jpexg From: jpexg@mit-hermes.ARPA (John Purbrick) Newsgroups: net.travel,net.rec.scuba Subject: Re: Honeymoon destination--British Virgin Islands Message-ID: <2282@mit-hermes.ARPA> Date: Tue, 15-Jan-85 15:47:08 EST Article-I.D.: mit-herm.2282 Posted: Tue Jan 15 15:47:08 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 17-Jan-85 14:14:15 EST References: <486@cyb-eng.UUCP> Organization: The MIT AI Lab, Cambridge, MA Lines: 17 Xref: watmath net.travel:1053 net.rec.scuba:125 > 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