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Too soon it was 12:45pm and time to head back to the real world.  The barge returned victims back to the excursion boat.

With that we were off towards Tortola.

There are several bars that we were free to visit.





This beach is popular with the yachting and sailing crowd.

My excursion today was Escape to Jost Van Dyke booked through Royal and later cheaper when it went on sale and I saved $19.  Jost Van Dyke is one of the smaller islands in the BVI with a small permanent population.  I've been to Jost Van Dyke before and booking this excursion was the very next thing I did after booking this cruise.
Very close to the end of the pier is the staging area for excursion boats.

The boat has both inside and outside seating fore and aft.   

The forward outdoor seating does some sea spray but it was very refreshing.

Around 25 minutes later we were approaching this little slice of heaven right here on Jost Van Dyke.

The water here is quite stunning.

I wasn't quick enough to capture the decent size sea turtle that popped up close by in this general direction.

On previous trips here the boat anchored and we swam to shore.  This excursion comes with a barge that takes guests to shore where you can just walk onto the beach without getting wet.

There are numerous bars that line the beach.  Our designated section was at the end of the beach at Ocean 7 names after seven sisters that founded this bar.  Loungers and umbrellas were reserved for us.  We received tickets for one drink (beer/soda/water) and one meal each.


It's such a beautiful beach. 

The port area is very nice with some shopping, a few waterfront bars and no pushy vendors.

The port area is very nice with some shopping, a few waterfront bars and no pushy vendors.

Too soon it was 12:45pm and time to head back to the real world.  The barge returned victims back to the excursion boat.

With that we were off towards Tortola.

The desired effect worked and full relaxation mode kicked in.

The port area is very nice with some shopping, a few waterfront bars and no pushy vendors.

The Ocean's 7 bar:

At 11am our lunch was ready.

Lunch was a hamburger or a hot dog.  I wouldn't rave about the meal but it did the job.

Fearful I might develop an ache somewhere in my body I thought it wise to take a local drink called a Painkiller.  

To be extra safe I thought it best to consume several.

Too soon it was 12:45pm and time to head back to the real world.  The barge returned victims back to the excursion boat.

With that we were off towards Tortola.

Too soon it was 12:45pm and time to head back to the real world.  The barge returned victims back to the excursion boat.

With that we were off towards Tortola.

There are several bars that we were free to visit.





This beach is popular with the yachting and sailing crowd.

My excursion today was Escape to Jost Van Dyke booked through Royal and later cheaper when it went on sale and I saved $19.  Jost Van Dyke is one of the smaller islands in the BVI with a small permanent population.  I've been to Jost Van Dyke before and booking this excursion was the very next thing I did after booking this cruise.
Very close to the end of the pier is the staging area for excursion boats.

The boat has both inside and outside seating fore and aft.   

The forward outdoor seating does some sea spray but it was very refreshing.

Around 25 minutes later we were approaching this little slice of heaven right here on Jost Van Dyke.

The water here is quite stunning.

I wasn't quick enough to capture the decent size sea turtle that popped up close by in this general direction.

On previous trips here the boat anchored and we swam to shore.  This excursion comes with a barge that takes guests to shore where you can just walk onto the beach without getting wet.

There are numerous bars that line the beach.  Our designated section was at the end of the beach at Ocean 7 names after seven sisters that founded this bar.  Loungers and umbrellas were reserved for us.  We received tickets for one drink (beer/soda/water) and one meal each.


It's such a beautiful beach. 

The desired effect worked and full relaxation mode kicked in.

The desired effect worked and full relaxation mode kicked in.

There are several bars that we were free to visit.





This beach is popular with the yachting and sailing crowd.

Day 5 - Tortola, BVI
We sailed through the Virgin Islands chain and eventually began approaching Tortola.

Tortola has a pier.

Our progress so far...

Docked and ready to go.

Excursion meeting point is right at the end of the pier where several people holding up signs were in place to greet us. 

My excursion today was Escape to Jost Van Dyke booked through Royal and later cheaper when it went on sale and I saved $19.  Jost Van Dyke is one of the smaller islands in the BVI with a small permanent population.  I've been to Jost Van Dyke before and booking this excursion was the very next thing I did after booking this cruise.
Very close to the end of the pier is the staging area for excursion boats.

The boat has both inside and outside seating fore and aft.   

The forward outdoor seating does some sea spray but it was very refreshing.

Around 25 minutes later we were approaching this little slice of heaven right here on Jost Van Dyke.

The water here is quite stunning.

I wasn't quick enough to capture the decent size sea turtle that popped up close by in this general direction.

On previous trips here the boat anchored and we swam to shore.  This excursion comes with a barge that takes guests to shore where you can just walk onto the beach without getting wet.

There are numerous bars that line the beach.  Our designated section was at the end of the beach at Ocean 7 names after seven sisters that founded this bar.  Loungers and umbrellas were reserved for us.  We received tickets for one drink (beer/soda/water) and one meal each.


It's such a beautiful beach. 

The Ocean's 7 bar:

At 11am our lunch was ready.

Lunch was a hamburger or a hot dog.  I wouldn't rave about the meal but it did the job.

Fearful I might develop an ache somewhere in my body I thought it wise to take a local drink called a Painkiller.  

To be extra safe I thought it best to consume several.

There are several bars that we were free to visit.





This beach is popular with the yachting and sailing crowd.

Day 5 - Tortola, BVI
We sailed through the Virgin Islands chain and eventually began approaching Tortola.

Tortola has a pier.

Our progress so far...

Docked and ready to go.

Excursion meeting point is right at the end of the pier where several people holding up signs were in place to greet us. 

I've been in cruise mode having a great time making new friends so I apologize for the lack of updates.
This was our sail out from San Juan at midnight.

The fountain on Paseo de la Princesa that I capture earlier.

El Morro at night.

My excursion today was Escape to Jost Van Dyke booked through Royal and later cheaper when it went on sale and I saved $19.  Jost Van Dyke is one of the smaller islands in the BVI with a small permanent population.  I've been to Jost Van Dyke before and booking this excursion was the very next thing I did after booking this cruise.
Very close to the end of the pier is the staging area for excursion boats.

The boat has both inside and outside seating fore and aft.   

The forward outdoor seating does some sea spray but it was very refreshing.

Around 25 minutes later we were approaching this little slice of heaven right here on Jost Van Dyke.

The water here is quite stunning.

I wasn't quick enough to capture the decent size sea turtle that popped up close by in this general direction.

On previous trips here the boat anchored and we swam to shore.  This excursion comes with a barge that takes guests to shore where you can just walk onto the beach without getting wet.

There are numerous bars that line the beach.  Our designated section was at the end of the beach at Ocean 7 names after seven sisters that founded this bar.  Loungers and umbrellas were reserved for us.  We received tickets for one drink (beer/soda/water) and one meal each.


It's such a beautiful beach. 

Day 5 - Tortola, BVI
We sailed through the Virgin Islands chain and eventually began approaching Tortola.

Tortola has a pier.

Our progress so far...

Docked and ready to go.

Excursion meeting point is right at the end of the pier where several people holding up signs were in place to greet us. 

I've been in cruise mode having a great time making new friends so I apologize for the lack of updates.
This was our sail out from San Juan at midnight.

The fountain on Paseo de la Princesa that I capture earlier.

El Morro at night.