US Travel Writer & Dutch Journalist Visit St.Eustatius

ST.EUSTATIUS- Dutch travel photographer and writer, Mr Jochem Wijnands, for the Dutch National Geographic magazine, and travel writer, Ms Brooke Morton of Sport Diver Magazine, visited Statia. Mr. Wijnands is spending about six months covering all the Dutch islands in preparation for approximately, a 32 page article to appear in the travel magazine edition of Dutch National Geographic. He arrived on Wednesday Feb. 20th and leaves on Feb. 29th 2008. Mr Wijnands who lives in the Netherlands, has brought his family along because, he says, otherwise he would never get to see them. He says he likes small communities, and is very impressed with the friendly atmosphere and the cheerful but unhurried attitude of the people he has met. MS Morton arrived on Feb. 19th and will be leaving on Feb. 24th 2008. The purpose of her visit is, Ms Morton is preparing a feature story for the July issue of Sport Diver magazine. According to Ms Morton Statia has made quite an impression on me, and I have never heard about the island before. The diving is excellent, it is world class and I'm also impressed with its diversity and quality, it was more than I expected. She says Statia has the biggest wrecks for wreck diving she has seen. Ms Morton says she also enjoyed the Old Gin House hotel, the food and the nice friendly staff. They both expressed that they are enjoying their stay on the island and looking forward in exploring more of the island.