Diving off the Beaten Track: The Best of the Caribbran

Travel World News
An insider’s guide to some of the very best dive resorts and compact live-aboards in the Caribbean and Bahamas.


Florida Scuba News
Even if you can't get away, Burgess' writing style will fire your imagination and put you there."


New York Newsday
This book belongs in the ditty bag of every serious scuba lover.


Florida Scuba News
Even if you can't get away, Burgess' writing style will fire your imagination and put you there."--


Newsday
"...this book belongs in the ditty bag of every serious scuba lover." --


Travel Books Review
"Burgess delivers these boats and destinations in words and pictures, making me want to board a plane today and head to the clear Caribbean waters."


Newark Star-Ledger
Another useful guide which describes some of the top diving resorts in the Caribbean and Bahamas.


Globe & Mail, Toronto, Canada
Excellent full-colour photography.


Minneapolis Star Tribune
Via a crisp narrative, this handbook takes underwater buffs to less touristy operations in the Caribbean and Bahamas.


Book Description
Veteran diver picks best resorts and live-aboard dive boats with spectacular diving.


About the Author
Robert F. Burgess has been diving for over 50 years, and is a veteran journalist with 21 books and hundreds of magazine articles to his credit, most about sharks, shipwrecks, treasure hunting, marine biology and underwater archaeology. As a correspondent, he covered the French Foreign Legion, backpacked through North Africa and interviewed Ernest Hemingway at his last Pamplona Fiesta. Bob is an avid diver, underwater photographer, sportfisherman and sailor. He lives in Chattahoochee, Florida.


Excerpted from Diving Off the Beaten Track by Robert F. Burgess. Copyright © 1995. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved
"The low-angled sunlight was sending golden shafts through the water when we reached the drop-off and turned right along the crest of the wall. We purposely traveled at our lowest speed to enjoy more of the scenery. Visibility looked to be well over 100 feet. The water to our left was a palette of blues ranging from light turquoise at the surface to the rich royal blue of the depths. The wall now was a study in variations with ledges, overhangs and vertical drops... At first we snaked on and off the crest, then began slow dives and climbs. It was easy to flip over and fly sideways to look under balconies and overhangs. At one point we were both turning carefree loops and barrel rolls through the sky-blue water as the marine scenery whirled around us - slow-motion "aerial" acrobatics without fear of falling."


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Informatively written by veteran diver and journalist Bob Burgess, Diving Off The Beaten Track is an engaging travelogue showcasing superb diving locations in the Bahamas, the Caymans, Belize, and Bay Islands. Full-color photographs wonderfully enhanced Burgess' engaging narration making Diving Off The Beaten Track superbly fascinating reading for armchair travelers as well as an invaluable Caribbean travel planning guide for avid divers.


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