British Virgin Islands Sailing Flotilla
April 16-25, 2004
Itinerary:
Friday, April 16th
~ Depart LAX at 11:45pm on AA flight 276, arrive in San Juan at 9:24am on 4/17
Saturday, April 17th
~ Depart San Juan at 9:24 am. Take American Eagle flight
#5372 at 11:30 am, arrive in Tortola at 12:12 pm. Board the bus for the short
ride to Nanny Cay Resort and rest and relax today in the hotel or by the pool.
We can have a nice dinner at the resort or in town at the Fort.
Sunday, April 18th
~ Skippers and first mates attend chart briefing while the rest of us get our
fins and go shopping for provisioning. There are good markets nearby. We’ll
grab a cab, load up on goodies and put the food on board. At noon, we set sail
for the lovely Caves on Norman Island. The snorkeling is fantastic in and
around the caves. Later we will go to “The Bight” and grab a mooring, clean up
and then over to the Bahia 46 for our one hour party. We’ll have dinner and
dancing aboard the famous Willy T’s, a floating Pirate Ship restaurant anchored
right in the middle of the bay.
Monday, April 19th ~ We sail this morning to Deadman’s Bay on Peter
Island and enjoy the most beautiful white sand beach in the Caribbean. There is a beach bar right on the beach
where you can get a good burger and there is a nice boutique at the resort. In
the afternoon, we sail over to Cooper Island Beach Resort on Manchioneel Bay. Pick up a mooring here. There’s a great little restaurant ashore and
fun little beach bar. Get your camera ready for the most beautiful sunset
pictures ever!
Tuesday, April 20th
~ Sail to Salt Island and snorkel over the Wreck of the
Rhone. If you dive, the two-tank dive is worth it. This afternoon we sail to Marina Cay. This fun island has a
Pussers Restaurant and wonderful resort atmosphere.
Wednesday, April 21st ~ Sail to Virgin Gorda and the “Baths”. Pick up
a mooring and swim or take the dinghy ashore for spectacular pictures of the
caves and tide pools inside. In the late morning, we will sail up the North
Sound of Virgin Gorda. We will pick up a mooring at the Bitter End, an
incredible full service resort. There are water taxis to take you to Pussers
and the other anchorages or you can walk on beautiful trails to some beautiful
resorts and beaches.
Thursday, April 22nd ~ Today, we can arrange
for a good dive, or a trip up to Anegada, or just relax and enjoy the beaches
and the Sound. We can also rent some small sailboats and do some fun racing in
the afternoon.
Friday, April 23rd
~ We set sail this morning for Jost Van Dyke and White
Bay. There is a fun resort here and
beautiful white sand beach. The Soggy Dollar Bar is here, home of the original
Pain Killer. This afternoon, we’ll sail back over to Little Harbor and go to
Foxey’s for their barbeque and steel drum band.
Saturday, April 24th
~ We sail to beautiful Sandy Cay for snorkeling and picture taking, then back
to Cane Garden Bay in Tortola. Here we can pick up T-shirts and visit the Rum
Factory. This bay is great for windsurfing and the beach is wonderful and
loaded with restaurants.
Sunday, April 25th
~ Get up early and power back to the base to arrive by noon,
then take the bus to the airport and depart on our American Eagle flight #5383,
departing at 2:35 pm, arriving into San Juan at 3:19 pm. We will then connect
to AA flight 601, departing San Juan at 4:54 pm, arriving Dallas at 9:03 pm. We
depart Dallas on flight #2489 at 9:57 pm, arriving in Los Angeles at 11:09pm.
