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Best ten day route in BVI
#241081
12/01/2020 05:03 AM
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Hi,
God willing, corona permitting we will have fourteen wonderful days in BVI 13 - 27 December. We have rented a bare boat located in Nanny Cay. The first four days are restricted to quarantine and the so far unknown approved bays of anchoring, which gives us like ten days left to experience the beauty of BVI's .
It's my first time in BVI so I would like to know where to point the bow so to speak. As we have three teenagers aboard I deem it unlikely that we will sail more than 15 miles a day but as the islands are pretty close I guess that we still will be able to reach any of the islands without any stress.
First question, is there anything on the north side of Tortola? Thinking about a trip to the Callwood Rum destillery in Cane Garden Bay, is there any other bays worth visiting on the north side? Virgin Gorda looks like it would offer quite amazing bays, any great bays there?
What would you suggest that we absolutely do not miss in these ten days? Sun, swimming, beer and relaxation is already on my list. :-)
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Re: Best ten day route in BVI
[Re: CaptainT]
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12/01/2020 10:31 AM
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You may get to do some of these options during your quarantine so you can adjust, but this is the path I'd suggest....
Day 1 - Snorkel Indians, overnight at the The Bight, Norman Island. Dinner at Willy T. Day 2 - Snorkel Little Harbor, Peter Island, overnight at Cooper Day 3 - Snorkel The Rhone, overnight at Trellis Bay. Dinner at Loose Mongoose Day 4 - Take dock at Leverick Bay. Enjoy pool, laundry, showers, etc Day 5 - Stay at Leverick Bay and rent car. Tour Virgin Gorda including Baths, and Hog Heaven Day 6 - Sail to Anegada; lunch/snorkel at Cow Wreck. Day 7 - Stay at Anegada; snorkel at Flash of Beauty Day 8 - Sail to JVD, enjoy White Bay Day 9 - Sail to Cane Garden Bay, check out Callwood's distillery, dinner at Quito's Day 10 - return boat
If you end up with more time, I'd add a 2nd day in JVD and maybe a 3rd day around North Sound. A stop at Scrub between Anegada and JVD is another great option if you want to break up the sail time.
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Re: Best ten day route in BVI
[Re: JasonHelmbrecht]
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12/01/2020 11:47 AM
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You may get to do some of these options during your quarantine so you can adjust, but this is the path I'd suggest....
Day 1 - Snorkel Indians, overnight at the The Bight, Norman Island. Dinner at Willy T. Day 2 - Snorkel Little Harbor, Peter Island, overnight at Cooper Day 3 - Snorkel The Rhone, overnight at Trellis Bay. Dinner at Loose Mongoose Day 4 - Take dock at Leverick Bay. Enjoy pool, laundry, showers, etc Day 5 - Stay at Leverick Bay and rent car. Tour Virgin Gorda including Baths, and Hog Heaven Day 6 - Sail to Anegada; lunch/snorkel at Cow Wreck. Day 7 - Stay at Anegada; snorkel at Flash of Beauty Day 8 - Sail to JVD, enjoy White Bay Day 9 - Sail to Cane Garden Bay, check out Callwood's distillery, dinner at Quito's Day 10 - return boat
If you end up with more time, I'd add a 2nd day in JVD and maybe a 3rd day around North Sound. A stop at Scrub between Anegada and JVD is another great option if you want to break up the sail time. +1...especially renting a car to Baths from leverick
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Re: Best ten day route in BVI
[Re: bailau]
#241105
12/01/2020 11:58 AM
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+1...especially renting a car to Baths from leverick
And eat at Top of the Baths on the way back, incredible views
Last edited by Latadjust; 12/01/2020 11:58 AM.
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Re: Best ten day route in BVI
[Re: bailau]
#241113
12/01/2020 12:28 PM
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Chicken Roti at Flash of Beauty Anegada with Monica....get noodles when you board your boat and bring them here to snorkel (and elsewhere)
Dinner in Anegada at Wonky Dog with Peter (Sleepychef here)
Anegada Day trip to Horseshoe Reef with Captain Kelly (our choice) or Sherman
This is a great thread...starting to miss it more now... Monica also has the best cracked conch on Anegada. She freezes the conch and the slices it very thin before it's fried! Delicious! Also a cool roof top space over the restaurant with a great view over the Atlantic.
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Re: Best ten day route in BVI
[Re: CaptainT]
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12/01/2020 01:07 PM
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All of the above comments are making me want to come today........ to see my favorite place. It will be a while before I can actually do it. Have a charter credit with DYC I need to figure out...... wish I were at any of the above places right now.... have DIF very BAD....
Toast.......to Life; White Bay...heaven on earth. Diane
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Re: Best ten day route in BVI
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12/01/2020 04:40 PM
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All of the above comments are making me want to come today........ to see my favorite place. It will be a while before I can actually do it. Have a charter credit with DYC I need to figure out...... wish I were at any of the above places right now.... have DIF very BAD.... DYC has brought boats over to the USVI and they are out of Compass Point Marina. We just had an amazing 9 days cruising the USVI. If you can't due the BVI, this is a very strong alternative!
Sue s/v Ripple Leopard 40
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Re: Best ten day route in BVI
[Re: CaptainT]
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12/01/2020 04:54 PM
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Here is one of my favorite itineraries...
