Great pics iamq. We stayed at Bellamare couple years ago. Love VG. Agree its a perfect combo.

Great pics, Bill. So glad you loved VG as much as I did! I'm looking forward to all of the details about beaches, food, and snorkeling. I have to ask where you got the food for your BBQ dinner at the villa--it looks great! Did you make it or get takeaway?

emily

Have you learnt nothing attention deficit boy?

If you heart Virgin Gorda send your friends to St Thomas . . shhheeeeesh!

Adore the pics and your husbands boyish smile, especially when he is chowing down!

Beautiful! Thanks for making me want to go to Virgin Gorda

The story of the bbq:

We flew to VG from San Juan on Air Sunshine, sometimes called "Air Sometimes". True to type they did indeed cancel our 2:30 flight as we were the only ones booked on it and rebooked us on the 5:00, which actually left at 4:15. LOL! It was a bit irritating, but what can you do? We got there eventually, which is what counts. One of the passengers that was waiting with us said. "You're on island time now!" Yep...how true. Anyhow...one of persons waiting with us was an older Virgin Gordian who Martin and I struck up a conversation with. I forget her name now, but she was a lovely lady. I asked her what she did on the island. She said, "Oh I don't do anything now, except I do a little barbeque on Friday nights that keeps me busy." Martin's ears perked up, as when we go places, he is always on the lookout for homecooked food, especially barbecue. She went on to tell us that she sets up a tent on Fridays starting at 3pm at the intersection of North Sound road where it splits one way to Leverick Bay and the other to Gun Creek. She told us to come and get some food, we said we would and I made a mental note of it and that was it.

We arrived on Tuesday and proceeded to have a great time. Thursday rolls around and we start talking about what we might do the next day, and I remember the Friday bbq lady and decided to get some for dinner and bring it back to the villa. So we sort of planned our day around getting bbq from her. We spent the morning at Mahoe snorkeling and such, got cleaned up, drove up the North Sound Road to Gun Creek. Got on the ferry to Biras Creek and had lunch at the Fat Virgin Cafe. That was a fun little trip. The views from the road are breathtaking and it was fun being on the water for the short to trip to Biras. Anyhow, we timed the whole thing so we would be returning home by her spot after 3 pm. There she was! She had a barbecue set up that was smoking and steam tables all lined up with all sorts of goodies in them. She was surprised to see us, but remembered us. We chit-chatted a bit, she introduced us to her daughters and grandchildren and then we purchased a bunch of stuff to eat later. It was very good, but we bought enough for 20, so we were eating bbq for days afterwards. I'll write more about it when I do the eating section.

Beautiful picks!! Makes me feel like I was just there..hey I was....I want to go back...waaaahhhhhhh!!!

Peace, Greenie

Love the pics! Your Air Sunshine pilot (to VG) was our pilot (leaving VG). I'll never forget him. It was windy that day. Hurricane Omar was coming. He told us he'd take half of us to Tortola and then come back to get the rest of the passengers. Why, we asked? He said with all the weight and the direction of the wind, he'd never clear that mountain. Oh lovely.
Can't wait to read all about the trip!

don't think I didn't notice the rooster in your kitchen

he-he-he gyppie. I thought about smuggling Mr. Rooster off island, but we have designs on staying here again, so I thought twice.

ct, the whole landing and taking off thing in small planes on small islands with dirt landing strips net to the water with big mountains at one end thing makes me a bit crazy, yet we keep going to places where that is what it is like. I consider it the price of admission. I can't imagine flying in and out of that place in a storm. I was very grateful that the two tropical waves we had came through while we were there we either far off or long gone when we had to fly.

