Blogs from British Virgin Islands, Central America Caribbean - page 2

Saturday 20th December, 2014. Tortola, BVI, Leeward Islands, West Indies The British Virgin Islands (BVI) are a group of about 50 Islands only 4 of which are of any size. Their total land area is less than half that of the Isle of Wight. All but about 12 are uninhabited. The BVIs are generally volcanic and hilly except for Anegada (the 2nd largest) which is coral and flat. The first human inhabitants were the Siboney Indians who wandered nomadically from island to island picking up whatever they could to eat in the way of indigenous plants and fish. CC named them "the Virgins" because he thought them so beautiful and numerous that he compared them to St ursula and her 11,000 virgins martyred in Cologne during the early days of Christianity. St Ursula's Day coinciding with ... read more

This is the second leg of a truly fun week. There are adventures to get each morning when we land somewhere else, but also fun time on the boat itself. The Club Med 2 has an open bar. Yes, that means free flow of pretty good things...all day long. So being on a French boat, you have Ricard for aperitif at lunch time if you are on the boat at lunch time...and pina colada by the pool before sunset, and obviously wine during meals. We are in the North Hemisphere end of November, so sunsets are early at around 5.30pm each day...with some pretty cool views from the swimming pool bar on the back deck. By 6pm, it's champagne time...all night long. Well, first it's shower time and getting change for the evening obviously...this is still ... read more

13thMay Baths, Virgin Gorda 12nm Sailed up to the Baths this morning (well motored actually). Had to wait for a mooring to become available as it was lunch time and all the mooring balls were taken. After probably close to an hour one became available so we jumped on and then went to explore the baths. You can't take your dinghy ashore, so you tie it off on a rope and then have to swim ashore. We snorkelled ashore and saw a very big baracuda in close on our way in. The Baths are stunning, massive granite rocks, pristine waters and sunshine making it all so blue and white. We went for a walk nearly over to the next bay on a small dirt track with heaps of massive cacti all around. Phil thinks Eliza might ... read more

2nd - 7th May. Were going to stay only one night, but ended up here for 5!!... read more

Saturday, December 28, 2013 (At Sea) Today is our last day at sea. Like Friday, we are free to do what we want at our own pace. This is what we like about our sea days. After eating breakfast in the Concerta Dining Room, fresh made to order breakfast is awesome, the kids wanted to participate in the last session of the Zumba. Zumba seems to be a popular activity, particularly the last day on the ship. Todd and Cindy went with the kids to watch them. What a fun activity to participate and watch. During the one hour session, three different instructors lead the large group. Each of the instructors had different personalities and the music tempo was different. They first started slow then work their way up to a faster tempo. I attached a ... read more