Hi, I agree with you. Mariela is terrific, and the cabins were very nice, but the name is Sea Grape Plantation. I would recommend it. It's far enough away from the center of things so that you have quiet when you want it, but close enough to walk to everything.
Kip ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 6:09 AM > > > Hi John, > I would suggest that you stay in West End. You would be close to all the bars and restaurants, and it is very easy to meet people while sharing diving stories. > We stayed at Grapetree, and although it is at the end of the road, it is beautiful, and Mariela who is the manager is so Increadably helpful and nice. > We dove with Coconutree Divers and my friend took her course there with Emma who was an awesome instructor. The dive masters were great and tried to make sure we didn;t repeat the same dive sites so we were able to see a lot of the area. > I would be more then happy to tell you more if you want to contact me off list! > sno > "John " wrote: Though I haven't received many answers to my previous post, from what > I've been reading I get the impression I would probably be happiest > in the West Bay or West End. I would appreciate any input and any > advice as to accomidations. I'm looking at Foster's, which has > accommodation in both areas, but an open to any suggestions. As I > stated before, I'm a single man, traveling alone, and I plan to take > an open water certification course. I hope this will be the first of > many visit, if the impression I'm getting of the island is at all > accurate. I've spent a fair amount of time in a few other counties, > and I speak Spanish (badly). I simply mention this to indicate that > I have respect for any local culture, expatriate and indigenous, and > am not solely an idiot tourist, though that will pretty much be my > role on this trip. Thanks for any advice. > > John Marroletti > Philadelphia > > >
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