There are more than 50 islands in the BVI but only 16 are inhabited. For placing a location, Tortola and the other three main islands, and located adjacent to the much better known St. John and St. Thomas US Virgin Islands. The islands were inhabited by, in turn,tribes from Venezuela, pirates, the Dutch and finally the British. The area is now known for secluded beaches, excellent weather, water sports and a laid back culture. The inner harbor is full of international yachts and if you forget to bring your own you can choose from a wide selection of rental yachts. If none of this interests you how about renting Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island for up to 28 of your best friends for around $55,000 per night.
Noreen and I had a quiet day. We stayed around the ship and local area.
we docked with a Royal Caribbean ship.
This is their climbing wall. You don’t find climbing walls on Holland America.
The inner harbor.
The shopping village.
Shopping village shoppers.
These are divers getting ready to inspect the hull of our ship. Some said it was a random check of ships coming north from South America, some said it was to check for damage from that tree we caught on bow on the Amazon, most agreed we had no idea why and weren’t really concerned.
Laid back South American dogs in the local dive shop. You could trip over them and they wouldn’t move.
This was our last stop before returning to Fort Lauderdale. We hope you enjoyed the journey as much as we did. Some asked if we saw some different critters in our travels. We did. Here are some more pictures from us and our fellow cruisers. There were a lot of penguins, seals and birds. They all had three things in common. They made a lot of noise, they all totally ignored us, and they all smelled very bad.
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