Hard rain from 4 to 5 today. Now sun is out.

Someone might steal that Delta belly picture as their phone screen saver.

I for one hope you will change your mind.

They have transceivers but again only on the recently delivered boats.

@Fitzhughlaw - you are assuming that TTOL is subject to U.S. law; which might not apply. In addition, you agreed to the terms and conditions, and it seems that you've forgotten Paragraph 16; which means that when it comes to TTOL's and your interpretation of what might be a copyright is a moot point.
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I see moorings boat transmit. It is a good way for the charter companies to know where their boats are and where they've been. A transmitter is only insignificantly more than a receiver in the grand scheme of things.

Do the Moorings boats have only receivers or do they have transceivers?

Fitz: Maybe I am missing your point, but as others on this thread mention there are some very competitive fares incorporating the AA MIA-EIS-MIA leg.....way less than $1,200. The weekend rates are high for sure. Weekdays and purchased way in advance definitely rival the STT + ferry option.

Just a small point on the other airlines will follow. There is only one other aircraft that can fly this route and that is the A220-100. Only Delta operates that aircraft and they have shown no interest. The E175 is operated under contract by AA, Delta and United however it’s quite marginal even flying just EIS to MIA. They are blocking off 16 seats from inventory to make the MIA flight possible leaving only 60 seats. Every mile you add to service airports further away will require more blocked seats. AA with their large connecting opportunities out of MIA is probably the only airline that can fly the route profitably. Now Delta could operate a full A220-100 to ATL but trust me they won’t for reasons I don’t understand.

This is further evidence that eventually, market forces will prevail over the BVI government's relentless desire to undertake huge projects (with their accompanying photo ops) such as the proposed airport expansion that will accommodate larger jets, such as Airbus or Boeing airiliners. AA's five flights per day during peak travel season is a more than sufficient airlift (and this is just one carrier from one major US city directly to Beef Island - others will follow if the route is profitable).

Meanwhile, the math, which none of these politicians care to consider, militates against it. Here's a post that I saw from February after the announcement that KPMG would be "advising" the government on the project's feasibility; talk about "the fix is in," does anybody doubt how that's going to turn out? Upon further scrutiny this rough analysis below has solid numbers - and this announcement from AA demonstrates that such a project is a complete waste of money, given the Territory's infrastructure woes (among others):

"Where is all this wealth of information, paid by the public purse that Mr. Menal refers to? As we saw after the passage of Irma, BVI does not have much in the way of financial resources. So, if it goes ahead, BVI will need financing. It won’t be cheap because of BVI’s record of cost overruns and exceeding budgets. A few years back, bids were received in the $200 million range. At 7% interest rates over 20 years that works out to a monthly note of about $1 million or $12 million per year. Where is that money coming from? Departure tax? In 2020 there were about 100,000 overnight visitors to the BVI. Works out to about $120 each extra, on top of the $20 departure tax, $10 arrival tax. So, $150 extra per person.

Expedia shows round trip tickets Miami to Beef for $1,200 (and up), so basically a 10-15% added tax to pay for airport expansion. Family of 4 would be out close to $6000 just to get here directly. And, that’s based on the last set of bids. You know it will probably be twice that much. Air fares to Beef will be comparable to what it costs to rent a villa for a week!

Meanwhile, it’s not too difficult to get round trip tickets to Miami from STT for $400. Factor in ferry tickets, taxis etc, and a family of four can get here for less than $2,000. So, back to the question: how does the airport pay for itself? KPMG is supposed to tell us this, but how much spin will they put? And, will the public have access to their report?"

We can only hope that common sense will prevail when it comes to a cost/benefit assessment of this project, but I'm not optimistic.

Last night there was amazing fireworks in Simpson bay. I only saw the end and had no chance to take a pic. Somebody from the Pelican resort had a drone that flew very close to the fireworks. Maybe someone has pictures to share

Its at the opposite end from the cruiseships... i believe the bar at the waterside corner is called laid back bar. There's also a small pier if you are looking for a landmark.

Behind these fountains is a rasta bar that sells beers for 1usd or maybe $1.50 and affordable food.

And in between are free washrooms.

Enjoy... it's a great calm spot.