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I have been there 4 times. (Provo) The first when I was single I went to the club med (this was in 1981 I think). The island was hardly developed, no homes no golf course just club med and a diving operation. It was an awesome vacation for a 23 year old... did lots of bone fishing which was off the charts good, and one day of offshore which was OK but not great. The babes were amazing as back then it was kind of a singles scene. The rest of the trips were post marriage and had a different vibe. Last trip was last year. Went to beaches or sandals resort there. Mainly because I wanted to keep my teenage son occupied. The island is much more developed now. It is still cool and there are not a lot of lush trees (it gets mowed by a lot of hurricanes the flatten the place on a regular basis)
The water and the beaches are among the best you will find. Visibility is 200'+, great diving and snorkeling. Serious Wall diving within a couple miles of shore if you are into that. Great numbers of fish on inshore reefs. sand is like superfine white sugar.
I have to say I think it is overdeveloped. You can still find remote places and some of the islands are are sparcely populated but it is a lot different now.
The resorts are nice and the food is very good and the people are nice. Fuel is 7.50 /gal. down there. It is a good place to take your family on a holiday but if it was just me and a lady...I would find a more lush place. Don't get me wrong it is a great place to vacation but if you want Hawaii like scenery, you will not find it there.
There can be great big game fishing at times very close to shore. where it drops off to something like 7000' within a few miles from the shore...I chartered a boat with some other guys I did not know and I had a good time but the fishing was fair. The captain was a hoot though.
I like to snorkel reefs with my wife and this is probably the best place I have seen for that including Hawaii. The life the visibility and warm water are amazing.
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