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'Pirates of the Caribbean,' Visitors Can Plunder the Beauty of
St. Vincent and The Grenadines While Leaving Nature Unspoiled
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You don't need to
be Blackbeard to follow the clues in Walt Disney Pictures/Jerry
Bruckheimer Films' action-adventure "Pirates of the Caribbean:
The Curse of the Black Pearl." The movie offers a treasure
map leading not to plundered booty of pieces of eight but pieces
of the Caribbean lost to the modern world.
It's not only swashbuckling adventures that will come to life
in this tale of swordplay starring Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush.
So, too, will the pristine reaches of the Windward Islands in
scenes the filmmakers could only have shot in St. Vincent and
the Grenadines.
Travelers to St. Vincent and the Grenadines can feed their taste
for adventure by visiting sites used in the movie and exploring
some of the Caribbean's most protected bays.
St. Vincent, base of operations for cast and crew, is the country's
gateway. Captain Bligh of HMS Bounty brought the first breadfruit
tree -- a small part of the West Indian menu at The Bounty restaurant,
or Ocean Allegro, a favored hangout of Hollywood's pirates.
While the spectacular Falls of Baleine on St. Vincent's northwest
coast can't be reached by road, you and shipmates may come ashore
by boat. A day trip can include lunch at Walillabou Bay, where
the "Port Royal" set was built -- dock and building
facade remain.
Young Island Resort
was a hideaway for the cinematic adventurers and provides a convenient
base for the leisure set. Explore the Grenadines using Friendship
Bay Resort's spacious beachfront rooms as a platform for pursuing
the romance of the sea.
Land ahoy on Bequia. Walk the plank off a dive boat to reach 35
dives sites. Hoist the Jolly Roger for secluded landfalls at Mayreau
and Tobago Cays. Saltwhistle Bay is a pirate's cove with white
sand beaches (maybe even buried treasure) while Petite Tabac,
where the film's hero was marooned, invites visitors to reinvent
the Golden Years of Pirating.
Six-night packages include roundtrip airfare from New York, six-night
accommodations, one-day dive and island highlights. Contact Alken
Tours at 1-800-221-6686.
For information on St. Vincent and the Grenadines, visit www.svgtourism.com
or call 1-800-729-1726.
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