01 ngo-10
St. Croix: Isikhumbuzo seSizwe saseBuck Island
Ifoto © Teresa Plowright. Kwiiyure ezimbini nje ezivela eMiami, iiIl Virgin Islands zase - US zinika amava aseCaribbean ayingxenye ye-US. Iziqithi ezintathu ezihlukeneyo - iSt Croix, e-St Thomas, ehamba phambili eSt. Thomas, kunye ne-eco-ephethe iSt. John- zikhonza iiflabathi ezinxweme ezimhlophe, i-super snorkeling, i-National Park, iidolophonial kunye neenqaba, izitishi ezingenamsebenzi, kunye Kaninzi.
St. Croix
IStro Croix yenzeke indawo kwindawo yama-80 kwaze kwafika iHugo yeHugo inhlekelele. Namhlanje, iindwendwe zifumana iqondo elincinci kakhulu kuneSt. Thomas.
1) I-Snorkel kwiSikhumbuzo seSizwe saseBuck Island
Isiqithi saseBuck - esinye sezikhumbuzo ezintathu zeZizwe eziManzi phantsi koManzi e-US - yindawo eyikrakra ukuya kwi-snorkel okanye i-scuba kwi-USVI. Ukubhukuda emva kolwandle olwandle olukhulu kunesiqiniseko sokuvuyisa abantwana kunye nabantu abadala.Indawo yokwakheka kwe-snorkeling iyindawo enobunxweme, kodwa ukuba uthatha uhambo lweentsuku nge-Big Beard Adventure Tours, ungadlala uRobinson Crusoe ngexesha lokuma kwi-Turtle Beach (ngasentla) kwaye ufumana isifundo se-snorkeling apho kufuneka.
Emva koko kuya phambili kumzila ongaphantsi kwamanzi apho uza kubona i-elkhorn yamakhorali amakhulu, ama-grottoes kunye namawaka eentlanzi.
(Nceda uqhagamshelanise iiwebhusayithi zeewebsite ngokuhlaziya malunga neehotele kunye namanani.)
02 ngo 10
I-St. Croix: I-Kayaking yobusuku
Ifoto © Teresa Plowright. Ilanga lihla, kwaye i-kayaks yakho ilinde ... Ngokukhawuleza, i-Caribbean Adventure Tours iya kukusa kwiSark River National Park, kunye nebhayibhile enkulu ekukhanyeni kwenyanga, uza kubona indawo yeColumbus yokufika kweyokuqala kwihlabathi elitsha . (Wayecinga ukuba yi-Asia, kwaye iintshaba zilandelwa ngokukhawuleza-kodwa yimbali.)
"Uhambo lokukhanya kwenyanga" kwi-kayak emanzini afudumeleyo atshisayo yinto ekhunjulwayo. Inye nkampani inika iindwendwe ezininzi zentsuku. Ababhenkethi banokuqeshisa i-kayaks kwaye bahlolisise wena.
(Nceda ukhangele zonke iiwebhusayithi zeewebhu zokuhlaziya malunga neehotele kunye namanani.)
03 ngo 10
St. Croix: Hlola amaKristu
Ifoto © Teresa Plowright. I-USVI inika iidolophu ezidumeleyo. Ukuhamba ngezitrato ezili-ntsuku ezedlulileyo, xa amaKristu-njengesiXeko seNational History-yayiyinhloko yeDanish West Indies. (Ewe, isiDanish.)
Ibakala elidala lamaKristu lidlulela kwiibhloko ezininzi. Eyona nto inomdla kukuba yizakhiwo ezakhiwa ngokugqithiseleyo emanzini.
Abantwana baya kufuna ukuhlola i-Fort Christiansvaern endala. Ekufuphi yindlu ye-Scale (kunye neesikali esidala) kunye neNdlu yeeMpahla; funda ulwazi oluthunyelwe ngotyelelo malunga nomlando malunga nelichweba elade lithengisa iswekile kwaye, ngokobuhlungu, ubomi bomntu.
04 we-10
USt. Thomas: uLwandle lokuThutha
Ifoto © Teresa Plowright. Ukuhla, ukuya kwi-deep deep-and you even get your feet wet: not when you are trekking in Coral World .
Okokuqala hlola ezinye iimbonakalo kulepaki yezilwandle, ezifana ne-shark kunye namachibi ase-stingray. Emva koko intloko iya kwindawo yokugcina indawo ehlala elwandle. Kulapho, uya kuba ngumtya wesiganeko se-astronaut, nyathela phantsi kwinqanaba, kwaye ulandele umzila ongaphantsi kwee -sea, ukuphefumla kalula kwisigqoko sakho. Abantwana abaselula abasibhozo bangazama.
Iphulo: elikufutshane neCoral World ithandwa kakhulu yiCoki Beach . Cwangcisa ixesha elithile ngosuku lwakho ukuze ujabulele ulwandle kwaye wenze enye i-snorkeling.
05 we-10
Izinto eziphezulu ukuzenza kwi-USVI: uSt. Thomas - Charlotte Amalie
Ifoto © Teresa Plowright. Ngokuqinisekileyo, weza kwi-USVI ye-sun'nsea: kodwa njengebhonasi, ungaphuthelwa kwiidolophu zeenkoloni.
