Limin’ in British Virgin Islands, Nature’s Little Secrets!

Posted on January 26, 2015 by by

Kay Chung Posted in Caribbean Islands, Sailings

Steep green hills and turquoise water! BVIs look like Disney World with many yachts! We saw a mega yacht with a huge inflated water slide coming directly to the ocean. Necker Island, privately owned by Sir Richard Branson (The founder of Virgin Group, which comprises more than 400 companies), is available for $62,000 per night, up to 30 people all inclusive. We were told that he paid $15 million to buy the island and now selling it off for $20 million piece by piece.

View from Gorda Peak National Park on Virgin Gorda Island

Saba Rock Resort, Virgin Gorda Island

Gorda Peak National Park Trail on Virgin Gorda Island

View from Bitter End Resort on Virgin Gorda Island

One day, we got invaded by a ‘Drone’, filming above us, real close. It must have been a kid from a mega yacht. John threw a Gatorade bottle at the ‘Drone’ but missed it. He wished he had another bottle to knock the Drone down. It is for sure, John scared the kid and the kid learned a lesson not to invade other’s territory.

Huge Rocks at the Baths National Park, Virgin Gorda Island

Bad Bunny at The Baths. We swam from the boat to the Baths.

Huge Rocks at the Baths National Park on Virgin Gorda Island

More Rocks at the Baths National Park, Virgin Gorda Island

Rocks on Soft Sand

Moorings are common in BVIs. (Average $30/night) Unexpectedly, the BVIs were overly crowded with many charter boats. To stay overnight, we had to change our daily plan to find either a safe anchorage or a mooring just like finding a parking spot in crowded South Beach, Miami.

Every Day’s a Party! Foxy’s on Jost van Dyke Island

Dive Shop on Jost van Dyke Island

Ceiling Decoration in Foxy’s Bar, Jost van Dyke

Papaya Tree

Great Harbour, Jost van Dyke Island. Bad Bunny is in the middle with a mooring.

BVIs seem to be trying to keep themselves exclusive and difficult to reach. There are no major airlines flying directly to BVIs. It might keep the islands unspoiled and truly “Nature’s Little Secrets”, maybe… Good place to enjoy peaceful solitude without swaths of tourists. However, because of too many charter boats and shortage of anchorages, we decided to leave BVIs earlier than we planned.