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As for places to go and things to do, well, there are lots
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of great resources both online and in various guidebooks,
but below are a few worth mentioning:
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OH, OH THE PLACES YOU’LL GO!
w The Virgin Gorda Baths, one of the BVI’s most famous w Great Harbor, Jost Van Dyke, is the venue of the famous
landmarks, lies on the southwestern shore of Virgin Gorda. Foxy’s Tamarind Bar and several other good West Indian
The Baths are randomly placed large granite boulders which restaurants. The picturesque harbor is fringed by a small
form small grottoes and pools on the beach’s edge, making settlement bordering a white sand beach.
delightful exploring and snorkeling.
w North Sound, Virgin Gorda, offers the sailor a wide array
w Deadman’s Bay, on the eastern tip of Peter Island, is a of overnight anchorages, and a variety of good dining spots.
short sail out of Road Harbor that takes no more than an The sound itself is found along the eastern tip of the island
hour or two. Once there, sailors will find a long white sand and is well protected by surrounding islands, including
beach at Peter Island Yacht Club. Mosquito, Prickly Pear and Eustasia.
w Salt Island - Heading upwind from Deadman’s Bay is w The Dogs make a good stopping off point for sailors on
Salt Island, once a regular stopping-off point for ships their way from North Sound to Jost Van Dyke; they are also
requiring salt for food preservation on the trade routes. This a popular diving venue.
is also the location of the BVI’s famed wreck of the Rhone,
which sank off the island during a hurricane in 1867. At w Cooper Island’s Machioneel Bay, located on the island’s
Lee Bay, just north of the Rhone, moorings have been northwest shore is a good lunch stop for those sailing upwind
provided for those diving the wreck in order to minimize to Virgin Gorda. There is a dock for dinghies, a beach for
anchor damage. The Rhone was voted best wreck in the swimming and the Cooper Island Beach Bar serves lunch,
Caribbean by Sport Diver and Rodale’s magazines dinner and drinks.
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