Part Three of our BVI trip report takes us to Tortola, or more accurately, Beef Island and Tortola. When you fly into Terrance B. Lettsome Airport in Tortola (Airport Code: EIS), you are actually flying into Beef Island, a small island just east of Tortola. The two islands are connected by a bridge. Beef Island is home to Trellis Bay, within throwing distance of the airport, where you can catch a boat to other islands. Trellis Bay is also home to a number of shops and restaurants worthy of a special trip themselves. On our nine-day trip, we visited Trellis Bay several times to shop, eat, and knock down a…
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Part Two of our BVI Trip Report takes us to Marina Cay, a small island about half a mile off Scrub Island. Marina Cay is home to Pusser’s Marina Cay, a great bar and restaurant. I knew I wanted to visit Marina Cay because I had seen photos of the red telephone box on the dock and thought it would make a great Christmas card photo with the kids. I didn’t expect to return so many times, but the food and cocktails kept bringing us back. First, let’s get our bearings. When we arrived on Tortola, the sun had just set, so when the ferry took us to Scrub Island,…
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Welcome to Part One of our five-part trip report of our November 2012 trip to the British Virgin Islands. Our trip report will be broken down by island, covering Scrub Island, Tortola/Beef Island, Marina Cay, Anegada, and Virgin Gorda. First things first – the reason we came to the BVI – Scrub Island, or more particularly Scrub Island Resort. Some of you may remember that back in 2011, I won the grand prize in the Caribbean Travel + Life Photo Contest, which included 5 nights at the Scrub Island Resort. Scrub Island is a small island a short ten-minute boat ride from Trellis Bay on Beef Island where you can…
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The fireballs at Aragorn’s Studio, Trellis Bay, Beef Island, Tortola, are lit for the monthly full moon parties, but we were able to see at least one aflame on evening visits to Trellis Bay. I would love one of these for my backyard!
