There was one more ruin site (what classifies something as a ruin anyway?) we saw on a local Virgin Gorda map and wanted to check out. I searched for more information about the location online before we drove over to check it out...there wasn't much info (it is on Google maps though) and hardly any pictures. We were looking for the stone ruins of a centuries old sugar mill plantation. The search engines kept taking me to some fancy rental property (which turns out is right next door).
We chanced it and drove to Nail Bay looking for, well, something, anything...and we found it. Okay, we at first drove past it, scratched our heads a little bit, then turned around and finally found it (it's by the sign, who would of thought?). Pretty cool stuff! It's on the way to the North Sound - let's call it the scenic drive to the North Sound. It's an almost completed road that actually goes around Gorda Peak instead of straight up and down it like the other road! There's not much to it but it's worth a look - don't expect to make a day of it. ~Paul, Ann ETC
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Everyone's Travel Club is back on Virgin Gorda, exploring as many beaches/bays as we can before our time is up and we head back to the Pacific Northwest. Today we visit Little Trunk Bay, which is just North of Spring Bay National Park. We actually swam/snorkeled from Spring Bay, around some rocks, and made it just fine. If you do do it this way I'd be careful and wear a PFD just in case you get tired. There is also a 'secret' trail through the trees/rocks from Spring Bay and word is it keeps going to Big Trunk Bay... Here we are! We're not alone. I'd have to say that this was some of the best snorkeling of the trip. I liked it better than Devil's Bay, Fallen Jerusalem, Savannah Bay, and Mosquito Island. Here's that trail from Spring Bay...Go there now! ~Paul, Ann ETC Well, we've been kayaking, sailing, snorkeling, hiking, and pretty much adventuring the heck out of Virgin Gorda so we thought we'd take a little day-trip to nearby (30 min ferry ride) Road Town on the island of Tortola. I knew it would be a lot busier than VG with traffic, more people, etc. When we arrived it felt worse than I had expected. We immediately headed the wrong direction - towards the busy, crazy, not-like-Virgin-Gorda part of town. I was ready to head back on the next ferry. But we turned around, came back closer to the ferry dock we had arrived at, and went the other direction...ahhhh, that's better. Stick to old Main Street - directly behind the Pusser's General Store (you'll see this place when you arrive, it's across the street from the ferry dock). Bamboushay had great coffee... This place had great spices & gifts... Pusser's had great rum... There were lots of great alleys to explore... We discovered some historic buildings farther down main street... ...and a great view of the harbor. I guess the big city wasn't so bad after all!
~Paul, Ann ETC Seattle and the Bell Harbor Marina welcome the guided-missle destroyer USS Sampson, in town for Seafair. Also in town is another destroyer, the USS Chafee, the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (amphibious assault ship sounds pretty cool), three Royal Canadian Navy ships, and one U.S. Coast Guard vessel. The ships are participating in a parade of ships today, August 3rd, between 1:45 and 2:45 in Elliot Bay (the Blue Angels will also be buzzing downtown today). The ships are open to free public tours August 3rd-7th at the downtown Seattle Waterfront - piers 25, 46, and 66. Any club members who are boating/paddling around these vessels at port or at sea should remember to maintain a minimum speed to stay on course within 500 yards of them, and do not approach within 100 yards of them. If you must get closer make sure to contact the CG on VHF-FM Ch 13 or 16. They're the ones buzzing around the vessels in the super fast boats with big guns on the front (see final pic below). ~Paul ETC Updated pictures below of all of the vessels...~Paul ETC
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