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Beach updates
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11/15/2018 11:52 AM
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Looking forward to returning and would love to have this one thread where we can see the current condition (and any updates) of the beaches on Tortola, VG and Jost, what beach bars/restaurants and hotels are open (or are still working toward that), and the off-the beach snorkel conditions at beaches like Brewers, Smuggler’s and on VG? Thanks!
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Re: Beach updates
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11/16/2018 11:11 AM
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There's a thread at the top that people use to post when various restaurants and bars open back up. Yes of course, and that was very helpful as businesses re-opened. But that thread is a bit convoluted with so much info. Just thought we could all appreciate having one thread like this that is specific to beaches and snorkeling conditions, and even beach bar/hotel establishment changes/updates. Just a forum for folks to use who have useful updates on this topic (and not everything under the warm, Caribbean sun...
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Re: Beach updates
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11/16/2018 11:50 AM
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Cane Garden Bay is in good shape. There have been several in water clean up activities with help from the military that removed 5 full size dumpsters of hurricane debris. The beach itself is back to normal.
Snorkeling out on the reef is good but not many people bother for some reason.
From south to north, here is the bar/restaurant updates: The Wedding Bar is gone, no sign of returning. Henley's beach bar is open with food, drinks, and chairs. The bar adjacent to the cruise ship bathrooms is gone. Myett's is open with food, drink, and chairs; renovation is still ongoing and they are transitioning to be a Pussers. Tony's (Stanley's) is gone, no sign of construction. The Elm is rebuilt and will be open very shortly. Rhymers is rebuilt and open with rooms, food, drinks, and chairs. Quito's is working to open in December.
Edit: I should also mention that Rhymers has room available and Myett's rooms should open any time.
It's also worth mentioning the options off the beach in CGB: Columbus Sunset has the bar and provision shop open; rooms to follow soon. Bananas is a new restaurant and has opened across the street from the cruise ship bathrooms. There is frequently a food truck in the car park by the Elm. Bobby's grocery store has reopened since Irma and is better stocked then ever. The food truck across from Rhymers is open on Saturdays and has great food. I am uncertain about the bakery. The gas station is open with gas, diesel, propane, ice, and water.
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Re: Beach updates
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11/18/2018 04:03 PM
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Great updates - thank you both!!! Look forward to more updates and reports!
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Re: Beach updates
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11/19/2018 09:19 AM
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Thanks for the CGB update, Jason. I will be back in February. I am anxious to see my friends again.
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Re: Beach updates
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11/21/2018 11:18 AM
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I’m reading Quito’s gazebo will be open in December? Is he playing anywhere there now? Just remember pre-Irma he played Thurs solo and with the band Friday...
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Re: Beach updates
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Also reading that cruise lines are now offering excursions to Long Bay (Beef Island)? If so is there now a restroom facility there?
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Re: Beach updates
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11/21/2018 01:23 PM
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There's a thread at the top that people use to post when various restaurants and bars open back up. Yes of course, and that was very helpful as businesses re-opened. But that thread is a bit convoluted with so much info. Just thought we could all appreciate having one thread like this that is specific to beaches and snorkeling conditions, and even beach bar/hotel establishment changes/updates. Just a forum for folks to use who have useful updates on this topic (and not everything under the warm, Caribbean sun... I was only commenting on the bar/restaurant part of your post.
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Re: Beach updates
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11/21/2018 05:46 PM
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I was just there 2 weeks ago and was at Long Bay (Beef Island) I cannot comment on if the cruise lines are taking people there but the beach was beautiful and there are now local food vendors with permanent tents set up selling food. If memory serves me correct there were maybe 5 of them. I do not recall a rest room there but I could be wrong. My thought is there maybe is one if the vendors are there all day.
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Re: Beach updates
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11/22/2018 01:32 PM
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I was only commenting on the bar/restaurant part of your post.[/quote]
Yes and thanks. But again that thread is just so broad I wanted to have a thread focused more on beaches and beach bars that we and others could have to reference.
