The Baths, Virgin Gorda, BVI
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John & Jane Craven
Mon 20 Feb 2012 21:47
| After another largely sleepless night, we left Anegada to head to Spanish Town again, to clear out of the BVI for the last time. Having not had a decent nights sleep for what seems like ages we decided to sail overnight to St Martin, after all what is another disturbed night? Also, as the winds were forecast low for most of the week, it made more sense to spend a night motoring than waste a day travelling. The Baths at Virgin Gorda are one of the 'must sees' in the BVI and about a mile from where we were checking out, so we went by dinghy towards the end of the day when all the tourists and cruise ship passengers were heading back to their boats. I am sure, years ago, that these were a fabulous site and they still are stunning, but again they have fallen victim to the tourist industry in the BVI, they were packed out even at 4pm! The Baths are actually an unusual formation of granite boulders between which the water flushes through creating small pools which are affected by the suns rays creating gorgeous light patterns. By the time we had walked the 20 minute trail and stopped at Poor Man's Bar and had a drink, they were quieter and we managed to get a few good pictures. There was even a t-shirt seller at the bar!! Here are a selection of our pics - it is exactly what it says on the tin - a collection of boulders!! |