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Cayman Adventure
Photographers Franklin and Kathy Viola have produced some of the most startling images of the natural world, many appearing in some of the most widely respected magazines in the world. Now through a program organized by Audubon magazine and Tropical Adventures, participants can spend a week with the Violas, plus local naturalists, in the Caymans exploring these beautiful islands. Included is the Brac Parrot Reserve on Cayman Brac and the island's unusual bat caves. On Little Cayman, participants will explore a pond which hosts some 5,000 pairs of nesting red-footed boobies. On Grand Cayman, the attractions include the bio-rich Meagre Bay Pond area and the Mastic Trail, one of the country's top birding areas.
Undersea dive or snorkel adventures include Grand Cayman's "Stingray City," where legions of rays float by like a carpet warehouse suddenly possessed of magical spell There will also be dives and snorkeling experiences above coral reefs, along undersea walls and a couple of wrecks.
The dates for this Cayman Islands Adventure are Sept. 7-14, 2000. Prices are $1,950 for divers $1,650 for non-divers. For more information, call Tropical Adventures at 1-800-247-3483. |
From the veranda at Asa Wright Nature Centre;
Inset, hummingbird at one of the hanging feeders.
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