Diving Classes

Life Aboard

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September 25th 2007
Everyone has now arrived on Ocean Star and we set sail from Tortola on Saturday morning to our first anchoring spot at Virgin Gorda. All the students are from around the United States, in fact I am the only person from the UK aboard, so I am introducing them to important English traditions like marmite sandwiches! Before departure we had to stock the boat with food for 15 people for 80 days. ... read more

Central America Caribbean » British Virgin Islands » Virgin Gorda

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First settled by the Dutch in 1648, the islands were annexed in 1672 by the English. The economy is closely tied to the larger and more populous US Virgin Islands to the west; the US dollar is the legal currency.... ... read more