Need BVI information

[Dan Ramsey]

We are chartering out of  Tortola for a week and have Jost Van Dyke on the list this time. We would appreciate any experiences you care to share. We are mostly looking for quiet beaches and easy landings due to old knees syndrome J Provisioned for breakfasts, lunches and a few dinners but would appreciate finding a spot to enjoy the local cuisine that won’t break the bank.

 

We have been to Norman, Soper’s Hole, Bitter End Yacht club and Trellis Bay already but any other “must see” sites would be appreciated.

 

Dan and Deb  Ramsey

 

[Max Munger]

You should go to Cane Garden Bay and out to Anegada for lobster. And of course the Indians” for snorkeling.

 

 

Max Munger 410-353-1150c

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[Ralph Bibbus]

Hi,

Wife and I were in Tortolla for a week in February. The highlight for us was getting out to Anegada, which I highly recommend. The channel into the anchorage is a bit hairy but once inside heaven awaits. Be sure to "experience" the lobster while there, and if your knees are up to it rent a bicycle (or take a taxi) to Cow Wreck Beach.

Watched the Super Bowl at a bar in Pirates Cove on Norman Island and had a fantastic time in Cane Garden Bay. Be sure to visit the Callwood Rum Distillery while there. 

We spent one night quietly anchored, as opposed to a mooring, off Little Camanoe Island next to "Leander" one of the Royals play toys I suppose.

We didn't get to Jost Van Dyke which didn't break our hearts all that much as we too prefer things a bit quieter.

So many places so little time. Enjoy!!

Ralph

 

   

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From: Dan Ramsey <dram...@comcast.net>
To: chesapeake-...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sun, May 15, 2011 1:19:23 PM

Subject: [Chesapeake Bay Sailors] Need BVI information

We are chartering out of  Tortola for a week and have Jost Van Dyke on the list this time. We would appreciate any experiences you care to share. We are mostly looking for quiet beaches and easy landings due to old knees syndrome J Provisioned for breakfasts, lunches and a few dinners but would appreciate finding a spot to enjoy the local cuisine that won’t break the bank.

 

We have been to Norman, Soper’s Hole, Bitter End Yacht club and Trellis Bay already but any other “must see” sites would be appreciated.

 

Dan and Deb  Ramsey

 

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[John Jennings]

Dan

 

Check out Sydney's Peace and Love Restaurant.  See attached article we prepared on our trip to BVI in 2008
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John J.

May 15, 2011 01:18:24 PM, chesapeake-...@googlegroups.com wrote:

[Herrick Family]

Got to see the baths. Would stress those "old knees" out but definitely worth it! It is amazing!

Tod

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[Herrick Family]

Do some research; if you are there for the Blue Moon Festival, the stilt walkers are amazing. 

Tod

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[Steve Blakely]

Dan:

 

One of our favorite places is Diamond Cay on the far north-east side of Jost Van Dyke, which has Foxy's Taboo (much better food than his main place in Great Harbor), and the Bubbly Pool, a nice walk north of Taboo. We spent two days there on our last visit, kicking around Little Jost and Sandy Cay, and would have happily spent more. You can wade through the shallows between JVD and Little Jost, it’s very protected, you have Sandy Spit (the quintessential speck of a Caribbean island) a little ways to the east and bigger Sandy Cay below that (very nice beach, big enough island to hike around and explore, be careful of the land crabs). Hiking around the western shore of remote Little Jost is really neat.

 

There’s a path about a mile long that goes from Foxy’s Taboo north along the shore and then west, over to Bubbly (also called Bubbling) Pool, a description is here: http://www.bareboatsbvi.com/jvd_bubbly_pool.html  It lives up to the hype and is a great place to visit, and a great excuse to get off the boat and walk. If you climb the rocks above the pool, you get a great view of the north shore and the Atlantic side, which is dramatic. Path is a little rough in spots but easy enough even for kids, and the pool really is a natural Jacuzzi.

 

We found the food at Taboo to be better than Foxy’s main place – it’s more adult, upscale, less jammed; only downside is that it’s protected enough to favor the bugs, so bring mosquito juice if you go. Foxy’s main place at Great Harbor tends to get overwhelmed with tourboats from Cruz Bay, and the vibe there (imho) can get creepy—but then, we don’t like crowds, especially when they get drunk and obnoxious. We tried White Bay but the rollers were coming in, the beach was pretty crowded, and we left immediately. We’ve also overnighted at Little Harbor (just east of Great Harbor), where Sydney’s Peace & Love is, and find it superior to Great Harbor (a bit more protected, a lot less crowded, very quiet), but the lobster at Sydney’s is pretty expensive and the Painkillers weren’t that great.

 

A few links:

• Some still shots from our last trip, including some of Diamond Cay, are online here: https://picasaweb.google.com/blakesbb/VirginIslandsOct08#

• A video I pulled together from that trip has a sequence of the Bubbly Pool: http://www.youtube.com/user/Bearboat26?feature=mhum#p/a/u/2/z_DFBGEc0ic

• Regarding Norman Island, I’d recommend trying to explore something more than just the bars, specifically the island trails that begin behind Pirates Bight. The owner of Norman Island is the same guy who owns luxury Guana Island on the north side of Tortola, he has a mansion there (well behind Pirates Bight), and is starting to develop the place into another high-rent resort destination like Guana, so it’s worthwhile to see the rest of Norman before it gets ruined by money. Some background about Norman Island that you might find interesting is online here: http://www.travelbeat.net/sailing/archives/2009/01/norman-island-bvi-hotspot.html

Hope this helps. It's hard to go wrong almost anywhere in the BVI!

 

-- sb

 

Steve Blakely

IP 26, Bearboat

Galesville, MD

blak...@gmail.com

Travel clips: https://bearboat.wordpress.com/

Photos: https://sblakelyphotos.wordpress.com/