Jost Van Dyke

We had great views as we sailed from Fort Lauderdale followed by two very relaxing days at sea.

                                                      Sailing out of Fort Lauderdale

After a few sea days, we have finally arrived at the Jost Van Dyke Islands in the British Virgin Islands, a part of the lesser Antilles Islands.  There are less than 400 people live here and only very small ships can come here.

We landed at Great Harbour..a very grandiose name for a small landing! We then went via tiny shuttles over the hill to White Beach. This is true to name!

                                                The view looking over White Beach

                                                            Gail on White Beach

We are actually sitting under the shade of a tree on White Beach as we send this

Shortly we may try a "Painkiller" a rum based drink guaranteed to leave you legless.The most popular bar is the Soggy Dollar. When people wade ashore from their yacht they spend their soggy dollar at the bar

Our ship is at anchor in the bay of Great Harbour.

Just across the Sir Francis Drake Channel is the legendary uninhabited Norman Island, immortalised in Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island”.

The group is made up of about 1,000 islands, ranging from tiny cays surrounded by powdery white sands to others with peaks reaching to 300 – 400 metres.  Everywhere is azure water and colourful marine life.  It is the sort of place where you could drop out and stay forever, although you would have to limit yourself to drinks at the few bars and be prepared to drink lots of rum.