Island Travel Picks December 2009

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Dcb 2009

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discover

Shell for a Spell

on a visit to the gulf of mexico off florida’s west coast,

you may not come

away

wth mo  emer. But f you come t the rght tme, you w etey  treure.

Begg  december, Gulf torm ecorte sbel il’ 12 mle of beche  the egh-

borg l prk wth lghtg whelk, ty scotch boet, trh, clm, be

tup, ppe murex, hore coch  pttere cco cop. For optmum reut,he out bout  hour   hf before ow te,  the wtch for the ew or fu

moo or erce w tht w be whg ehe hore from the Guf.

But the beche re’t the oy pce worth courg for he. F beutfuy crfte

tque hell vlete me by Crbbe le for lor to tke bck to ther weet-

hert t the Bey-Mtthew she Mueum. To ee the cet remt of  he

mou tg bck  thou yer whe Cu i occupe the re, hke the

she Mou Tr  the “dg” drg Wfe Refuge. For the he eeker, 

hoppg brg freh rewr. Jo Mke Fuery,  hellg chrter cpt be o jo-g Cptv il, for  gue tour to Cyo Cot stte Prk. spe three hour o the

preerve’ eerte beche tryg to coect the 180 fferet vrete tht Feury y

wh up here o y gve y. Be t the crevce of  hore coch or mybe  elcte ehell

frgmet, the treure wtg o sbel th tme of yer re ele. —

anne gordon

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   d  cnc  u. s n w cc w  n  b b.

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book

 u w C. m Fu n nb C C  u nw w u’ n. tu  u  $250.

mikefuerystours.com

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stay

  ind inn, w u  und  dnn b  bwn   cnc. r  $205.

islandinnsanibel.com

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 

fortmyers-sanibel.com.

»Moh Pou

Big iSland, dec. 27

a  hwn,  u unundn c cn

mochi

(dnc c)  duc — nd d. a  unc w n u d w.

gohawaii.com

»Sb dy

SaBa, dec. 4-6

jn  1,500dn n  nCbbn ndn dnc cn,bbcu nd -du cnc F B. i’  w-nd — n u  d —wn  nd udwn  cbn.

sabatourism.com

»chrstms Stro

nanTUcKeT, dec. 4-6

Wc sn   C gud b,n d dwnmn s n  -dwn c. F- n ndc  u n    n.

nantucketchamber.org

»Rforst Wk

lORd HOWe iSland, dec. 5-12

h     2,870- mun gw n aun nd  nn n b.l  gn h, nndc und n n u.

lord-howe island.info

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Bttor Fr

TOKYO, dec. 17-19

a  ,bu  bd,n nndd  n cud ,nd n duc   Nw y.Dn’ b d — c   dd d.

jnto.go.jp

also this month

C l o C k W i s e F r o m t o p l e F t : l o r i B a r B e l y ; i s t o C k p h o t o ( 3 ) ; m i x a / a g e F o t o s t o C k

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walking on air

W   b w   uc-u  n un tn? twd-d    b  w  x- wnn —nd nnn ndd w  tun aW.Bu b Ftn n 2001, 2,000--n  wnn bdnd unddww  bd’-w  tun F r. and bcu “gn gb Bncd”cc  d  cnnd w-n u,  w  n. s   b-nd-v Cn —  bu w n- c — w w nb gn cnd cwn      , nn u   b w n  (  ’  cn b uncn   hun nd pcn). tn cnd. F 100 u,  Bnn’ wb nd fbn n  cn  w ucu nd und--d hunn. i u’ uc, u   wd-d  n f. o bu   n. adn  $22.

forestrytas.com.au —

adrienne

egolf

Tur Tht d

Gaze upon Kauai’s Bali Hai, and you may be temptedto belt out

South Pacifc

medleys. When you tire o that alsetto, tuneinto public radio station KKCR 91.9 FM. Born ater Hurricane Inikiravaged Hawaii’s oldest island in 1992, KKCR connects theKauai community through local music and civic discussions.As you tour Kauai’s sacred

heiaus

(temples), listen to volunteerDJs playing local artists like slack-key guitarist Cindy Combsand rocker Brother Noland.Hear outspoken host Ka‘iulaniwax philosophical in betweentunes on her show, “Songs oSovereignty,” or holistic veteri-narian Ihor Basko discuss thelives o island animals on “Petsin Paradise.” These sounds oKauai are almost as rich andvaried as the Garden Isle itsel.

kkcr.org

—

michele

bigley

listen

Ku

Grottoes Worth Exploring

prince of wales island is all about the wildlife. so when

ancient

hum boe were fou there  1996, they were uptge by ghty morecet ber rem covere erby. Toy, wfe t rue th off-the-gr ettemet, whch  51 me from Ketchk, ak,  urechbe by ro. stk bck-te eer bck ber rom  the evergree of the Tognto Foret. Fherme re more terete  theoce — prtcury the coho, kg  ockeye mo  t —  vgtethe ie Pge to rech th pum hg pot. Bote? Your bet bet to chrter  otpe from oe of ever compe tht mke the hour-og hop to the  o  regur b. Book  room t the Outpot t Pot Bker, rutc oge offerg guet ue of 16-foot ope kff to expore the rocky cote re wth cve  ccoro-ke cff uch  the oe pcturebove. You’ come wy wth repte   tte of ak were — mybe ucover omethg tmee.

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