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Travel Blogs from Road Town
Final Winter Days in the British Virgin Islands
... they become—up to 3 feet in length. (use Google Earth "Fly to" to find 18 25'29"N 064 39'32.5"W)
The gorgeous beach of Cane Garden Bay is lined with small beach bars and restaurants, without becoming overwhelming or obnoxious. Huge crowds are rare and coincide with certain cruise ship arrivals in the government center Road Town. The visitors that do arrive from shore seem very content ...
Great Expectations, Great Escapes
... anchorage, great!" Dave had never visited there on that first charter. Tobago Island and its sister Little Tobago Island are the westernmost BVIs. Current guide books don't mention them, but Street describes the same anchorage third hand as a favorite spot of some guy he heard about and large enough for only one yacht in mild conditions.
To us this meant that nobody likely goes there and, in keeping with our “New Destinations” ...
Exploring the Islands of Sir Francis Drake Channel
... all our windows by late afternoon and take refuge inside the boat until after sunrise the next morning (although Dave still bravely prepares dinner outside on the grill). With stronger winds or anchorage farther from shore (which is far more typical) we don’t have this problem. Perhaps after the rainy season ends with the coming of spring we may not have to take the precautions we do (as Donna is particularly delicious to these ...
Conch Shells & Goats!
Today, we wanted to try sailing for a long distance. We had to tack since the we were heading into the wind. We headed to Cooper Island. We weren't going that fast when we realized we couldn't anchor on Cooper Island. So, we decided to head back to Peter Island. Moving right along, a storm approached and the wind picked up. Things got a ...
Just like a picture
... a week on a catamaran and there are lots of catamarans here.
Not to be repetitious but this island is different from all the rest. It has lower hills with less vegetation and seems to get less rain. And just like the rest of the islands, the people speak a bit differently than the rest. They are very dependent upon the boaters that come for ...