As usual, I had done considerable research about where on the island to stay and ended up in Mahoe Bay at Adagio Villa. I came this close to choosing a place in Nail Bay and THIS close to choosing a place run by Guavaberry within walking distance of Spring Bay. I think we would have been happy at any of the places that made my short list, but in the end I think staying at Adagio really made the trip special for us. Being nearby good snorkeling is very important to us, and the snorkeling at Mahoe did not disappoint. The coral gardens all over the bay are lovely. So being so close to one of the lovliest beaches with some of the best snorkeling was just too good to be true. Adagio is located just off the beach on the hillside above Mahoe Bay. This gives it an amazing view of the beach, the bay and Dog Islands located just offshore. The location also helps it to catch the breezes. We spent countless hours on the various decks gazing at the lovely views. It was a great place to watch the sunsets and to star gaze, which we did every night. It was a two minute walk down the hill on a path to the beach. Like all houses on Mahoe Bay, Adgaio has a pool. Having the pool was really nice. All the particulars were top notch. Great beds. Great amenities. Fully supplied. My favorite part of the house was the deck with the water views. Fantastic. The house was on the upper end of what we normally spend, but the house ended up being a very good value with the $$ being well spent. If we return, it would be hard to find a better place.

Bill -- your photos brought back wonderful memories of our time at Adagio. I knew you would love it! You & Martin look very happy & relaxed. At least a half dozen times over the past 10 days I woke up mentioning to DH that you and Martin were probably sitting out on the wonderful deck. I'll be eager to hear if you spent much time snorkeling at the beach near Nail Bay (our favorite - but I know conditions can change day to day not to mention a year later). Did you see any turtles? Also -- eager to know if you saw our adopted black kitty. Hopefully he found a permanent home.

Oh -- when you have time I'd like to hear your comparison between VG and St. John. Don't mean to give you homework your first week back -- but I've got lots of questions.

And . . . once we've exhausted this topic . . . we can start comparing notes and sharing "finds" for future trips. I know we are both committed to doing our part to keep the economy afloat

Welcome back. Glad you had a great time. Loved the photos.

Love it! I wish we had known about the BBQ woman near Leverick Bay, but I'll make a note for next time. Adagio is just lovely, isn't it? Not so fussy that you feel uncomfortable staying there, but luxury in all the right places, especially the outdoor living spaces! Did you rent directly from the owner like we did? Or through a company?

"Not so fussy that you feel uncomfortable staying there, but luxury in all the right places, especially the outdoor living spaces!"

Very well said! You know, I never did sit in one of the living room sofas, or chairs, or dining room chairs in the the 11 days we were there. They sure looked nice. LOL.

More tomorrow...

Our daily routine went something like this:
If we were planning to visit a beach, we'd usually go in the morning for a few hours, then head home for lunch and then spend the afternoon at Mahoe and/or lounging around the pool. Sometimes we'd spend the morning down at Mahoe and then do a drive or beach visit. We gave some thought to taking the ferry out to Anegada for the day or perhaps doing a snorkeling boat trip, but we just didn't feel like leaving the island. If we return, we might get out and do a little exploring, then again...

As I mentiioned before, we really liked snorkeling Mahoe Bay. We explored much of the bay. The fish numbers were highest out towards the point to the right. I liked snorkeling around the outer reef the most here. The fish were larger and more plentiful. We saw turtles and a few barracuda here on top of lots of other types of fishies. I liked how the coral here was formed into "towers" that one could zig-zag through.

Mountain Trunk, which is the first beach in the Nail Bay complex that one comes to was another favorite. The beach here is very wide and very long. It reminded me most of beaches we like in Hawaii. Nail Bay has set up little beach palapas with loungers along the beach and there is a pavillion too. These are for anyone to use and it was nice to stretch out on the lounge chairs. This was by far the busiet beach with the most people on it other than the Baths. We spent the better part of a morning here and liked it a lot. The coral here was the best that we saw on the island. There were more fish here than at Mahoe too. We snorkeled out around the rocks to the rights and thought that was really great. We saw a couple of turtles here. I went in to take a snooze and M stayed out and snorkeled out around the side of the beach to the left where he saw a few more turtles and three medium sized rays. Like I said, it was busy here with boats coming and going. When a large group showed up and started waterskiing, we decided to head back to our quiet little corner of the island.

One of my favorite snorkels was at Devil's Bay, which is the sweet little bay just to the left of the Bahts. I loved snorkeling around the boulders to the left of the beach. I was amazed at the number of large fish and the large schools of many types here. Floating and swimming in and out of the nooks and crannies was a lot of fun. We were there in the afternoon and it was HOT! The boulders radiate the heat and it felt like we were in an oven when we weren't in the water.

