Two Dutch Journalists visit St.Eustatius

Dutch journalists of the Dutch dive magazine "Duiken", Mr Patrick Beijk and Nienke de Haan arrived on Statia Sunday August 17. Their entire trip was organized by ABC Travel in the Netherlands which included St.Eustatius, Saba and St.Maarten. The purpose of their visit is researching an article on the dive product, hiking trails, and looking at some of Statia's on-land attractions for the February issue 2009. The two writers who are from Groningen in the Netherlands will spend one week exploring St.Eustatius. The journalists are also sponsored by ABC Travel and their programme has been prepared by Public Relations, Mr Roland Lopes of the St.Eustatius Tourism Development Foundation, and the host hotel is the Old Gin House Hotel. In commenting on the several dives they have made so far, they said they were impressed by the great diversity of the dive product, including wrecks, walls, drop-offs, lava flow, coral gardens, and the abundance of marine life. They hiked the gilboa trail in the north with its breathtaking view of the volcano. On Sunday August 24th they climaxed their stay with an island tour by Mr. Roland Lopes. Mr. Beijk and Nienke de Haan left for Saba on Monday. The St.Eustatius Tourism Development Foundation wishes them all the best and bon voyage.