Virgin Gorda... First Visit-Part Seven
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 10:46 pm
Part one of Virgin Gorda ... First Visit:
http://virgin-islands-on-line.com/virgi ... =6&t=26275
Part two of Virgin Gorda... First Visit:
http://virgin-islands-on-line.com/virgi ... =6&t=26283
Part three of Virgin Gorda... First Visit:
http://virgin-islands-on-line.com/virgi ... =6&t=26284
Part four of Virgin Gorda... First Visit:
http://virgin-islands-on-line.com/virgi ... =6&t=26287
Part five of Virgin Gorda... First Visit:
http://virgin-islands-on-line.com/virgi ... =6&t=26294
Part six of Virgin Gorda... First Visit:
http://virgin-islands-on-line.com/virgi ... =6&t=26298
My random thoughts on Virgin Gorda:
http://virgin-islands-on-line.com/virgi ... =6&t=26311
Such a pretty day...
Departure Day… Beach for an hour. Pack. Tally the charges and pay by check. Say thank you and farewell to Guavaberry.
We thought we would drive out to Little Dix Resort for a look around, have lunch, and then go to the ferry dock for our three o'clock ride to St John.
http://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/little ... rgin-gorda
The grounds and buildings at Little Dix are nice, the staff we talked with were pleasant, the beach and pool attractive enough, but I like Caneel Bay much better. I knew both resorts were part of the Rosewood group until recently when Caneel Bay left, however I did not know that Laurance Rockefeller was also involved with Little Dix and with donating some land on Gorda Peak to the National Parks Trust.
It didn't take long to do a little tour on our own of the grounds and shops… where is lunch? Although it was almost noon, nothing was happening in the dining Pavilion or the Beach Bar.
We decided to return to the Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbor and eat at the Bath and Turtle. Pizza with smiles. Very good pizza.
We still had some time with little to do before three.
Next time we'll check out, but leave our luggage at the office at Guavaberry, go back to the beach, use their showers, have lunch at the Top of the Baths and THEN go to the ferry dock. As it was, we were entertained watching men loading and unloading containers onto a couple of ferries while we waited.
We learned that buying ferry tickets on line and paying by credit card might be simpler than paying cash "at the tree" before boarding (as we did) or paying by credit card, having it called in and someone meeting you on St John with the receipt to sign before you can pass through customs. There is a $15.00 per person departure fee which is paid to BVI customs at their dock office and you need the receipt for it when boarding the ferry.
Our instruction for the car was "roll up the windows, put the keys in the ashtray and don't lock it… leave it at the dock." Since we have not heard from the rental agency, I assume all went as planned.
About 2:30 a few people started lining up "at the tree" and before long we were all boarded and St John bound. See you there!
St John Trip Report:
http://www.virgin-islands-on-line.com/v ... q3cpKX8eao
http://virgin-islands-on-line.com/virgi ... =6&t=26275
Part two of Virgin Gorda... First Visit:
http://virgin-islands-on-line.com/virgi ... =6&t=26283
Part three of Virgin Gorda... First Visit:
http://virgin-islands-on-line.com/virgi ... =6&t=26284
Part four of Virgin Gorda... First Visit:
http://virgin-islands-on-line.com/virgi ... =6&t=26287
Part five of Virgin Gorda... First Visit:
http://virgin-islands-on-line.com/virgi ... =6&t=26294
Part six of Virgin Gorda... First Visit:
http://virgin-islands-on-line.com/virgi ... =6&t=26298
My random thoughts on Virgin Gorda:
http://virgin-islands-on-line.com/virgi ... =6&t=26311
Such a pretty day...
Departure Day… Beach for an hour. Pack. Tally the charges and pay by check. Say thank you and farewell to Guavaberry.
We thought we would drive out to Little Dix Resort for a look around, have lunch, and then go to the ferry dock for our three o'clock ride to St John.
http://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/little ... rgin-gorda
The grounds and buildings at Little Dix are nice, the staff we talked with were pleasant, the beach and pool attractive enough, but I like Caneel Bay much better. I knew both resorts were part of the Rosewood group until recently when Caneel Bay left, however I did not know that Laurance Rockefeller was also involved with Little Dix and with donating some land on Gorda Peak to the National Parks Trust.
It didn't take long to do a little tour on our own of the grounds and shops… where is lunch? Although it was almost noon, nothing was happening in the dining Pavilion or the Beach Bar.
We decided to return to the Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbor and eat at the Bath and Turtle. Pizza with smiles. Very good pizza.
We still had some time with little to do before three.
Next time we'll check out, but leave our luggage at the office at Guavaberry, go back to the beach, use their showers, have lunch at the Top of the Baths and THEN go to the ferry dock. As it was, we were entertained watching men loading and unloading containers onto a couple of ferries while we waited.
We learned that buying ferry tickets on line and paying by credit card might be simpler than paying cash "at the tree" before boarding (as we did) or paying by credit card, having it called in and someone meeting you on St John with the receipt to sign before you can pass through customs. There is a $15.00 per person departure fee which is paid to BVI customs at their dock office and you need the receipt for it when boarding the ferry.
Our instruction for the car was "roll up the windows, put the keys in the ashtray and don't lock it… leave it at the dock." Since we have not heard from the rental agency, I assume all went as planned.
About 2:30 a few people started lining up "at the tree" and before long we were all boarded and St John bound. See you there!
St John Trip Report:
http://www.virgin-islands-on-line.com/v ... q3cpKX8eao