UCharlotte Amalie ("u-Amal-yuh") wayekhe waba yindawo ebalulekileyo yokuhweba kwi-West Indies. Imizekelo yayo emihle yezakhiwo zaseYurophu zizaliswe ngeentengiso ezingenamsebenzi ezithengisa iimfumba kunye nezinye izinto ezithandekayo kakhulu, ukusuka kwimbono yabantwana bakho.
Hayi kakuhle, thembisa nje ukuba baphathe kwi-Hard Rock Cafe, kwaye ujabulele abanye ukuhamba eCharlotte Amalie. Khetha i-brochure ye-tourism yamahhala uze ukhangele uhambo lokuhamba.
06 ngo 10
USt. Thomas: Fort Christian
Ifoto © Teresa Plowright. Ukugqithisa uCharlotte Amalie yiT Fort elibizwa ngokuba nguKumkani waseDanish: I- Fort Fort yakhiwa ngo-1672 ukukhusela idolophu ngokumelene neentlanzi kunye nabaseYurophu.
Abantwana baya kujonga ukunyuka kwi-Fort, iNational Landmark. I-Fort nayo yindawo enkulu yokufunda imbali yaseCaribbean: yindlu kwikhaya leMidginIslands Museum, kwaye kumagumbi ayo adala kunye neeseli ziboniswa kwiindawo eziqithi, ukuthengiswa kwekhoboka kunye nokuvukela kwekhoboka, nokunye.
Imali yokungeniswa iyathobekile. (Enyanisweni, bekuyiminikelo xa uMkhokeli wakho watyelela).
07 ngo 10
ISt. John - iPaki yeSizwe iVilgin Islands
Ifoto © Teresa Plowright. "Mama, yintoni le nto enkulu enamathele kulo mthi womthi?" Amanqaku aphezulu kunoma imuphi umzali okanye umntwana othe waqikelela "ukuhlalisa isidleke," ngexesha lokunyuka kwiParitz Islands National Park.
Yimangalisa into yokuba ininzi yesiqithi saseSt. John - i-third-thirds, okanye i-quarters ezintathu, kuxhomekeke kumthombo wakho-yiSizwe sePaki. Le mihlali evuyisayo yabulela uLaurance Rockefeller, owathengile ininzi yelizwe kwiminyaka engamashumi amahlanu waza wanikela; Kwakhona wasungula indawo encinci, eneenkampu e-Caneel Bay. (I-Caneel Bay Resort iphakame kakhulu namhlanje).
Enye yezinto ezinzulu malunga neePaki zeSizwe yiyo (i-free or minimal-cost) iiprogram zeeranger ezibandakanya ukuzonwabisa kunye nemfundo. INtloko kwiCentral Visitorsors Centre e-Cruz Bay kwaye uhlolisise ukunyuka kwePark Park, kunye neminye imisebenzi yepaki ezifana neentlobo zentetho kunye neentetho kunye neendwendwe ze-snorkel. I-Park iquka indawo yolwandle. (jonga iwebhusayithi yeSizwe ye-Virgin Islands.)
08 ngo 10
ISt. John: iTrunk Bay
Ifoto © Teresa Plowright. Enye yezilwandle ezininzi kakhulu ezithobekileyo kwiSt. John yiTrunk Bay, inxalenye yePaki yeSizwe, kunye nomzekelo opheleleyo wehlabathi le-USVI elimhlophe kunye nolwandle olwandle.
Uya kufuneka uhlawule ukungena kwi-snorkel eTrunk Bay kodwa iindleko zithobekile, ngakumbi xa uthengela intsapho.
Emva koko ugqoke iintambo kunye nentloko ye-snorkel umzila, apho izibonakaliso zamanzi zixelela malunga neentlanzi kunye ne-coral. Abantwana abancinci abancinci abathandathu banokubamba i-snorkel, kwaye i-gear yokutsala iyafumaneka.
09 we-10
St. John: Uhambo lweBhekile kunye neSorkorkeling
Ifoto © Teresa Plowright. Ukuphuma kakuhle kwiSt. John yindlela yokuhamba ngesikebhe ukuya kwelinye okanye ngaphezulu kwiindawo zokuzonwabisa.
Ukunyuka kwi-Sadie Sea ukutyelela nge-snorkel ezininzi. Njengobhonasi, isikhokelo sakho sinokuthi sihlasele ezinye iindaba eziqingqiweyo.
Nangona i-snorkeling ingenako ukufanisa ne-Buck Island, uza kubona i-coral ekhangayo kunye neentlanzi kunye neentlobo ezininzi zokutyelela iindawo ezininzi ze-snorkeling kumnandi njengokuba isikebhe sihamba ngokwawo: indlela enhle yokufumana ilanga, ulwandle nolwandle.
10 kwi-10
Phuma kunye Nama
"Dlula i ketchup, nceda." Ifoto © Teresa Plowright. Ngokuqhelekileyo, iindwendwe zeCaribbean zihlala ngaphakathi kwemida yazo. Ku-USVI, kulula ukuhamba, uhlole, kwaye ucocele indawo ethile yendawo.
KwiSt. John, umzekelo, unako ukuqasha i-jeep ngeedola ezifanelekileyo, kunye nokukhanya kwendlela. (USt. Thomas uyisibambiso - ngesandla sekhohlo!) Okwangoku, iirhafu zeetekisi ezivulekileyo ezikhanyayo "zaso" zilawulwa. Ngayiphi na indlela, unokusampula imisebenzi, iilwandle, iivenkile zokuhlala-ezifana nale enye kwiSt. Croix kunye ne-catty bar-tender.