diving the passages of the golden doubloon
	BAHAMAS	BONAIRE	DOMINICA	CAYMAN ISLANDS	ST. LUCIA	ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES
BEST TIME TO VISIT	Visibility is excellent year-round but is dependent on wind direction, weather action and water temperature.	Year-round. Bonaire is below the hurricane belt, which makes it a more appealing summer Caribbean destination.	November through April.	Any time is a good time to visit, though winter is most popular.	Weather is balmy and water is fine year-round.	Temperatures are warm and tropical year-round.
CLIMATE	Temperatures range from 72°F in the winter to mid 80s(°F) in the summer. The rainy season is June to November.	Average temperature is 82°F and rainfall 22 inches. Usually sunny and breezy.	Climate is a tropical 80°F year-round.	Warm and tropical. The temperatures drop no lower than the 70s(°F) and reach no higher than the 90s(°F).	Temperatures generally range between 75°F and 90°F.	Temperatures average 78°F year-round.
WATER TEMPERATURE	Averages 79°F.	Averages 80°F.	Averages in the mid 80s(°F).	Range from 78°F to 82°F.	Averages 80°F.	Averages 80°F.
EXCHANGE RATE *rate at press time **fixed rate at press time	$1.00 (U.S.) = 0.975(BSD)*	$1.00 (U.S.) = 1.77(NAFI)**	$1.00 (U.S.) = 2.69(XCD)*	$1.25 (U.S.) = $1.00 (CI)**	$1.00 (U.S.) = 2.69(XCD)*	$1.00 (U.S.) = 2.69(XCD)*
TIME DIFFERENCE	Eastern Standard Time	Eastern Standard Time	EST + one hour	EST – one hour	EST – one hour	Eastern Standard Time
CONTACTS	The Bahamas Tourism Centre (213) 385-0033 www.carib tourism.com/ go/bahamas Blackbeard’s Cruises (800) 327-9600 www.blackbeard- cruises.com e-mail: sd@blackbeard- cruises.com	Tourism Corporation Bonaire on Bonaire 011 (599) 717-8322 www.info bonaire.com e-mail: tcb@ bonairelive.com Bon Bini Divers 011 (599) 717-5425 www.bonbini divers.com e-mail: info@bonbini divers.com Bruce Bowker’s Carib Inn 011 (599) 717-8819 www.caribinn.com e-mail: bruce@ caribinn.com Buddy Dive Resort 011 (599) 717-5080 www.buddydive.com e-mail: info@buddy dive.com Captain Don’s Habitat (800) 327-6709 www.habitat diveresorts.com e-mail: bonaire@habitat diveresorts.com Divi Flamingo Beach Hotel (800) 661-DIVE www.divi bonaire.com e-mail: divibon@ bonairelive.com Dive Inn 011 (599) 717-8761 www.diveinn- bonaire.com e-mail: diveinn@ bonairenet.com Harbour Village Beach Resort (599) 717-7500 www.harbour village.com e-mail: harbourvil@ aol.com Plaza Resort Bonaire/ Toucan Divers (800) 766-6016 www.plazaresort bonaire.com e-mail: plaza@ bonairenet.com Sand Dollar Condominium Resort (800) 288-4773 www.sanddollar bonaire.com e-mail: info@sand dollarbonaire.com Sand Dollar Dive & Photo 011 (599) 717-5252 www.discover bonaire.com e-mail: info@discover bonaire.com Windsurfing: (599) 717-5233 www.jibecity.com e-mail: jibecityinfo@ jibecity.com	Dominica Tourist Office (888) 645-5637 www.dominica.dm e-mail: dominicany@ msn.com Anchorage Hotel & Dive Center (800) 934-DIVE e-mail: anchorage@ tod.dm Anse-A-Liane Lodge & Dive Center (888) 868-6827 www.ansea lianedive.com Castaways Beach Hotel/ Dive Center (888) CASTAWAYS e-mail: castaways@ cwdom.dm Castle Comfort Lodge (888) 414-7626 www.dive dominica.com e-mail: dive@ cwdom.dm Fort Young Hotel (800) 544-7631 e-mail: fortyoung@ tod.dm Nature Island Dive (767) 449-8181 www.natureisland dive.dm e-mail: naturei dive@cwdom.dm	Cayman Islands Department of Tourism (800) 346-3313 www.dive cayman.ky Land-based Diving: Grand Cayman Bob Soto’s Diving (345) 949-2022 www.bobsoto diving.com.ky e-mail: bobsotos@ candw.ky Don Foster’s Dive Cayman (800) 83-DIVER www.don fosters.com e-mail: dfd@ candw.ky Divetech (345) 949-1701 www.divetech.com e-mail: divetech@ candw.ky Red Sail Sports (877) 462-3567 www.redsail.com e-mail: redsail@ candw.ky Cayman Brac Brac Reef Beach Resort/ Reef Divers (800) 594-6326 www.bracreef.com e-mail: bestdiving@ reefseas.com Brac Caribbean Beach Village (800) 594-6326 www.brac- caribbean.com e-mail: bracarib@ candw.ky Carib Sands Beach Resort (345) 948-1121 www.carib sands.com e-mail: caribsan@ candw.ky Divi Tiara Beach Resort (800) 661-3483 www.waterhouse tours.com e-mail: dividive@ waterhouse tours.com Almond Beach Hideaway (800) 972-9795 www.almond beach.com Little Cayman Little Cayman Beach Resort (800) 594-6326 www.bracreef.com e-mail: bestdiving@ reefseas.com Live-aboards: Little Cayman Diver II (800) 458-2722 www.little caymandiver.com Cayman Aggressor IV (800) 348-2628 www.aggressor.com e-mail: info@ aggressor.com	St. Lucia Tourist Board (800) 456-3984 www.stlucia.org Anse Chastanet & Scuba St. Lucia (888) GO-LUCIA www.anse chastanet.com e-mail: ansechastanet@ candw.lc Jalousie Hilton (800) HILTONS www.jalousie- hilton.com	SVG Tourist Office (800) 235-3029 e-mail: tourism@ caribsurf.com Wallilabou Dive Experience (784) 456-0335 http:// members.xoom.com /walldivexp e-mail: walldivexp@ hotmail.com Dive St. Vincent (784) 457-4928 www.Dive StVincent.com e-mail: dive@Dive StVincent.com Grenadines Dive (784) 458-8138 e-mail: gdive@ caribsurf.com Young Island Resort (784) 458-4826 www.young island.com e-mail: reservations@ youngisland.com Casa de Columbus (784) 458-4001 www.casade columbus.com e-mail: indianbay@ casadecolum bus.com BEQUIA Bequia Dive Adventures (784) 458-3247 www.BequiaDive Adventures.com e-mail: adventures@ caribsurf.com Dive Paradise (784) 458-3563 www.paradise bequia.com e-mail: diving-in- paradise@ caribsurf.com

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