sunset.
My favourite part of our 7-day holiday in the british virgin islands were the brilliant sunsets every night. Sitting on the beach (or sometimes, the boat, but more on that later), it was easy to pass away the hours while watching the sun set, with the ocean rumbling in the background and sailboats tottering in the distance.
So….sailing.
Day 1: Awesome!
Day 2: Awesome! I sailed the boat! And then I got seasick.
Day 3: And stayed seasick.
Day 4: And abandoned ship for the lovely shores of Virgin Gorda, where I proceeded to stop with the seasick and start with the beach-sitting and people-watching.
Virgin Gorda is a stunningly beautiful little 8-mile-wide island. It’s full of beaches and *ahem* roosters and delightfully devoid of the cruise-ship traffic you often see on tropical islands in the Caribbean.
It was delightful. Not the vacation we planned for, but we made the best of it, and in many ways, the best, was better.
You can see the photos here, if you’re into that sort of thing.
Oh! How lovely, dreadful, and lovely! Your photos are great! I am green with envy and dying to escape this winter dreariness.
Also, I remember getting terribly seasick while on a little boat in Turkey – what an awful feeling. The locals insisted that drinking sea water was the best cure and I was sooo desparate that I took their advice … and felt even worse afterwards. Ew. :(
Oh, poor you. I tend to stay away from boats and small planes and cars that need to drive forever over rugged terrain — especially on holidays. It looks like to managed to squeeze some fun in there anyway. What a great trip!
OMG, that picture is so beautiful! Was it really pricey in the British Virgin Islands? I hear it is.