Day 1: Cooper Day 2: Marina Cay Day 3: Leverick and rental car to the Baths (before the hurricanes we liked to stay in North Sound for more than one day because we liked to visit Saba Rock, Day 4: Anegada (We always rent a car here because it is cheaper for us when we have our kids. For just 2 you could always rent a moped. Rental is so much cheaper than a cab and you are on your own time and can check out multiple beaches. We like Cow Wreck and Anegada Beach Club but if you have never been there definitely check out Loblolly too.) Day 5: Anegada if you want 2 days. We usually only have time for 1 day. Day 6: Diamond Cay, Jost Van Dyke. Check out B Line, Sandy Spit and Foxy's Taboo Day 7: White Bay or Great Harbor (If the weather is good we like to stay the whole day and night in White Bay but many people prefer to overnight in Great Harbor instead.) Day 8: JVD Day 9: Snorkel at The Indians and then The Bite, Norman Island. A trip to the Willie T should be in the cards. Day 10: Return the boat
Of course all weather dependent and how you feel that morning!
Sue s/v Ripple Leopard 40
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Re: Best ten day route in BVI
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12/02/2020 10:20 AM
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Day 1 - Sail to Anegada Day 2 thru Day 9 - Stay on Anegada. Snorkel, kite, eat, drink and relaxxxxxx. Forget Covid-19 exists, forget time exists, and enjoy. Day 10 - Sail back to Tortola. Return to reality. Now, that's my favorite itinerary yet!!
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Re: Best ten day route in BVI
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12/02/2020 11:09 AM
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Day 1 - Sail to Anegada Day 2 thru Day 9 - Stay on Anegada. Snorkel, kite, eat, drink and relaxxxxxx. Forget Covid-19 exists, forget time exists, and enjoy. Day 10 - Sail back to Tortola. Return to reality. That is my dream one day instead of being a responsible captain for a less than responsible crew that thinks they are at Disney Land...
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Re: Best ten day route in BVI
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12/02/2020 03:04 PM
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Day 1 - Sail to Anegada Day 2 thru Day 9 - Stay on Anegada. Snorkel, kite, eat, drink and relaxxxxxx. Forget Covid-19 exists, forget time exists, and enjoy. Day 10 - Sail back to Tortola. Return to reality. Just one correction...... The islands are Reality elsewhere is Chaos
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Re: Best ten day route in BVI
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#241351
12/03/2020 09:41 AM
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Day zero - Fly to Anegada.
100% Agree with this!!
Go Irish!!
Bill
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Re: Best ten day route in BVI
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12/03/2020 10:00 AM
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The approved list of anchorages just came out. It’s not going to mesh with many itineraries. Well, as the purpose of this thread was to find out where to go WHEN the first four days of quarantine is done that's really not a problem. It's great to find one thing that's not a problem at the moment. :-/
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Re: Best ten day route in BVI
[Re: CaptainT]
#241374
12/03/2020 10:44 AM
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I use Island Birds (Nadia) to charter from SJU to EIS...you may want to look at private charter. 5 in your group? https://www.islandbirds.com/I just got tired of the hassle...costs about 30-40% more for our group of 9 which fills their larger plane but it is so much easier.
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Re: Best ten day route in BVI
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12/03/2020 10:56 AM
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I use Island Birds (Nadia) to charter from SJU to EIS...you may want to look at private charter. 5 in your group? https://www.islandbirds.com/I just got tired of the hassle...costs about 30-40% more for our group of 9 which fills their larger plane but it is so much easier. We are seven PAX which might be too much "right in between" to be cost effective for either aircraft. I will check it out, thank you for the suggestion and for thinking out of the box!
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Re: Best ten day route in BVI
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12/03/2020 11:49 AM
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OK...or consider going into SJU if you can change 1st leg...more options to EIS another company many use here but I have not is VI Airlink http://viairlink.com/servicesYeah, I noticed that SJU has a lot of outgoing flights to EIS but as we are flying from Europe San Juan is not really doable as we aren't allowed to have a stop over on mainland US. :-( Will checkup VI Airlink too. Thank you!
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Re: Best ten day route in BVI
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12/03/2020 11:52 AM
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I think he's coming from Europe. On FB they often recommend a guy called Luther at TravelWize. He's been setting up evacuation and entry flights, often charters. With nine people, that should be doable. Correct, we are flying from Sweden over Paris. I think the cost of a a private charter will be to pricey for us, but of course I will check that. Thank you for the name!
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Re: Best ten day route in BVI
[Re: CaptainT]
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12/03/2020 02:26 PM
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OK...or consider going into SJU if you can change 1st leg...more options to EIS another company many use here but I have not is VI Airlink http://viairlink.com/servicesYeah, I noticed that SJU has a lot of outgoing flights to EIS but as we are flying from Europe San Juan is not really doable as we aren't allowed to have a stop over on mainland US. :-( Will checkup VI Airlink too. Thank you! and that was the part I didn't connect...sorry
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Re: Best ten day route in BVI
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12/03/2020 03:27 PM
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OK...or consider going into SJU if you can change 1st leg...more options to EIS another company many use here but I have not is VI Airlink http://viairlink.com/servicesYeah, I noticed that SJU has a lot of outgoing flights to EIS but as we are flying from Europe San Juan is not really doable as we aren't allowed to have a stop over on mainland US. :-( Will checkup VI Airlink too. Thank you! and that was the part I didn't connect...sorry De nada, at least you tried to help.
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