We spent a couple of mornings exploring the Baths, Spring Bay, and "The Crawl". Go early! We would arrive by 8:00 am and leave around 10:30 just has the hoards would show up. Snorkeling around the Baths was surprisingly good. There were big schools of really BIG parrot fish. This is were we also saw groups of squid. I love watching them! Snorkeling the boulders around Spring Bay and Little Trunk was a lot of fun too. Lots of parrot fish!

I think my favorite beach we visited was Savannah Bay. Lovely and deserted. This is a favorite mooring spot for sailboats. There were never less than 3 or 4 anchored offshore. There are several little thatched roof cabanas dotting the beach. There are a couple of large patches of coral that provided pretty good snorkeling. This a great beach for strolling and beach combing.

The only other Caribbean Island I have visited is St. John, so it was hard for me not compare the two islands. The beaches in St. John are fabulous, lovely, and most of them are part of a National Park and the snorkeling was better than in Virgin Gorda, BUT I think I would return to VG before St. John primarily because the island is less built up, the vibe is mellower, there are fewer people and the Virgin Gordians were so friendly.

More later...

Love it! We sadly never snorkeled at Nail Bay, though we did make the drive there from Adagio one day. Has the construction been completed on that road yet? I never got tired of the beaches and snorkeling on VG and reading about it in your TR makes me want to forget Anguilla and head back to VG instead. <sigh> i'm so fickle. every island that i'm reading about at the moment seems to be my favorite island. but i really would love to go back to VG with just my husband to delve into its charms even more than we did with our granddaughter.

I have a question Mr Iamq. (she says in her cindylouwho voice while raising her hand higher than the rest of the who's) Did you visit Little Dix? And does anyone else find it a funny name for a premiere resort on an island named Fat Virgin?

Love the swimming with the fishies tales! Thanks for bringing us all into your grande adventures~

gyppie...even a virgin needs a little dix once in a while. No, we did not get to LD. We were going to go there for dinner one night, but the dress code was a bit restrictive (long pants and closed toe shoes!?). The closest thing I had to pants was my sulu, and I don't think what would have gone over very well. No great loss.

Emily, the road through Nail Bay is great now and is better in some places than the road before it gets to Adagio. You know what I've been doing since being back, don't you? "Where should we go next summer?" Before VG, we were headed back to Kauaihellhole, but now I am just not sure! It is a good problem to have!

So? Little Dix Petered Island out and she became A Fat Virgin that would visit jost van Dyke during hurricane season?

I too think I will revisit the BVI. I just don't know if we will bareboat again or hang out in a grande villa - tough decisions! But one thing is certain, when we return we will not leave british waters, although St John is lovely in its own right.

More tales pleeze! And I will stop making tasteless jokes that only crack myself up.

Only you gyppielou. Only you!

I see it now. The Lous and the Qs do the BVI aboard a cat!

more later...

Oh, darn it, IAMQ, your pix and description of Virgin Gorda has further complicated my search for a 2010 trip for our 40th. Fiji and Australia? Patagonia? St. John and VG? So many choices and so few $$. Wish we could do it all!
Sally in Seattle

We ate at home a lot as the view was so gorgeous. There were some days we ended up not leaving the villa at all. We provisioned at a bunch of different places. There is Buck's, Road Town Wholesale, Rosys, and SupaValu. We hit them all in our quest for the best of whatever was out there. Buck's was the place we returned to most often. Buck's has a nice little deli section with a fine selection of prepared foods for take out. We picked up a couple of quiches, some bbq chicken, ribs, and some side dishes and all of it was good. The quiches were REALLY good. No surprise...groceries are expensive. We ate all breakfasts and most luches at home.

