There is a mistaken belief that the word Indian refers somehow to the country, India. When Columbus washed up on the beach in the Caribbean, he was not looking for a country called India. Europeans were calling that country Hindustan in 1492…. Columbus called the tribal people he met “Indio,” from the Italian in dio, meaning “in God.”
Russel Means
The blue critters in the picture are not the Indians. They are blue tangs that inhabit the Indians, a rock formation just west of Pelican Island, BVI, that is supposed to resemble a headdress. I don’t know if Columbus ever anchored here, but if he didn’t, he missed out. This highly sought-after snorkel and dive spot has several mooring buoys often taken by mid-morning; this adds an element of competition to your snorkeling and diving experience. Competition for a mooring ball, that is. The preferred strategy, at least the one we use, is to spend the night in the Bight, a harbor in Norman Island, and make the short trip to the Indians in the morning before the crowds.
This sight’s natural attraction is underwater. It consistently ranks as the second-best dive and snorkel location in the BVI after the wreck of the Rhone. The fish are abundant, and the corals are healthy. Pictures convey the beauty of these locations better than words.
These Sargent Majors enjoyed playing in the waves.
If anyone knows the name of the blue fish below, please let me know in the comments.
The shallow side to the East
And SeaSea with her miniature new friends.
The Indians are truly a Virgin Island must see. Snorkelers relish the shallows to the East and divers the wall to the West. There is supposedly a 90 minute limit on the white day buoys and that is sufficient. My only regret is that we took too long to include this site on our itinerary. Don’t make that mistake.
Back in the Seventies you could not turn on the radio without hearing this song … but they didn’t have You Tube or music videos back then.
Sailing Sea Sea 