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BVI Trip Report - Part 4
BVI Trip Report - Part 4
Not much text but lotsa photos in this one.
Day 6 June 20 Virgin Gorda (VG) wife AMQ wants breakfast out so off we go to Fischers Cove, leave daughter TG back at Guavaberry (GB) unit named Mango she's not quite the breakfast fan we are. Food was OK but view was better.
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 9762"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGpv5NFOzCI ... 5.JPG"></a>
On the way back, came up on that herd of cows again trotting down the road. Most peel off suddenly up a trail off the road except for a bull and calf who stop suddenly in the road. The bull turns sideways and looks pretty threatening so I stop completely and come no closer. He could probably flip the Jimmy if he wanted to.
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 6290"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGpwE2nsycI ... 2.JPG"></a>
They finally also head up the trail. Kinda cloudy and starting to look even threatening to the north but we decide to load up car and head up to Savannah Bay and maybe points beyond. By the time we head out, a nasty squall blows thru. This is the squall that once it got back out over water, caused lotsa problems for the sailboats out there including a sinking.
Due to the weather, we drive all the way out past Nail Bay to Long Bay hoping to snorkel up that way but weather wasn't co-operating. We stop on way back and have our sandwiches at the Savannah Bay overlook.
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 0578"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGpw4FZUcKI ... 3.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 4194"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGpxCMMaiVI ... 4.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 4674"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGpwyB333pI ... 0.JPG"></a>
Then into town and over to diveBVI for their afternoon dive/snorkel trip out to the Dogs. By this time weather had cleared and we picked up several divers at Little Dix then out to West Dog Island.
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 2082"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHOQjKIH3AI ... 1.JPG"></a>
Lighting and depth of waters wasn't favorable for UW picture taking. We briefly saw a baby turtle that swam away into the depths and TG saw a "big" shark "the pointy kind with dark tips!!" She was pretty shock up (literally) but calmed down in a few minutes, but kept looking behind us on the way back to the dive boat.
The quality of this snorkel was a little underwhelming and reading about the snorkel Chrisn took with the Bitter End folks makes me regret this choice, because we had considered the BE, but decided against that because we had plans to go to Biras to eat at the Fat Virgin and didn't want to go up that way twice.
Back to GB, clean up and head over Gorda Peak to the Leverick Bay BBQ buffet. I think I had that Jimmy floored at times to make it up. That car could use a few more horsepower.
Arrived pretty early to get a seat on the "beach" and enjoy happy hour prices. They ask if we have reservations. We say no. Sorry no more seats on the beach you have to sit by the pool, which wound up being fine. When we last went to this during high season Easter week 06, I don't even think they took reservations and we got a seat on the beach no problem. I think this thing has really grown in popularity because it was more crowded this time, and we were pleased that the quality of the buffet has really improved too, at least for us in terms of many more salads, grilled veggies etc. I joke that I may have to turn in my "man card" as find myself preferring that kind of stuff over gnawing on a bone. The band is good, not quite as smoking as in 06, and the Jumbies are fun.
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 2690"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGqE8teAwfI ... 8.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 1058"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGqF0RWJeXI ... 9.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 5442"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGqFdQ1FeKI ... 3.JPG"></a>
Day 7 June 21 I go out early to photograph Spring bay in the early morning light, then chillin, swimming, snorkeling, and reading at GB beach, then hike over to Little Trunk Bay = a quite stunning beach.
Spring Bay
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 7778"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGqHY-R2ZrI ... 2.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 6818"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGqH6JTLe8I ... 5.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 1378"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHORoHLdNRI ... 6.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 9298"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHORvpQrpsI ... 6.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 5714"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGqJaqX7FyI ... 3.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 3042"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGpWAXjmkBI ... a.jpg"></a>
Little Trunk Bay and vicinity
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 8066"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGQtApvb2ZI ... 1.jpg"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 6866"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHOSUdtwgpI ... 7.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 4098"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGqKUwChgcI ... 6.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 4178"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGqKqk3NcpI ... 2.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 2610"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGqK8KwC2CI ... 4.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 4770"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGqLEe8nlhI ... 8.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 8946"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHOVNcKoaOI ... 0.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 1538"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/jmackq/SG5Qi_v8_8I ... 9.JPG"></a>
Spring Bay/GB area Underwater
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 7410"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHOpa7udalI ... 3.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 3730"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHOpCLFSz9I ... 1.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 4674"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHOpUgPDrOI ... 2.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 0306"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHOoJySvD5I ... 0.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 6386"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHOox82dWUI ... 6.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 5970"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHOoOwWtSEI ... 5.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 2754"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHOoVjx-ooI ... 9.JPG"></a>
Decide to go to Mine Shaft again for dinner, very good again, but I regret not getting the BBQ as it looked and smelled mighty good. We swung by the Coppermine Ruins on the way to Mine Shaft. Sunset was a dud, but the chickens were entertaining again.
Views from Coppermine Point...
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 8674"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHOYD3Ww8ZI ... 1.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 8194"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHOVwG7pvII ... 9.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 2962"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHOXxnbhxFI ... 6.JPG"></a>
Just realized I have more photos to edit/upload in order to complete so we'll end this here before finale when I can include those pix.
Day 6 June 20 Virgin Gorda (VG) wife AMQ wants breakfast out so off we go to Fischers Cove, leave daughter TG back at Guavaberry (GB) unit named Mango she's not quite the breakfast fan we are. Food was OK but view was better.