Our favorite restaurant on the island based on two dinners is Chez Bamboo. It is a lovely little place that is semi-upscale, but casual at the same time. We ate outdoors in the covered garden area. Our first meal was on our first night on the island and we could not have picked a better place. The staff was ultra-friendly and we sort clicked with our server and the other employees immediately. The menu is very impressive. They have a wide variety of tapas, as well as traditional appetizers and main courses. We decided to do 4 tapas. We ordered the frito misto, chick peas with bacon and spinach, fried goat cheese with fried red peppercorns, and fried duck spring rolls. OMG! Everything was delicious and the portions were HUGE. The pieces of pan fried grouper in the frito misto were uniquely seasoned and very good. I had never had grouper before, and thanks to this successful introduction I ordered it twice more while on island. We had no room for dessert, but the selections looked good. 4 tapas, 3 bottles of fizzy water: $91.00 including 15% service charge.

We went back to Chez Bamboo a week later and both had delicious baked Anegada Lobster! Started with a Manchego and ham Croquette that was good. Dessert was a selection of three homemade ice creams and 3 homemade sorbets. The ice cream was better than the sorbet. With 3 bottles of fizzy water the bill was $212.00 with 15% service. Great place!

Another spot we ended up liking was Top of the Baths. We had lunch and dinner here. Lunch was two curried chicken Roti that were very good. With 4 soft drinks the bill was $48.00 including 15% service.

Dinner here was a bit of a surprise. When we had lunch there the place had a very casual tropical bar sort of flavor. We were both in the mood for something low-key and the view for here is lovely, so we drove down. Yikes. The place changes personality drastically for dinner! It was all very formal (as formal as a place on VG can get, LOL) and upscale. The menu had lots of pasta, seafood and meat selections. We split a Caeser. I had a filet mignon and M had lobster. The lobster was a bit overdone, but the steak was one of the better pieces of meat I've had in a while. Creme brulee and bread pudding for dessert were both good. With 15% service and 2 bottles of fizzy water the bill came to $132.00

Dinner at the Mineshaft was fun. We went for all-you-can-eat ribs night. It is a great place to catch the sunset. Don't go if clucking chickens and crowing roosters bother you though. Yikes, I thought Kauai was bad! I had pan seared grouper that was really tasty, and of course M had the ribs, which he thought were very good. Fun place, casual, full of locals by the time we left and good eats. I think the bill came to around $70.00 with 15% service.

more food later...I'm hungry!

Loving the report! And making me hungry. I definitely need to put VG on our list of places to get to sooner rather than later.

Time to get back to this thing...

One of my favorite meals was the Friday bbq that we ate on our deck watching one of the most incredible sunsets ever. As I mentioned before, we bought the bbq from a woman we met on the Air Sunshine flight over from SJ.

She had an amazing selection of standard bbq items (chicken, ribs), but she also had some interesting things that we just had to try. We picked up some bbq pig tails. They looked like little twisty, curvy sausages. The cringe factor was medium, but we got a few of them to try. The other thing we had to try was the the deep fried whole Triggerfish. Triggerfish, known as the Humuhumunukunukuapua'a is the Hawaii state fish and you'd never find that on any menu in Hawaii, so we had to try it here! We picked up some potato salad, smashed plantains, johnny cakes and corn and we were set. The meal was delicious. The chicken and ribs were good, witht he ribs being the winner. The trigger fish was not my cup to tea, being a little too gamey tasting, but Martin loved it. The pigtails were great, but I have to be honest, it was a little strange eating an animal's tail. Oh well...The reat of it was good and it felt good to be eating local food, prepared by locals. If we return, we'd be sure to be there on at least one Friday, so we could visit her again.

The one meal we had on the island that was just dreadful was at the Rock Cafe. They are touted as an upscale place that specializes in lobster. There are five items on the menu that are lobster based and frankly they were the only items that looked good and sounded appealing to us. After we were seated, had placed our drink order, had a chance to look at the menu, we were informed by our server that they didn't have lobster! WTF? We were not happy, but since we had already ordered drinks and had been there for almost 30 minutes we felt we were committed. I was pissed because they could have told us about the lobster situation when we were first seated, but they chose not to. It was sneaky the way it was handled. So we ordered fish instead and shared a salad. The food was a "D" at best, with the fish being overcooked and dry and the preparation shabby at best. The most bizarre thing about the meal was that after we finished, our server walked over and told us that the lobster had just arrived and that is was now on the menu. Another WTF moment. This was around 9 pm at this point. We couldn't get our check quick enough and get the hell out of there. We didn't complain too much because I really didn't want to have too much interaction with the manager. We wrote it off and moved on, but I would not recommend anyone give this place a try. We'd never go back.

