BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS


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While the island is known for its immaculate, >Þ Li>Vh] Üi o«Ì Ìo iÝ«loÀi >


liÌÌli vÕÀÌhiÀ ÜiÌh > µÕ>` Liki ÌoÕÀ hoÃÌi` LÞ ->lÌ ivi Ƃ`ÛinÌÕÀi -«oÀÌÃ] ÜhiÀi Üi ÌinÌ>ÌiÛilÞ Ì>Vkli ÀoVkÞ Õ«hill «>Ìhà >n` joÞvÕllÞ Ühiââ `oÜn Ãn>kin} Ào>`Ã] lookin} oÕÌ >VÀoÃà Ìhi oVi>n] ÜhiVh ë>Àklià in Ìhi mi``>Þ ÃÕn° 7i m>ki > «iÌÃÌo« >Ì Ìhi `iÃiÀÌi` -i`ni޽à *i>Vi E oÛi honiÃÌÞ L>À] ÜhiÀi Üi volloÜ h>n`ÜÀiÌÌin instructions that tell us which fridge the rum-fuelled Painkiller mix is kept in and where the box to leave oÕÀ «>ÞminÌ ià loV>Ìi`° 7iÌh oÕÀ VoVkÌ>ilà in h>n`] Üi `i«oÃiÌ > h>n`vÕl ov `oll>À Lillà >n` >`` mÞ name to the collection of past visitors recorded in the logbook. I take one last look around the rustic L>À] «li>Ãi` Ìo h>Ûi livÌ mÞ m>Àk] no m>ÌÌiÀ hoÜ Ãm>ll] on Ìhi `iÃÌin>Ìion ½Ûi v>llin in loÛi ÜiÌh° Ƃn` ÌhiÀi½Ã no `oÕLÌ Ìhi 6 h>à livÌ iÌà m>Àk


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Watering HOLES


Sun-soaked beaches and clear blue skies are just a few of the things that have long been associated with the British Virgin Islands. But this destination has another draw that shouldn’t be overlooked: its EQNNGEVKQP QH|NGIGPFCT[|FTKPMKPI URQVU Bitter End Yacht Club (pictured, above) on Virgin


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