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 9762"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGpv5NFOzCI ... 5.JPG"></a>
On the way back, came up on that herd of cows again trotting down the road. Most peel off suddenly up a trail off the road except for a bull and calf who stop suddenly in the road. The bull turns sideways and looks pretty threatening so I stop completely and come no closer. He could probably flip the Jimmy if he wanted to.
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 6290"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGpwE2nsycI ... 2.JPG"></a>
They finally also head up the trail. Kinda cloudy and starting to look even threatening to the north but we decide to load up car and head up to Savannah Bay and maybe points beyond. By the time we head out, a nasty squall blows thru. This is the squall that once it got back out over water, caused lotsa problems for the sailboats out there including a sinking.
Due to the weather, we drive all the way out past Nail Bay to Long Bay hoping to snorkel up that way but weather wasn't co-operating. We stop on way back and have our sandwiches at the Savannah Bay overlook.
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 0578"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGpw4FZUcKI ... 3.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 4194"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGpxCMMaiVI ... 4.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 4674"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGpwyB333pI ... 0.JPG"></a>
Then into town and over to diveBVI for their afternoon dive/snorkel trip out to the Dogs. By this time weather had cleared and we picked up several divers at Little Dix then out to West Dog Island.
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 2082"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHOQjKIH3AI ... 1.JPG"></a>
Lighting and depth of waters wasn't favorable for UW picture taking. We briefly saw a baby turtle that swam away into the depths and TG saw a "big" shark "the pointy kind with dark tips!!" She was pretty shock up (literally) but calmed down in a few minutes, but kept looking behind us on the way back to the dive boat.
The quality of this snorkel was a little underwhelming and reading about the snorkel Chrisn took with the Bitter End folks makes me regret this choice, because we had considered the BE, but decided against that because we had plans to go to Biras to eat at the Fat Virgin and didn't want to go up that way twice.
Back to GB, clean up and head over Gorda Peak to the Leverick Bay BBQ buffet. I think I had that Jimmy floored at times to make it up. That car could use a few more horsepower.
Arrived pretty early to get a seat on the "beach" and enjoy happy hour prices. They ask if we have reservations. We say no. Sorry no more seats on the beach you have to sit by the pool, which wound up being fine. When we last went to this during high season Easter week 06, I don't even think they took reservations and we got a seat on the beach no problem. I think this thing has really grown in popularity because it was more crowded this time, and we were pleased that the quality of the buffet has really improved too, at least for us in terms of many more salads, grilled veggies etc. I joke that I may have to turn in my "man card" as find myself preferring that kind of stuff over gnawing on a bone. The band is good, not quite as smoking as in 06, and the Jumbies are fun.
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 2690"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGqE8teAwfI ... 8.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 1058"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGqF0RWJeXI ... 9.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 5442"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGqFdQ1FeKI ... 3.JPG"></a>
Day 7 June 21 I go out early to photograph Spring bay in the early morning light, then chillin, swimming, snorkeling, and reading at GB beach, then hike over to Little Trunk Bay = a quite stunning beach.
Spring Bay
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 7778"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGqHY-R2ZrI ... 2.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 6818"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGqH6JTLe8I ... 5.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 1378"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHORoHLdNRI ... 6.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 9298"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHORvpQrpsI ... 6.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 5714"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGqJaqX7FyI ... 3.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 3042"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGpWAXjmkBI ... a.jpg"></a>
Little Trunk Bay and vicinity
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 8066"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGQtApvb2ZI ... 1.jpg"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 6866"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHOSUdtwgpI ... 7.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 4098"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGqKUwChgcI ... 6.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 4178"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGqKqk3NcpI ... 2.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 2610"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGqK8KwC2CI ... 4.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 4770"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/jmackq/SGqLEe8nlhI ... 8.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 8946"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHOVNcKoaOI ... 0.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 1538"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/jmackq/SG5Qi_v8_8I ... 9.JPG"></a>
Spring Bay/GB area Underwater
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 7410"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHOpa7udalI ... 3.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 3730"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHOpCLFSz9I ... 1.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 4674"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHOpUgPDrOI ... 2.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 0306"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHOoJySvD5I ... 0.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 6386"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHOox82dWUI ... 6.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 5970"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHOoOwWtSEI ... 5.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 2754"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHOoVjx-ooI ... 9.JPG"></a>
Decide to go to Mine Shaft again for dinner, very good again, but I regret not getting the BBQ as it looked and smelled mighty good. We swung by the Coppermine Ruins on the way to Mine Shaft. Sunset was a dud, but the chickens were entertaining again.
Views from Coppermine Point...
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 8674"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHOYD3Ww8ZI ... 1.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 8194"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHOVwG7pvII ... 9.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jmackq/0806 ... 2962"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/jmackq/SHOXxnbhxFI ... 6.JPG"></a>
Just realized I have more photos to edit/upload in order to complete so we'll end this here before finale when I can include those pix.
When we come to place where the sea and the sky collide
Throw me over the edge and let my spirit glide
Throw me over the edge and let my spirit glide
Just now I'm writing on a story about Spain, but I need to relaxe once in a while by reading the topics from other. I have seen all parts of your TR until now and are enjoying them. I cannot be tired of seing pics with beautiful beaches and sunsets.Im glad you continued telling us about your trip.
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