Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Beach Party
On Liz and Jeff's first full day, we headed to Smuggler's Cove on the west end of Tortola. (No big surprise there! It is, after all, our favorite beach!)
Some of our friends on island, who also have babies, met us there for a picnic! See our fancy blue tarp? That was the boy's attempt to provide some additional shade for the babies. Aside from scaring Anna Drake, as it loudly flapped in the wind, it worked pretty well!
We all brought something to share and it turned out to be quite a spread! Crisp apple chicken salad, shrimp risotto, pesto pasta (with fresh-from-the-garden basil, picked that morning! Yum, yum Lisa!), mustard seed green beans, and so on... All of it was delicious! Since the beach bars closed there a few months ago, we had to improvise!
Michael snapped some sweet photos of the Campagna girls...
This next one is my absolute favorite. Miss Vivian on the left was having fun splashing in the sea!
It was a fantastic afternoon! And tomorrow? We'll be visiting that island off the in distance...Jost van Dyke!
Some of our friends on island, who also have babies, met us there for a picnic! See our fancy blue tarp? That was the boy's attempt to provide some additional shade for the babies. Aside from scaring Anna Drake, as it loudly flapped in the wind, it worked pretty well!
We all brought something to share and it turned out to be quite a spread! Crisp apple chicken salad, shrimp risotto, pesto pasta (with fresh-from-the-garden basil, picked that morning! Yum, yum Lisa!), mustard seed green beans, and so on... All of it was delicious! Since the beach bars closed there a few months ago, we had to improvise!
Michael snapped some sweet photos of the Campagna girls...
It was a fantastic afternoon! And tomorrow? We'll be visiting that island off the in distance...Jost van Dyke!
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Liz & Jeff Arrive Plus Twins!
If you've been reading Our BVI Adventure since the beginning, then you may remember one of our first sets of visitors...Liz and Jeff! Liz and I were sorority sisters together.
Well, since they were here in March of 2010, they've expanded their family by two! Twins, Charlotte and Vivian joined the Campagna clan in February of last year! All four of them, plus Jeff's sister, Alison made the trip from New Jersey to the BVI, by way of St. Thomas.
Here's Liz holding dear Charlotte as their ferry docked in Road Town.
Well, since they were here in March of 2010, they've expanded their family by two! Twins, Charlotte and Vivian joined the Campagna clan in February of last year! All four of them, plus Jeff's sister, Alison made the trip from New Jersey to the BVI, by way of St. Thomas.
Here's Liz holding dear Charlotte as their ferry docked in Road Town.
We have a lot of fun things planned, including a trip on the Mystique, a visit to Peter Island and a few "adults only" dinners to the new CocoMaya on Virgin Gorda and of course, the Dove.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Sushi on Tortola
Until the new restaurant Origins opened in the old Three Sheets building on Road Town's Waterfront Drive, there were only a few options if you wanted sushi on the island.
Michael and I had a date night recently and we broke away from our routine (the Dove) and tried it. The sushi was delicious! We mostly had versions of salmon and crab rolls, but all had their own distinct flavors.
Michael and I had a date night recently and we broke away from our routine (the Dove) and tried it. The sushi was delicious! We mostly had versions of salmon and crab rolls, but all had their own distinct flavors.
And if the weather is nice, take your cocktail or glass of wine to the top floor where you can see a great view of Road Town Harbour.
Where did May go???
Much of May was filled with travels for the Daniels family, so my apologies for the lack of blog posts. We left the BVI on the third of the month and returned two and a half weeks later.
And despite the champagne-induced headaches we all had on Sunday, we rallied to throw a joint baby shower for dear friends Cristall and Lisa, who are expecting a girl and boy respectively.
So, what did we miss in the BVI? Our friends, the Shands who have a house on Great Camanoe were here visiting!!! Their visit to the BVI unfortunately overlapped our trip to the states, nearly completely. We were so sad to miss them, but fortunately they'll be back in June! Anna Drake needs to meet her island grandparents! Ha!
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Smuggler's Cove Update
Since the scuffle at Smuggler's Cove that led the government to shut down the beach bars, things have been incredibly quiet at the beach. We went again on Saturday.
Bizarrely, one of the former bar operators was there, watching over his space. He wasn't serving any drinks or making any food, just sitting there in the shade, reading a newspaper. He didn't seem like he wanted any company so we left him alone. (My reporter skills must be waning because the former Amelia would have approached him with camera rolling to get the scoop! Ha!)
We brought our own lunch and enjoyed the shade courtesy of the sea grape trees.
Anna Drake is loving the water more and more which makes these beach trips all the more fun!
Bizarrely, one of the former bar operators was there, watching over his space. He wasn't serving any drinks or making any food, just sitting there in the shade, reading a newspaper. He didn't seem like he wanted any company so we left him alone. (My reporter skills must be waning because the former Amelia would have approached him with camera rolling to get the scoop! Ha!)
We brought our own lunch and enjoyed the shade courtesy of the sea grape trees.
Anna Drake is loving the water more and more which makes these beach trips all the more fun!
$48K Bump in the Road
When Michael and I returned to the BVI in January, we immediately noticed a new addition: a roundabout/planter thingy in the middle of the road leading to and from the airport.
If the intent was to slow down drivers who tend to speed on this long flat stretch of road (yours truly included), it didn't seem to work. I guess that's part of the reason the new government decided to level it. Maybe the other reason was to spite the old government?
It was most definitely an expensive move. Local reports reveal that the roundabout/planter thingy cost taxpayers a cool $48,000 dollars to construct. And they're not sure what the new government spent to demolish it.
If the intent was to slow down drivers who tend to speed on this long flat stretch of road (yours truly included), it didn't seem to work. I guess that's part of the reason the new government decided to level it. Maybe the other reason was to spite the old government?
Beach Clean-up
Some incredible volunteers got together last week to clean up one of the BVI's most popular beaches, Cane Garden Bay. I was stunned to see BVI Newbie's photo of what the divers found on the ocean floor...
Yikes! Cane Garden Bay is popular with the charter boat community, as well as the cruise ship tourists. And it really is a great beach spot (despite what this photo may lead you to believe), with its colorful line of beach bars and restaraunts tucked behind the palm trees.
I can't hear the words "Cane Garden Bay" without immediately thinking of Da Tree Men's song by the same name... Remember it? This is one of my favorites...
Yikes! Cane Garden Bay is popular with the charter boat community, as well as the cruise ship tourists. And it really is a great beach spot (despite what this photo may lead you to believe), with its colorful line of beach bars and restaraunts tucked behind the palm trees.
I can't hear the words "Cane Garden Bay" without immediately thinking of Da Tree Men's song by the same name... Remember it? This is one of my favorites...
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