Dear Island Friends,

We returned from a three-week escape to the Virgin Islands on Dec 20th. The trip started with two weeks on Virgin Gorda where we rented a house near Spring Bay and enjoyed snorkeling all over the island and eating at the Mineshaft, Island Pot and Chez Bamboo. Shopping is better now on VG thanks to the new Bucks wholesale. We also took a delightful boat excursion with “Double D” to Cooper Island, which is always fun and educational with David who knows so much about the islands and their wildlife. We then ferried to Anegada where we stayed at Neptune’s treasure for two nights feasting on lobster and the freshest fish in the islands. We even saw flamingoes on that remarkably wild and uninhabited island. We finished up at Caneel Bay on St John which is summer camp for adults done right. The best restaurant on the island La Toppa in Cruz bay. Also delicious was Uncle Joe’s Barbeque and the Mojo Café which was a real treat.

It was marvelous, as always. We photographed and identified 159 fish and other wildlife this year, up from 122 last year. The pictures and the trip’s log can be found in a folder behind our website at the link:

www.doppstein.com/vg09

Hope you enjoy them!
Bob & Sharon