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Re: Beach updates
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11/22/2018 01:42 PM
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Back from Tortola a few days ago and its hard to believe Quito's will be open in December..unless they put a full court press on it which they definitely were not doing when we were there. Thanks. I was going by the October 13 post on Quito’s Facebook page...sorry I forgot to include that... https://m.facebook.com/QuitosGazebo/
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Re: Beach updates
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11/22/2018 03:08 PM
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Thanks bagsarepacked. I did look at the NCL excursions and I see they do offer an excursion to LB, Beef - https://www.ncl.com/shore-excursion...hWeight&sortOrder=asc&perPage=12What a shame....I hope Smuggler’s isn’t next... Some years ago there was a thread here discussing a tram (like at Paradise Point in Havensight, STT) dropping day visitors into SC. I thought that was a joke...?
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Re: Beach updates
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11/23/2018 12:42 PM
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Does anyone have an update on the Mongoose Apartments in CGB? We've stayed there numerous times and hope to come back soon. Their website has not been updated. The cottage the Sandra lived on the beach is gone and the apartments themselves were damaged but they have been working to repair them. From the outside they look ready to go but I have not heard if they opened or not.
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11/30/2018 10:56 AM
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The cottage the Sandra lived on the beach is gone and the apartments themselves were damaged but they have been working to repair them. From the outside they look ready to go but I have not heard if they opened or not.
Is that the same cottage on the west end of the beach that Val & Kareem lived in years ago? That is gone?
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11/30/2018 12:12 PM
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I'm not sure about which house Val & Kareem lived in but there were 2 houses next to each other. Sandra lived in a fairly small house that was on a piece of fenced property that gave Mongoose guests private access to the beach. The 2nd house was 2 stories and has most recently been rented by Val as the "Indigo House". I suspect this is where Val & Kareem lived.
The small cottage is gone and the Indigo house was heavily damaged and repair has not started yet.
Thanks. It was ‘05 when Val showed us the house, the same year she was looking into adding WiFi at the bar. I thought it was the only house on the beach but it’s been a few years since we’ve been back. Lounges for Mongoose guests were close by...
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Re: Beach updates
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11/30/2018 12:21 PM
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Does anyone know what shape Josiah’s Bay beach is in and if there are any facilites there for food,drinks, restrooms, chair rentals, etc? I havent been abke to find anything at all online.
Thanks! I’m also curious, the latest I’ve read is surfing lessons are available, and I believe the Tamarind Club restaurant/bar is open, at least on some days. Is that accurate? Any vendors or bars on the beach?
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Re: Beach updates
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11/30/2018 01:40 PM
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Does anyone know what shape Josiah’s Bay beach is in and if there are any facilites there for food,drinks, restrooms, chair rentals, etc? I havent been abke to find anything at all online.
Thanks! I’m also curious, the latest I’ve read is surfing lessons are available, and I believe the Tamarind Club restaurant/bar is open, at least on some days. Is that accurate? Any vendors or bars on the beach? The surf school is open again and I think they sell beer and some food, but I'm not sure. Everything else on the beach was destroyed and has not been rebuilt. Tamarind was open for a while but is now closed.
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Re: Beach updates
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Val and Kareem own "Indigo House" , or what remains of it now. They bought the place from Ed and Barbara Pascoe who then built a huge place off Ridge Road that Kim Rymer then bought and now lives in with Quito. Ed and Barbara moved back to Sonoma County, California and built " Barbed Oak Winery" which they have since sold. Val and Kareem's son is now "living" in the remains of the artist's studio behind "Indigo House" with a blue tarp over the roof. Val is talking of selling the remains of "Indigo House" as is.. Thanks. I couldn’t remember if they were moving into or out of the beach house when we walked there with Val in ‘05. But I’m thinking they were moving out then to rent it and that was why she showed it to us. Doesn’t matter, just trying to recollect... Malcolm we haven’t yet met properly, probably because we’re usually there low season. We’re friends of Dave (Kapeye) and he first turned us on to Tortola in 2005. But we had gone by your place a couple times just to see where it was in case we wanted to rent it in the future. I haven’t heard anything about it, is that OK?
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12/07/2018 09:33 AM
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I did not know they had cruise ship bathrooms. I remember when there were very few cruise ships coming to the BVI. We will be chartering in Feb.
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Hopefully Smuggler’s isn’t sacrificed to day visitors as LB Beef has been...That is one of the reasons we love to return to Tortola...
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Re: Beach updates
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Hopefully Smuggler’s isn’t sacrificed to day visitors as LB Beef has been...That is one of the reasons we love to return to Tortola... That would really be a disaster. I would hate to see that happen to one of the most beautiful beaches in the BVI>
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