Ratman loves driving around Tortola because it's like a roller coaster. On the other hand, we have neighbors who've been here 40 years who always take a taxi. The roads are hilly, twisty and often have vertiginous drops with no guardrail. Today there were two large cows up by Enis Adams who had broken their tethers, along with innumerable cruise ship vans.

The elevator is just before Nanny Cay heading west and is identifiable (there are generally no road signs) by a hanging bar. This keeps cement trucks off, because their cargo spills out and ruins the road.

The coast road is relatively east to drive, as long as you go left around traffic circles. The uninitiated are better off avoiding the road over the top from the East End police station.

The roads on Virgin Gorda are easy to drive. That, combined with the great beaches and sites would put that island at the top of my list.