One regret I have about our eating experience on VG was that we didn't eat more at the local bbq/homestyle places. They were all over the place, but or one reason or another, we didn't get to them. Thelma's Hideout and M & M Bakery would be on the top of our list if/when we do return to the island.

Wrap up next...

Bill -- Interesting/unfortunate story about Rock Cafe. We ate there once and thought it was OK but not great. Does it look like they are rebuilding Georgio's Table? How about the restaurant at Nail Bay? Also curious if the restaurants were empty. We felt sad for restaurant owners last summer because a few times we were the only diners.

I understand how eating on the deck at Adagio would be a highlight. Even a peanut butter sandwich tasted great while soaking up the view. But, we would definitely follow your lead and pick up bbq if/when we visit again. We'll probably pass on pig's tail however

Funny how your dining experiences were the opposite of ours--we could barely eat the food at Chez Bamboo and our two best dinners were tied between Rock Cafe and Giorgio's, with Rock Cafe being about half the cost of Giorgio's, so it won for best overall. Just goes to show how hard it is to compare restaurants from one night to the next, much less from one year to the next!

Glad you're in love with VG, too. Reliving my memories through your trip report is making it that much more difficult to decide which island I want to return to next: Anguilla or VG. They're both so much easier to get to than Grenada, my other longtime favorite.

I've never had pig's tail (I did try oxtail soup once, though) but reading that reminded me of a scene in one of the Little House on the Prairie books where Mary and Laura think it's the biggest treat to be able to eat the pig tail and play with the inflated bladder. ah, those were the days!

Hi Carol and Emily,

That is interesting about your experiences at the Rock Cafe and Chez Bamboo. I am glad that CB was good as it was. I am sorry that your experiences there were not as good as ours. Emily. I am remembering something now...as we were leaving the Rock, at the front door the manager was having a rather serious discussion with this man and I overheard the man telling the manager in an accented voice (French, perhaps) something about needing a chef or something like that. I imagine it is hard to find talented people to work at the restaurants. Like I said if/when we return I would like to eat at more of the local places just to have that experience.

No, they were not rebuilding Giorgios. Someone told me that they were planning to, but then there was another rock slide that happened and that put the stops on that. I was looking forward to eating there. I hope he does something.

Yes, the restaurants were pretty deserted. We were the only customers during our dinnner at the Top of the Baths. That is really a great place to watch the sunset btw. There were more customers at both Chez Bamboo and the Rock, however they were in no way busy or even close.

It seemed like the whole island was fairly quiet. There were only about 3 or 4 of the villas at Mahoe that were occupied while we were there.

They are building a new villa right in front of the villa to the right of Adagio. Kelly said it is going to be a two bed two bath villa. Not sure how good of a view of the water it will have as it seemed to be built on low side so as not impacat the view of the one behind it. It will be interesting to see pictures of it when it is done. It is owned by the guy who owns Beachcomber villa there.

very soothing to read

mo' pleeze!

I forgot one sort of funny story that falls into the category of "Stupid Tourist Tricks" or something like that.

As I mentioned above, we took the Biras Creek ferry out to the Fat Virgin Cafe for lunch. It was a very fun trip and it was good to see a bit of the north sound. The ferry leaves and drops off at Gun Creek. It is only about a five or ten minute ride and you get a nice view and it felt good to be out on the water.

Lunch at Fat Virgin was good. There were a few yachties having lunch there. I had a burger and martin had grouper curry roti. The roti was the clear winner, but I had a hankering for a burger and fries, and it felt good to have that satisfied. With a couple of soft drinks the tab came to $34.00 with tip. Not bad for lunch and a boat ride. We struck up a lively conversation with the two ladies that were working there and shared a few laughs with them.

