Virgin Gorda
Virgin Gorda is the largest
of the BVI's and the second most populated. It covers eight square miles
and was named the Fat Virgin because it resembles a woman lying on her back. The main
town, Spanish Town, has a few boutique shops and stores for sundries.
Nearby is the well-known Baths. Granite boulders tumble down the hill
into the sea creating wet and dry grottos that you can explore either on or off
the beaten track. If the seas are not rough, we can anchor outside the
Baths and dingy in to shore. You may choose to take an island tour and
include a visit to the ruins of the Copper Mine. A cab will pick you up in the
town of Gun Creek and take you along a m
mountain- top road with breathtaking v
iews of both the north and
south side of the island. You may stop at both the Copper Mine and the Baths and
finish the tour at Spanish Town where Flame will be waiting.
Fine dining is available at restaurants in the Spanish Town area and also at Little Dix Bay resort.
On the other side of Virgin
Gorda, and a world apart, is the North Sound. It is a large, protected
sound with several resorts and beach bar restaurants surrounding its qui
et waters.
There is usually a band playing at one of the resorts and on Friday night,
Leverick Bay has a wonderful buffet dinner followed by a Moko Jumbies show.
Nearby, at Saba Rock you should try one of their outstanding frozen
drinks while relaxing in a hammock. Saba Rock offers a buffet or full menu for
dinner and a lighter, pub fare menu for lunches. Dinner
and lunch is also served at Bitter End resort and the very upscale, Biers Creek
resort.
If you are not too tired from the
night's activities, there is some gorgeous snorkeling in and around the North
Sound. On the reefs that protect 
the Sound you
never know what treasures you might uncover. You can choose from deeper water
reef snorkels or a shallower swim from one of the many North Sound beaches. For
the land lubbers, the Gorda Park has some challenging hikes that reward the
energetic with spectacular views.
