Friday, May 6, 2011

British Virgin Islands

Our last stop before leaving the Caribbean was the island of Tortola.

We took a ferry to Virgin Gorda a nearby island that had a beach and cave formation.

There are huge boulders that had caves carved out by the tides.



There is a path through the boulders that can be followed to access other beaches and areas of the formations that can be climbed to get to the tops of rocks.
Parts of the part is through water that can vary in height based on the tides. There are signs warning not to enter after 4:30pm.



We couldn't stay as long as we would have liked as the all abord time was earlier then normal because we had to cruise up to Bermuda and needed every hour to arrive on time.

But it was a amazing place and somewhere I would like to return to.



Barbados Submarine and island tour


Almost every time on the island of Barbados the place to go is the Boatyard. A beach and bar that a lot of the crew will be at.

For the first time I did something different and it was really fun.

I have wanted to go on a submarine for a while, having been on hovercrafts and helicopters, the submarine was one more on the list.
The sub is electric powered and can dive up to 150ft. It is built by a company in Vancouver.


On the dive we went past a shipwreck and a coral reef. It was an interesting way to see some things that normally would only be seen if I was scuba diving.





View from the pilots seat


After the submarine we went on a tour of the island.
One stop was at an old plantation site, at the top of a hill that gave a good view towards the Pacific side of the island.

Big waves but dangerous undertow

It was nice to actually se something of the island other then just the one beach I have been to many times.

But next time its back to the Boatyard

Dominica crew tour


Here are a few pictures from a crew tour I went on in Dominica.

The tours first stop was at the emerald waterfalls and pool.

We went swimming for a while then headed to another area down river. Where we went river tubing.
I haven't been river tubing in a while and it was really fun, good rapids and nice warm water.








Ziolining in St. Lucia


Here are a few images of the Zip-lining tour I went on in St. Lucia.

Not as good as some tours I have been on but it was still fun.



 

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