A nice way to explore Virgin Gorda is to get a slip at Leverick Bay and arrange a rental car. You can drive from Leverick and stop at Savannah Bay for a swim/snorkel, go to the Baths (bring your National Parks permit from the boat so you don't need to pay the fee to enter at the top) -- if you get to the Baths around 2 p.m., you can usually avoid the huge morning/day trip/cruise ship crowd - they may be trickling out and still be around but nowhere near as bad as late morning. Go to Spring Bay and maybe explore more of the island -- it's a great way to see a lot of Virgin Gorda and you can arrange a safari truck rental for around $80/day. You can hook up to shoreside power and run your A/C - Nick at Leverick charges the same amount for a slip as he does for a mooring ball - you have to pay for your electricity - but the slip itself is the same fee and includes a water top up and 2 bags of ice. North Sound is a good striking off point for Anegada -- this will, of course, depend on the above "Christmas in July" schedule <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> so bear that in mind.

Out of Tortola, we typically go to Cooper first these days - either way, don't miss Cooper - it's really lovely and the snorkeling at Cistern Point is pretty decent! I agree with Marina Cay in the middle (after Anegada on the way to JVD) and we typically stay at Peter (the last two trips) or Norman (probably our next trip) on the last night.