They have a cute little gift shop there and we took turns going in to snoop around while we waited for the check. I bought a very cute Biras Creek tee shirt for 50% off! While Martin was in shopping, the ferry showed up and started loading passengers for the ride back. I jumped up and got him and we quickly boarded the ferry on our way back. About half way back, Martin asked me, "Did you remember the bag?" I said, "No. Didn't you have it?" He said, "No. I thought you had it." And it want back and forth that way for a few moments longer. The "bag" is the beach bag that had our wallets, camera, car key, phone and other things in. S&#t! So, we had to go back and retrieve it (hopefully it was still going to be there). That meant waiting another thirty minutes for the return ferry and then another 30 minutes for trip back to Gun Creek.

Well...we got a huge break, as there was some need to get the boat right back to Biras, so instead of having to wait thirty minutes, we an immediate turn around back to Biras. That was great! What was even greater was that when we pulled into the dock and nervously walked up to the restuarant we saw the bag. Yay! The other thing we saw was the puzzled look on the faces of the gals at the Fat Virgin. When they figured it out they started smiling and then laughing at our studpidity and at our luck. Whew! We were prepared to wait another 30 minutes for the return ferry...what did we care? We had the bag...life was good. Well, as it turned out a boat mechanic at Biras needed a lift back to Gun Creek, so we tagged along on a smaller runabout. You couldn't have asked for a better outcome for a potentially awful situation. The Goddess of the Fat Virgin was smiling on us that day! Even fairly experienced travelers eff-up. My guess is that one won't happen again though. LOL!

I love that story! Reminds me of one I read about Grenada that made me choose it as a destination. A tourist had left behind his bag, with camera & wallet, etc, after stopping along the road to make some pictures. By the time he noticed it was missing it was about two hours later. When he got back to the location where he remembered stopping, there was a Grenadian sitting there with the bag. He had stumbled upon it and was just waiting around to guard it until the owner came back. I love that story, too. Imagine, just sitting there for who knows how long to guard a bag that someone was careless enough to leave behind!

mmmm - local grinds. so many years ago we bareboated BVI. We picked up a mooring in Little Harbour, Jost van Dyke. A little girl named Kayleigh met us at the dock and asked us where we were from and if we were coming for supper? She then took a piggyback ride on my shoulders to pay her auntie the mooring tariff. Oh there was a heavenly scent coming from her kitchen. Mrlou asked, and she simply said, oh I'm just cooking some beef for my family.

It wasn't Harry's, where we had the most amazing conch fritters, or sydneys but the other side of the harbor.

When we arrived at dinner, and had ordered, out came a big complimentary bowl of the most amazing carribean homecooked beef stew with 4 spoons. It was really the highlight of the meal! And Kayleigh was the lite of the harbour.

But that was many years ago..

Local grinds rock!

The thing I enjoyed most about Virgin Gorda was the friendly, courteous and neighborly attitude exhibited by the local Vigin Gordians. An example: Everyone gives everyone else what I called little "love honks" of their car horns. We even started doing it! It was great. Another thing we caught on quick with was waving at people from the car. It was so fun to see a person's face light up and smile back at you just because you waved a little as you were passing them. Such a simple gesture and one with such a large potential pay-off. I loved it. This sort of behavior and attitude might be customary on many islands, but as I said before the only other Caribbean Island I've been to has been St. John and I didn't see anything that even came close to this there and it was the most pleasant of surprises. M is a naturally congenial, courteous and overtly friendly person and he was in his glory!

What a great trip. I would be happy to answer any questions that you might have.

Thanks.

Loved the food story gyppie! What a pleasure that must have been!

