Blog 1 - Top 3 Must See Places in the British Virgin Islands

Top 3 Must See Places in the British Virgin Islands - 1 of 3

Blog Number One in a Series of Three

This is a short blog series covering some our favorite places to visit, in our opinion, the must see places.  We would love to hear your experiences and we would love to share your images here to.

This wasn't easy; I so much want to make it the top 100 must see places to visit!  But in the end I settled on the places I know the guests always ask to go back to.  Please enjoy the blog.

Number 3 - White Bay Jost Van Dyke

Legend has it the island's name comes from a 17th century Dutch privateer named Joost van Dyk who used its bights (the pirate name for a bay named after a bight of rope which forms the same shape) as hideouts.  As you approach from the south, you can see the main 3 harbours ahead.  It becomes increasing easy to see how White Bay, the most derived its name.

The white sand beaches are visible from distance as you sail gently towards the island and easily distinguishable from Great and Little harbour to the east.

There are so many great bars on White Bay your hardly likely to be disappoint in any of them.  The 'One Love' Bar, with gentle Reggae tunes drifting from it's wriggly tine roof, encapsulates the spirit of the Islands.

  

One Love - Jost Van Dyke

But, by some margin, the favorite place for a little fun and relaxation, is the Soggy Dollar Bar, another famous beach bar on the island. The Soggy Dollar is reputedly the birthplace of the Painkiller. The bar is named because when built there was neither road nor dock. There is now a road from Great Harbour, but still no dock!  Sailors would simply swim ashore and paid for their drinks with the wet money hung to dry on a line behind the bar.

  

Relaxing and Fun at the Soggy Dollar

 

Chris

Christopher J Lait PGDipM FInstLM MIoD | Principal | Drake Academy Ltd 

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Chris founded a sailing company to bring a distinctive brand of luxury crewed sailing to the holiday market.  disappointed with run of the mill experiences and surly unimaginative skippers, Drake Academy Sailing seeks to blend local culture, fun and sailing together in a memorable way with dedicated and experienced staff.  For more information contact travel@drakeacademy.co.uk or visit the website at www.drakeacademy.co.uk/travel

Chris served 24 years in the British Army and has been sailing, teaching and leading expeditions for nearly 20 of them.  Now an academic in the leadership field, Chris passes on his sailing a leadership experience to businesses at corporate sailing events, leadership events run by a company he founded when he left the Armed Forces and through speaking.

You can contact chris@drakeacademy.co.uk or voa the website at www.drakeacademy.co.uk/corporate