Our B.V.I. Adventure

One of the things I missed most about the BVI was the beautiful sunset here...  This is the view from our balcony.

It was so quiet in the channel when Michael snapped this photo on Saturday.  I'm not sure where all of the boats disappeared to!  As I'm writing this, I can count at least a dozen boats in this same space.

The best views are from the west end of the island, where you can see the water swallow the sun.  We are determined to witness the sunset from Bananakeet one day.  It is a restaurant perched on the western tip of Tortola.  I can't believe we've never been!

On Sunday, we did what any good host and hostess would do...

We personally escorted our guests, Cristall and Will, to their next destination:  The Westin on St. John in the USVI.  The Harkins were blessed with magnificent weather during their stay.  We thoroughly enjoyed the ferry ride out of West End, as did this seagull that soared above the boat most of the way.
When we weren't ducking from the bird overhead, Michael and Cristall took turns posing at the top of the ferry...

The pool at the Westin was the perfect way to spend our Sunday.  We had lunch on the beach and recommend the fish tacos and Caribbean pulled pork sandwich to anyone heading there on vacation!
It was hard to say goodbye to Cristall and Will, but it was time for the two of them to explore St. John on their own...  So, it was back to Tortola for us, not before getting Mexican food at Margarita Phil's to take back to Tortola!  (We can't resist! We go there every time!)

Cristall and Will, we loved having you here!  You are welcome back anytime!

Our friends from Knoxville, Kaley and Shane flew into St. Thomas on Saturday.  They planned to take the ferry to Road Town, but when they caught a cab from the St. Thomas airport, it headed for the Red Hook ferry dock instead of the Charlotte Amalie ferry dock. 

Fortunately Kaley was able to text me and let me know that they wouldn't be arriving in Road Town at 5pm, but rather at Tortola's West End at 2:30pm.  That was fine with us, because we had planned to be on that end of the island during the day anyway. 

Instead of picking them up and taking them to the house, we suggest a quick change and a trip to nearby Smuggler's Cove!  They were game.  Here's Kaley searching her luggage for her swimsuit and cover up in the parking lot!

Getting in the wrong cab turned out to be a great move.  They got to Tortola much faster and enjoyed their first BVI beverage on the beach. 

Now that's the way to start a vacation!