Trip Report
I've already uploaded our BVI Trip Pictures on our link at the end, the album is labeled BVI Trip 2006
I tried to take the highlights from our 19 days in the BVI, so here goes.
HighlightsPetite Pump Room at Charlotte Amalie: always our first and last stop on our trips, it’s become our tradition
KC was our ferry captain from WE to JVD: it was great seeing that smiling face
Bunn greeting us at the ferry terminal with kisses
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Always great food. Eating the first pizza out of their new pizza oven: FANTASTIC. They’ll be known as the
Pizza Pirates.
Ahi tuna appetizer is to die for as well as the Chocolate Mousse.
Pirates Sandwich for breakfast is great and comes with a shot of rum. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/toast.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/toast.gif" alt="" /> Seeing a “crack of [censored]” syndrome at the bar, not a pretty site <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Yikes.gif" alt="" />
Feeling at home when you get interrupted at dinner 8 times by either TTOL’ers or locals stopping to chat.
Meeting all of our JVD friends: Ivan, Olivia, Uncle Wendell, Mic, Estella, and Romel
Running into our last years friends: Jane from Maine, and Dean from Maine
Receiving a note from Renae at Ivan’s
The new crossover from Ivan’s to Soggy Dollar is nice. There are “loaner flip flops” in baskets at each end.
Taking my morning vitamin with beer <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/pirate.gif" alt="" />
Asking Saildoggie’s wife(Lynn): have you had him evaluated?
Hearing the local JVD Christmas Carolers on Christmas Day evening at Ali Baba’s with Ivan on the electric guitar <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Banana.gif" alt="" />
Getting a tour from Bunn on his family history
Running into Kenny Chesney and Big Kenny at dinner <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Banana.gif" alt="" />
Hanging out with Big Kenny and his wife
Meeting TTOL’ers: Saildoggie(Mark, Lynn & Nicole), CarolinaGirls(Derek), GaryT, GlennR(Glenn & Karen), GaryD(Gary & Gerry) <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/toast.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/toast.gif" alt="" />
Running into GlennR(Glen and Karen) in Great Harbor on New Year’s Eve Day, and assist them in getting a good buzz before they get back on the ferry to St. John (
Like we told them: beer in the Caribbean is meant to be drunk fast; otherwise it will get warm)Meeting GaryT and family at Corsairs because his son overheard us talk about Saildoggie(
it was all good Saildoggie, promise!)Meeting Michael Beans at Ivan’s
Talking to Quito on the ferry from West End to St. Thomas
Riding on Bunn’s boat from JVD to West End
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Ivan’s[/color]
Seeing his new villa
Creating our shell art
Ivan’s BBQ and listening to Rueben
Bringing in 2007</center>
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Soggy Dollar[/color]
It was great to see Mic again
Young ladies taking off their swimsuit tops for pictures. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Yikes.gif" alt="" /> That scene was corrected pretty quickly.
Tommy mastering the ring toss <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Joy.gif" alt="" />
Collecting 16 Painkiller Cups
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Ali Baba’s[/color]
Best Banana Bushwackers
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Harris[/color]
Cynthia is a great hostess and the lobster is to die for
Best Bushwachers
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Sydneys Peace and Love[/color]
Eating Christmas Eve with Saildoggie(Mark, Lynn, & Nicole) and CarolinaGirls (Derek and family
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Foxy's[/color]
Our friend Reggie seeing us on Foxy’s webcam
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Sandcastle[/color]
Dinner at night is awesome. The crowds are gone and it’s so peaceful. You must experience this.
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Snorkeling[/color]
Swimming along with a school of tarpon, around 50 of them at the point in Great Harbor
Great Tobago---WOWSaw a Sea Turtle and Barracuda. TONS of fish and underwater life
Sandy SpitSnorkeling the reef was wonderful. The water was choppy, one time I brought my head out of the water and there was a huge swell coming at me, so I popped my head down real quick and road the swell. Saw barracudas
Monkey PointGreat snorkeling
Seeing a mega yacht with a helicopter on top and a water slide</center>
Diamond ReefSeeing two octopus
GREAT snorkeling site, tons of fish, pristine coral
Brewer’s Bay[/u]
Visibility was not good, but on a clear day we think it would be fantastic
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Downside[/color]
Checking a bag at the airport
Having to come home, but we had to give our liver a rest
Gaining 10 lbs during vacation <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Yikes.gif" alt="" />
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You know you are on island time when:[/color]
You schedule a day of snorkeling with JVD Watersports and realize you left your snorkel gear back at the Sea Crest Inn <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" />
When Ivan tells you that you look like a local because we were walking so slowly
When you ask for the time and the response you get is “a quarter after” and you ask “a quarter after WHAT?”
We had a great trip and have already scheduled a return next December 2007 <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/pirate.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/pirate.gif" alt="" />
Tricia and Tommy
