Thursday, 28 November 2019

British Virgin Islands

Nov 21-28, 2019

Norm was on a work trip to promote the British Virgin Islands and Mary tagged along for some island time at the Lambert Resort. What a wonderful place. Can't say enough about how friendly the people are here and how beautiful and unspoiled this tropical paradise can be. We will definitely be back.

Tortola BVI

Arriving in St Thomas and taking ferry over to the Island of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands

Flying over Puerto Rico

Ferry to Roadtown Tortola

Lambert Beach Resort - a beautiful spot.

This is where Norm started his work week and was home base as he toured around the Island of Tortola.

They were just finishing up renovations after Hurricane Irma flattened most of the island. This is a great location a bit away from the main town, but only a fun taxi ride over the mountain. It has great service, deserted big beach, great restaurant and huge swimming pool. A nice spot for a tropical getaway.

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And what a gorgeous Beach! ..... looking left

....looking right

... at breakfast

... calm

...and rough Beautiful!

Landscaping was ongoing while we visited - repairing the hurricane damage.

My favourite reading spot!

The Chicken Parade

A beautiful deserted spot at the far end of the beach

The beautiful indoor/outdoor restaurant and bar

My favourite salad (almost every day ) Avocado and shrimp

The very large swimming pool

Virgin Gorda - The Baths

Virgin Gorda is a short ferry ride from Tortola and makes for a great beach day. The beach is littered with enormous boulders and these make rooms or baths along the beach. It's a fun day wandering through the rocks. Unfortunately it was a rough day and we couldn't do any snorkelling.

Taxi will let you off at the Top of The Baths where you will find a restaurant, swimming pool and showers and beautiful gardens

Then just follow the path down to the beach

These boulders are huge and fun to wander through

A little rough for snorkeling today.

The hiking path from Devil's Bay to the Top of the Baths is steep and hot - make sure you have water!

Taking the water taxi back from Virgin Gorda to Tortola - it's an easy way to get around the many BVI islands - like the local bus.

Norm At Work

His home for a few days - a 50' Catamaran

Scrub Island Resort

Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost Van Dyke

Around Tortola

Road Town as seen from the mountain road.

Cane Garden Bay

Callwood Rum Distillery at Cane Garden Bay

Although it is unknown exactly how old the Callwood Distillery is, the style of stone and brick architecture, widely used by the British throughout the Caribbean, would suggest that it dates back to the mid 1700's, or thereabouts. It has been in the Callwood family since the late 1800's