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Old 11-02-2006, 01:48 PM Sea Otter is offline     #10 (permalink)
I have been there twice. Snorkel, Snorkel , Snorkel.

The water is the clearest I have ever seen. This is an unspoiled island. No big hotels like Aruba, or any touristy things. Most people go there to dive.

On my first trip we got a taxi and did a tour of the South side of the island. I remember seeing big salt mountains. We saw some flamingos close up. They were just wading in some very clear water. There was so much salt on some of the beaches it looked like ice.

Last trip we did a half day snorkel from shore. We used a local named Renee who took us to 2 different places. As someone mentioned in another post, the beaches are not sand, but crushed coral.

There is a nice little bar on the water front in town to enjoy a drink or two. Shopping is not great but there are a handful of store.