Great story, Emily.

iamq,
thanks so much for your great TR! Loved it! Brings me back. We stayed at Caribbean Wind on Mahoe Bay 3 years ago. It's still one of my favorite places. We too had a bad experience coming and going w/Air Sunshine (I think ours was compounded with having 2 kids under age 1 with us at the time and everyone being double charged coming and going) so unfortunately we probably won't be returning until our kids are older and we don't mind taking 2 planes and a ferry (STT to Beef, then ferry over), but we would definitely stay on Mahoe again. VG is one of my favorite islands. Spectacular villas on Mahoe, gorgeous sunsets, private, and oh, what an island! I agree with you on getting to the Baths early -we did the same times as you and could literally see the people "storming" the beaches on day trips come 10:30! Those caves were amazing though! It cracks me up that the picture of the baths is the "generic" screen saver on my mac! It is wonderful how friendly the people are (St. Lucia is a lot like that too). Thanks again for sharing-and your pictures were great. Looks like you had a fun time!

gypie, your jokes crack me up! too funny

Thanks kelly. Caribbean Wind was my favorite house on the beach at Mahoe. Nice pool area.

"love honks" -- great name for them. Grenada is full of 'em. Honk for hello, honk for goodbye. honk for passing. Honk for being passed. Honk for please. Honk for thank you. And so on.

Anguilla? Not so much. I didn't realize how much I enjoyed participating in the love honks until I was on Anguilla--and was the only one honking. Got a few strange looks!

Hi iamq,

Loved your pictures and report! We were there this past February and your post has brought back so many wonderful memories of our trip! Gosh, wish we could go again soon, but there are so many other places on our to do list before we will have the opportunity to go back. Until then, living vicariously through trip reports like yours!

Thanks so much for sharing!

Thanks Jayneann. Living vicariously is what trip reports are all about!

Thanks for sharing you pictures. British Virgin Islands are lovely.
I read you are looking to go next to Turks? There are great beaches there!!!

Great trip report. I am going to have to go back to VG. Savannah Bay is my number one beach in the Caribbean! Your trip was quite the adventure. Your "bag" story is one I can relate to...I left our camera in a taxi in Grenada. The next day, Sunday, the driver came back to the resort and delivered the camera. Of course, he was dressed to go to church and brought his entire family.

Thanks again for the TR!

Great trip report. Making me want to give VG another try. When we were there in '02, we had a hard time finding decent groceries, but it sounds like things have changed...

Thanks so much Bill for this wonderful trip report on Virgin Gorda. My husband and I have been to lots of islands in the Caribbean but we've never seemed to be able to make it to VG. Your report certainly makes me want to go there more than ever. We've always thought we would stay at that weirdly named resort you mentioned but, even at the prices they charge, it has always been sold out for the dates we could go. I think I'll revisit the idea of staying in one of the villas on Mahoe Bay. Your pictures are spectacular!

My wife and I were in VG around the same days of your trip. I looked for us in you photo's of the Bath's. We were not in your photo's. The Bath's were great.

Your forgotten bag story made me feel a little better... we did the same thing. We had to lay over in Chgo on the way to VG. We rented a car and returned it the morning of our departure from Chgo to VG. After we got off the Hertz airport bus at the terminal we had the familiar conversation "where is the bag, I thought you had it...oh no we left it on the bus...it has our camera and passports in it...we are bit trouble now". We jumped on the next Hertz bus, the driver called the bus with our bag, and it was still there. I know the relief you felt when you found your bag.

Thanks for the pictures. It makes me realize how many photo's I didn't take. Enjoyed you commentary.

Rich

Thanks all.

Love your pictures and great trip report! We were tossing Guavaberry and Adagio around and since seeing your pics have decided on Adagio if it is available in October. Still undecided about the best way to get there I am thinking we will take the ferry from St. Thomas to VG. Would be a nice ride. How far is the Baths from Adagio? Also we are not used to maid service - we pretty much have always just been left alone once we arrive at a villa but I see that most of Virgin Gorda offers this service. Did you feel you still had your privacy?

Hi MSS, the maid service was fine. Like you, we weren't used to having maid service in a villa rental. The maid was very nice and came at the same time each day (around 10:30 am), so we knew when to expect her. She was there for about an hour. She made the bed, cleaned the bathroom, straightened up the kitchen, and swept the floors and patios. We usually missed her altogether was we were either gone or down at the beach.

It was a short drive, maybe 15 or 20 minutes to get down to the Baths from Adagio.

When we return, we'll fly in on Air Sunshine again as I am not crazy about long ferry rides.