Traveling to Virgin Gorda in June with a 5 month old. We are staying at a villa and will have a rental car.

Curious to know knowledgeable opinions/suggestions of things to do...and things that we would be unwise to even try with an infant in tow. We want to do and explore as much as we can but don't want to plan an excursion only to learn (when it's too late) that the terrain etc is unmanageable or unsafe with an infant.

REALLY interested in restaurant suggestions. We will probably only eat out 2 or 3 times and want to make it count.

My only suggestion is to be aware that some of the beaches don't have much shade. If you have some way of bringing something with you, you'll have more flexibility. And bring lots of baby sunblock and hats -- I'm sure you know that the sun down there is really intense.

I think a trip to the Baths would be tough with an infant. You could go to Spring Bay and get some of the same experience without the hike.

we had a nice lunch at Fischer's Cove. People like the Rock Cafe, but we never made it there.

Did it with 7-month-old recently. Be very cautious and apply not only sunblock liberally and often but use insect repellent liberally as well. Might want to check with your
peditrician to see what she/he recommends. Did not restrict any activity but not sure I would do the Baths - we didn't because we'd all been there before. Ate at Rock Cafe and Chez Bamboo and Chez Bamboo was definitely more child-friendly and the food was better too. If you are planning any sailing/sea adventures be sure to have the proper sized PFD for an infant and use it.

Are the bugs only bad after a rain, or all the time? I do worry that the bugs might get to the baby. We'll get sunscreen with baby friendly bug protection...but will that be enough?

Which of the resorts...Biras...Little Dix..or Bitter End would we enjoy the most for dinner?

Are there reachable, must see "off the beaten path" beaches?

Any other suggestions out there?

It also depends on whether bugs are attracted to your baby in general. I find the bugs at home in the woods in MA to be worse than what I experienced two weeks ago in Grenada, for example.

Badger Balm makes wonderful sunscreens and bug repellents that are all natural and DEET-free. They worked great for our 17 days in the Caribbean just recently. They're a little pricier than the more popular brands, but they work well and it just felt good to be using products not harmful to myself or the environment (DEET and some sunscreens are terrible for coral reefs, for example, so I didn't want to swim with those on,)