Our daughter has always been a pretty adventurous orderer, surprising restauranteurs with her selections. When she was 7-years-old and we traveled to Mexico, she ordered squid and octopus. We began traveling to the Caribbean when she was 9, and she was the first to order some of the local fare, including oxtails. The rich stew of braised oxtails paired with rice, and in this case, the familiar onion rings, met with her approval. For more of our trips to the Turks & Caicos Islands, read our trip report and our journal entries.
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Today’s edition of Taste of the Caribbean comes to us courtesy of the British Virgin Islands. I knew when we were planning our trip to the British Virgin Islands that I had to make sure to order the lobster for which Anegada is famous, although I couldn’t wait until our day trip to the island. This beautiful Lobster salad was found at Pusser’s on Marina Cay, a small island situated between Scrub Island and Beef Island. They will ferry you over to the island at no charge. Just give them a call. For more on our trip to the British Virgin Islands, including our trip to Anegada, Marina Cay and…
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It’s time to launch our new series featuring our favorite dishes from the Caribbean islands. Today’s feature is Conch Salad from the Turks & Caicos Islands. This particular conch salad comes from Da Conch Shack, located in the Blue Hills area of Providenciales. At Da Conch Shack, you can watch as they pull the conch from the sea, extract it from its shell at a table beach side, and then transport it to the kitchen where it is mixed with lime juice, peppers, tomatoes, and onions into this delicious treat. Pair it with Jan’s Infamous Rum Punch, and you have the perfect seaside lunch. For more about Da Conch…
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If you happen to be flying out of Canada, and happen to be flying West Jet Airlines this month, check our our images, included in features on the Queen Conch and Anguilla. You will see our image of a conch salad from Da Conch Shack, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands, and our image of SandBar, Meads Bay, Anguilla. If you won’t be flying West Jet this month, check out our images online here: up! Magazine – March 2013 Hint: Take a look at pages 22 and 60!
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Welcome to our video tour of the BVI, featuring stops on Scrub Island, Beef Island/Trellis Bay, Tortola, Marina Cay, Anegada, and Virgin Gorda. Greetings from the British Virgin Islands from My Irie Time on Vimeo. If you haven’t done so already, check out our BVI trip report! [the_grid name=”BVI”]
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Read all five parts of our BVI trip report! Click below to start! Oh, and don’t forget to check out THE VIDEO! [the_grid name=”BVI”]
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All good things must come to an end, and so we reach Part Five of our BVI Trip Report. Part Five takes us to the island of Virgin Gorda, the third largest of the islands in the British Virgin Islands and the second most populated. We arranged this trip through Dive BVI, as we did our trip to Anegada. Our guides for this trip were Tara from London, whom you may recall from our Anegada trip, and Brian, who was from a small village in Ireland. Bryan told us he kissed the Blarney Stone twice, and I believe it. He was a great storyteller, and we had a great day…
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It’s time for a road trip, island style, as we take a day trip to Anegada. Anegada is a bit unlike its companions in the British Virgin Islands. Unlike the other inhabited islands in the BVI chain which are volcanic in origin and mountainous in appearance, Anegada is composed of coral and limestone. The terrain is so close to sea level that it’s difficult to spot it at a distance without the assistance of the the palm trees. Its highest point is only 28 feet above sea level. Anegada is also a bit farther out from the other islands, approximately 15 miles north of Virgin Gorda. I put together this…
