Anegada Seaside Villas

Elm Villa, Tortola, BVI &#8211; This place is a find.<br><br>My family and I rented Elm Villa for a week this summer and loved it. We give it top marks all around. This villa is not your typical rental property. It is clearly a second home, which the owners rent out part of the year. <br><br> In residence at the villa is a full time housekeeper, Mariel, who lives in a separate basement apartment. Mariel makes a big difference to ...

Through most of our stay, our decision to go to this beach or that island was made in the moment, but a trek out to Virgin Gorda required a little planning. The ferry only sailed twice a week from Red Hook and left at 8:00 am, generally the time we were just stirring. The nearly three hour journey was so incredibly worth it though. It was lovely sailing past the islands of St. John, Tortola, and countless smaller cayes, some of which were incredibly steep ...

After 3 weeks at the Rudwell's holiday cottage in Florida and glorious respite from being on the road, we headed towards the Virgin Islands (catching up with family friends in Ft Lauderdale along the way). We met up with my Dad and Lulu who we hadn't seen since we crossed the Atlantic, for now what seems many moons ago (although it was only 6 months previous). Lulu appeared to remember us as we were greeted with a thousand licks and ...

C'est le grand jour... et oui, mon passeport arrive aujourd'hui! Nous serons enfin libres de quitter vers nos prochaines destinations. Alors demain matin 6 a.m., si la température le permet, nous quitterons vers Puerto Rico pour y arriver en fin d'après-midi. Je dis si la température le permet car cette semaine, la température a été très changeante. Des grands vents et des pluies soudaines, des 'squalls' que l'on appelle. Cette semaine a ét ...

... likes to take over a conversation, even when he can't follow what it's about because of language difficulties. He also uses the fact that he doesn't always understand to ignore the captain and do his own thing, much to the exasperation of the captain. He amuses us with improbable, crude and frequent tales of his sexual exploitations. Apparently he often gives girls a choice of the type of sex they ...

... avant de quitter vers le Panama vers la mi-juin. Nous irons à marina temporairement puisque Petr quittera 7 à 10 jours pour la graduation de sa fille en Allemagne. Je garderai le bateau, à Bocas Del Toro. Je n'avais pas eu la chance d'y aller il y a deux ans. Alors ça devrait être agréable, même si je ne ferai pas de voile. Peut-être aurais-je de la visite pour ces jours de solitude... qui sait?!

Dear Blog,<br><br>Welcome to Tortola, British Virgin Islands, home for sun worshippers and yachtmen alike. The constant winds along the Sir Francis Drake Channel make it ideal for sailing conditions while the secluded beaches, incredible vistas make the islands a wonderful place to visit. Well, here I am today ready to see all of this! The island was once known as a hideway for pirates and freebooters. Cool!<br><br>The British Virgin Islands ...

... so far has been on the north of Virgin Gorda, The Bitter End Yacht club which is a resort/yacht club designed for the tourists and the yachties. It's set in a larger harbour and is simply gorgeous, beautiful blue water, plenty of moorings, great on shore facilities and use of the resort to relax in, just paradise. We managed to spend 4 days here relaxing on the beach, playing on the hobie cats and trying out the beer and nibbles at the various bars around ...

... could not see the bottom for all the fish. Pelicans were diving and catching fish all around one as well. <br><br>Leaving Monkey Point, we sailed for a while on a beam/broad-reach. It was all-surfing in the channel between Tortola and Jose van Dyke. Once we made the turn for the run down Tortola, however, we had to motor-sail with just the jib. We had no problem spotting the passage to Cane Garden Bay. Zipped in and picked up a mooring.<br><br>Because we were "in" early, we took ...

... not queasy, but my body was like, "Whoa, this is not normal!" so I sat up in front of the cockpit where the boat had the least motion for most of the trip. Snorkeling at the Indians was amazing; the rocks go almost straight down to the bottom, and the water is so clear you can see the whole way down. Coral grows on the bottom and all up and down the rocks, and you can get as close as you want - no sections roped off or ...