Visions of Vancouver

Article Abstract:

A divers' vision of the marine life of Vancouver Island, a 97-mile stretch of coast from the mid-island city of Nanaimo north to Campbell River, with beautiful marine life, ghostly wrecks and six-gill sharks is described. Few of the important things for a diver to see are a 366-foot Mackenzie Class destroyer escort which sunk in 1997 outside Nanaimo's Departure Bay, Hornby Island with its deep-water six-gill sharks, and Discovery Passage that is populated with a variety of fish, octopuses and mammals.

British Columbia, Vancouver Island

---

Travel: Catalina calling

Article Abstract:

Juan Cabrillo claimed the island Santa Catalina of Spain in 1542 and was really colonized by William Wrigley, Jr. It is described that Santa Catalina, an interesting little getaway, is located 22 miles from Los Angeles and that most of the island is held as a nature preserve by the Catalina Island Conservancy.

Spain, Santa Catalina Island, Travel narrative

---

Bonaire: The last pirate and other wonders of the deep

Article Abstract:

Bonaire and Klein Bonaire are erotic destinations with several protected nesting sites and the world's first underwater park, Bonaire National Marine Park. Captain Don Stewart, a pirate who became a conservationist, came up with the concept for a modern dive resort for which Bonaire is famous.

Netherlands Antilles, Bonaire

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Gobbler fever. California trolling. Curing gobbler hang-ups
• Abstracts: Good vibrations from the NARC. The Cola-to-Cola run. On a Sailboat: Whale study at Allison wonderland
• Abstracts: A question of balance. Shoreline: Adventure-Canadian style. Lingering on the Algarve
• Abstracts: Jim Brandon's Bonaire. Trees in the Sea. The ultimate shark shot
• Abstracts: A better C-section. Walk on. The first year

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.