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Re: Itinerary suggestions/help! Staying at Scrub Island in 3 weeks
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Welcome! I will chime in for you day on Anegada. Rent a car from Dean (284-544-3703). He will meet you at the dock. Go to Flash of Beauty to snorkel, go to Big Bamboo for lunch, drinks at Cow Wreck and a lobster dinner at this boards’ favorite Wonky Dog. But you can’t go wrong with Anegada Reef Hotel or Potters or Lobster Trap either. Have a great vacation!
Go Irish!!
Bill
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Re: Itinerary suggestions/help! Staying at Scrub Island in 3 weeks
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The day that you are in VG assuming you are arriving early in the day I would rent a car. If you are coming into Spanishtown on the ferry then start at the Bath's end of the island and work your way over the mountain - definitely check out Spring Bay and Savannah Bay beach. On your way up the hill hang a right and check out the Copper Mine ruins (it's really cool) and then you're going to backtrack and head up onto the mountain and I expect you're just going to want to stop a couple of times and take in the fabulous view! If you take the "high" road you might want to stop at Hog Heaven for a drink, some snacks, and THE VIEW IS AMAZING! Coming back down into North Sound there are many other views and then end up at Leverick Bay for a drink (and more snacks) before you grab you boat back the Scrub.
Of course, this assumes that you are (1) arriving at Spanishtown, (2) can return from Leverick Bay, and (3) can grab a car at Spanishtown and return it at Leverck. I'll bet you can!
Have fun!
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Re: Itinerary suggestions/help! Staying at Scrub Island in 3 weeks
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While the advice on Anegada was good, the variable is what time the ferry arrives and returns. You may not have time to really explore the island and in that case the taxi would be a better option. On VG rent a car, it will be cheaper than a cab,
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Re: Itinerary suggestions/help! Staying at Scrub Island in 3 weeks
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While the advice on Anegada was good, the variable is what time the ferry arrives and returns. You may not have time to really explore the island and in that case the taxi would be a better option. On VG rent a car, it will be cheaper than a cab, Yeah, I should have added my suggestion is a very full day. I believe Dean charges $60 for a day for a car. So kneafseym is probably correct that a cab would be cheaper. My preference is to move when I want to. But that's just me. My narrowed down version (ferry time to ferry time) would be Big Bamboo upon arrival then on to Cow Wreck Beach. Either place is very good for lunch. If you are feeling adventurous rent scooters near the dock.
Go Irish!!
Bill
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Re: Itinerary suggestions/help! Staying at Scrub Island in 3 weeks
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The day that you are in VG assuming you are arriving early in the day I would rent a car. If you are coming into Spanishtown on the ferry then start at the Bath's end of the island and work your way over the mountain - definitely check out Spring Bay and Savannah Bay beach. On your way up the hill hang a right and check out the Copper Mine ruins (it's really cool) and then you're going to backtrack and head up onto the mountain and I expect you're just going to want to stop a couple of times and take in the fabulous view! If you take the "high" road you might want to stop at Hog Heaven for a drink, some snacks, and THE VIEW IS AMAZING! Coming back down into North Sound there are many other views and then end up at Leverick Bay for a drink (and more snacks) before you grab you boat back the Scrub.
Of course, this assumes that you are (1) arriving at Spanishtown, (2) can return from Leverick Bay, and (3) can grab a car at Spanishtown and return it at Leverck. I'll bet you can!
Have fun! I am not aware of a post-Irma ferry from Leverick to Spanishtown. It is a long and hazardous drive from Leverick back to Spanishtown if engaging in a beer or six. Kevin
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Re: Itinerary suggestions/help! Staying at Scrub Island in 3 weeks
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The day that you are in VG assuming you are arriving early in the day I would rent a car. If you are coming into Spanishtown on the ferry then start at the Bath's end of the island and work your way over the mountain - definitely check out Spring Bay and Savannah Bay beach. On your way up the hill hang a right and check out the Copper Mine ruins (it's really cool) and then you're going to backtrack and head up onto the mountain and I expect you're just going to want to stop a couple of times and take in the fabulous view! If you take the "high" road you might want to stop at Hog Heaven for a drink, some snacks, and THE VIEW IS AMAZING! Coming back down into North Sound there are many other views and then end up at Leverick Bay for a drink (and more snacks) before you grab you boat back the Scrub.
Of course, this assumes that you are (1) arriving at Spanishtown, (2) can return from Leverick Bay, and (3) can grab a car at Spanishtown and return it at Leverck. I'll bet you can!
Have fun! I am not aware of a post-Irma ferry from Leverick to Spanishtown. It is a long and hazardous drive from Leverick back to Spanishtown if engaging in a beer or six. Kevin Actually the drive from Leverick is incredibly easy as roads are well paved and wide. No switchbacks like Tortola. Drive is about 20 minutes +/-
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Re: Itinerary suggestions/help! Staying at Scrub Island in 3 weeks
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While the advice on Anegada was good, the variable is what time the ferry arrives and returns. You may not have time to really explore the island and in that case the taxi would be a better option. On VG rent a car, it will be cheaper than a cab, Yeah, I should have added my suggestion is a very full day. I believe Dean charges $60 for a day for a car. So kneafseym is probably correct that a cab would be cheaper. My preference is to move when I want to. But that's just me. My narrowed down version (ferry time to ferry time) would be Big Bamboo upon arrival then on to Cow Wreck Beach. Either place is very good for lunch. If you are feeling adventurous rent scooters near the dock. Yeah I'm limited to ferry to ferry time, which isn't too much. I think my approx time on Anegada will be from 9-5p. I think Bamboo to Cow Wreck make sense for the first 6 ish hours, and then we can finish up at Wonky Dog for late lunch/early dinner while we wait for our ferry to leave at 515p. I think it's about 1.5 hours back to Beef Island. Is it pretty easy to use taxis?
