Quick breakfast this morning before a rapid march off the ship towards the ticket kiosk. We’d left it a little tighter than ideal and only just made it in time — literally seconds to spare before boarding the boat over to Virgin Gorda.
The crossing itself was straightforward enough and once ashore we grabbed a taxi from the waterfront to the entrance of the nature reserve. From there we set off walking through the reserve itself and it was absolutely beautiful. Lovely coastal views looking out to sea and a really interesting landscape all around us.
We eventually reached Devil’s Bay and settled there for a while. The water was gorgeous and it was a lovely place to relax and swim for a bit. Definitely one of those postcard-type beaches that feels even better in real life.
Getting from there to the next beach was an experience in itself because the route took us through huge boulders, narrow gaps and cave-like passages. It genuinely felt like some sort of assault course at times, climbing and squeezing our way through everything, but it was brilliant fun and unlike anywhere else we’d been before.
By the time we emerged the idea of a cold beer was extremely appealing, so we stopped at a nearby bar and they went down very well indeed.
We then moved on to another bar nearer the exit where we had some decent food, more beers and, importantly, access to the internet. Managed to FaceTime the kids which was lovely and nice to properly catch up with everyone back home for a bit.
After that we made our way back to the ship, although not before stopping at a cigar shop because we’d had the bright idea of getting Gaz a cigar for his birthday treat later on in the evening.
Once back onboard we both crashed out for a snooze before getting ourselves sorted for the evening ahead.
Dinner and drinks followed as usual and later on we unveiled the cigars. Unfortunately, Nikki was absolutely furious about it — we’d clearly misjudged the situation quite badly and she was not impressed at all. To make matters worse, the wind outside was so strong that none of us could really smoke them properly anyway, so the whole thing turned into a bit of a failed idea all round.
We caught back up with Nik later on in the theatre, although things were still slightly frosty after the cigar incident. Thankfully the atmosphere improved as the evening went on and we eventually ended up listening to music in one of the bars whilst continuing to drink before finally calling it a night and heading to bed.
Overall though, it had been a really good day.
End of Day Summary:
Virgin Gorda was a genuine highlight of the trip — beautiful scenery, great swimming spots and the adventure through the caves and boulders made it really memorable. The birthday cigar idea perhaps didn’t land quite as intended, but aside from that it was another fun and eventful day with plenty of laughs, sunshine and good memories.
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