Sunken Cities, Sacred Cenotes, and Golden Sharks: Travels of a Water-Bound Adventurer

by Bill Belleville

Book Overview

In Sunken Cities, Sacred Cenotes, and Golden Sharks nature and travel writer Bill Belleville takes us through Florida, the Caribbean, and Latin America in quest of the distinctive, the wondrous, the threatened, and the undiscovered. His wanderings take him to the once prosperous, now submerged pirate city of Port Royal, Jamaica, and to an offshore Florida reef just in time for a night dive to witness the seldom-seen spawning of the coral.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820325929
• ISBN13: 9780820325927
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Adventures in History for the Spirit, Heart and Mind

Author Bill Bellville has assembled a collage of unique and colorful Adventures which shift intriguingly among the Galapagos Islands, the Caribbean coral reefs, the azure springs of Central Florida, the abyssal deeps of Cuba, and remote and curious sites in the Florida Keys. Bellville's metaphorical writing style, a deep commitment to Nature, and his drive to explore out-of-the-way destinations, produces a tapestry of fascinating tales, making this book difficult to put down. The author's lyrical depictions hauntingly infuse his writings with a special sense of surreality, which is both captivating and memorable. This is a book which shares a very personal prespective, bringing the reader's consciousness fully into play as one adventure blends seamlessly into the next. In short, a treat for readers of all ages! Elliott Maynard, Ph.D., Arcos Cielos Research Center, Sedona, Arizona.