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Re: Itinerary suggestions/help! Staying at Scrub Island in 3 weeks
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We stayed at Scrub precharter and pre Irma. Tip: you can (when we stayed) get delicious hot breakfast sandwiches from the deli for a fraction of the price of breakfast in tne restaurants. Eat them poolside :-) I’d just arrange for a cab on Anegada. The car is nice if you have a group or will be there a full day/night but for limited time I think prearranged cab is better. I wholeheartedly recommend drinks at Cow Wreck and the wonky Dog for lobster dinner - what chef peter is cooking up in terms of the lobsters and the sides is amazing. You won’t be disappointed. We’re headed to Anegada for a week late Feb and can’t wait! Very helpful info, thanks!
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Re: Itinerary suggestions/help! Staying at Scrub Island in 3 weeks
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The day that you are in VG assuming you are arriving early in the day I would rent a car. If you are coming into Spanishtown on the ferry then start at the Bath's end of the island and work your way over the mountain - definitely check out Spring Bay and Savannah Bay beach. On your way up the hill hang a right and check out the Copper Mine ruins (it's really cool) and then you're going to backtrack and head up onto the mountain and I expect you're just going to want to stop a couple of times and take in the fabulous view! If you take the "high" road you might want to stop at Hog Heaven for a drink, some snacks, and THE VIEW IS AMAZING! Coming back down into North Sound there are many other views and then end up at Leverick Bay for a drink (and more snacks) before you grab you boat back the Scrub.
Of course, this assumes that you are (1) arriving at Spanishtown, (2) can return from Leverick Bay, and (3) can grab a car at Spanishtown and return it at Leverck. I'll bet you can!
Have fun! I am not aware of a post-Irma ferry from Leverick to Spanishtown. It is a long and hazardous drive from Leverick back to Spanishtown if engaging in a beer or six. Kevin Actually the drive from Leverick is incredibly easy as roads are well paved and wide. No switchbacks like Tortola. Drive is about 20 minutes +/- I believe we're taking ferries that only arrive/depart from Spanish Town. But we'll rent a car so I'm not worried about that. There's a 630a ferry from Trellis Bay to VG, is this worth it to try to get on compared to the 9a ferry? We could leave VG at either 530p or 8p, but is it worth it to stay past sunset, which is around 615p? I guess we could have a sunset dinner and chill at restaurant and then catch the ferry at 8p. The suggestions are very helpful! Also checked out the cruise schedule, and i don't see any cruises at VG the day we plan to be there!
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Re: Itinerary suggestions/help! Staying at Scrub Island in 3 weeks
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01/24/2019 03:39 PM
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While the advice on Anegada was good, the variable is what time the ferry arrives and returns. You may not have time to really explore the island and in that case the taxi would be a better option. On VG rent a car, it will be cheaper than a cab, Yeah, I should have added my suggestion is a very full day. I believe Dean charges $60 for a day for a car. So kneafseym is probably correct that a cab would be cheaper. My preference is to move when I want to. But that's just me. My narrowed down version (ferry time to ferry time) would be Big Bamboo upon arrival then on to Cow Wreck Beach. Either place is very good for lunch. If you are feeling adventurous rent scooters near the dock. Yeah I'm limited to ferry to ferry time, which isn't too much. I think my approx time on Anegada will be from 9-5p. I think Bamboo to Cow Wreck make sense for the first 6 ish hours, and then we can finish up at Wonky Dog for late lunch/early dinner while we wait for our ferry to leave at 515p. I think it's about 1.5 hours back to Beef Island. Is it pretty easy to use taxis? Either call ahead for Dean or there is usually someone at the dock when the ferry arrives.
Go Irish!!
Bill
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Re: Itinerary suggestions/help! Staying at Scrub Island in 3 weeks
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Jason has a brilliant idea, especially since you are basically at the airport. It is a wonderful flight. No need to be at the airport 2 hours early....
Mike
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Re: Itinerary suggestions/help! Staying at Scrub Island in 3 weeks
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We stayed at Scrub last year, go and chat to Louise the concierge she is amazing and had all kinds of fabulous ideas.
We took the early ferry to Virgin Gorda, walked round the baths , spectacular, went up to the North Sound and had lunch at Hog Heaven, you need some patience , service is definitely on Island Time. Went up to Leverick Bay and had an early dinner, the meal there was phenomenal in the upstairs restaurant. We also decided to do the new water activity called SNUBA and would highly recommend that as we talked to the lady who does that Eileen at Leverick and she was amazing. They met us at Scrub Island, and after our morning trip she took us back to Leverick ( for a small fee) and we had another wonderful afternoon on Virgin Gorda, highly recommended. Virgin Gorda is amazing and this year we are staying on Virgin Gorda and we cant wait. What early ferry did you take? Do you happen to have Eileen's contact info or more info? One last question, did you rent a car in VG?
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