Virgin Gorda is our Caribbean paradise for the 7th week of the year.
During this week our family sailing cruise will concentrate on Virgin Gorda which is an ideal location for a vacation adventure. Virgin Gorda is the first island we visit in the British Virgin Islands. It is one of the British Virgin Islands and has a population of about 8,000. There are no scheduled air flights to Virgin Gorda. So you will have to fly into Tortola and then take a ferry to the main city at Spanish Town, also called "The Valley". San Juan is the nearest International Airport but there are connections through St. Thomas and St. Croix. Be sure and check out the ferry schedules in the links below. We will spend most of our time in the area called North Sound on the northern coast of Virgin Gorda. We will meet you at Yacht Harbour (Spanish Town), Virgin Gorda near 18.45165333,-64.43767167 at the ferry dock. We will return you to Maya Cove, Tortola on Saturday. If some of your group want to skip the 3 hour passage, you can return on the ferry and meet us at Maya Cove.
Week 07, Sunday Arrival Dates: Feb 14, 2010 Feb 13, 2011 Feb 12, 2012 Feb 17, 2013 Feb 16, 2014
Previous week's location: Anguilla Next week's location: Tortola
Number of weeks stay at this location: 1 Other time this year?: None
Weather: Ave. Daily High, 84 F, 88% Humidity Ave. Nightly Low, 73 F, 73% Humidity Ave. Water Temp, 77 F Wind, 11 KTs E
Main City: Spanish Town (aka "The Valley" ) Other Cities: Leverick Bay, Bitter End, Biras Creek Points
of interest: North Sound, The Baths, Devil's Beach, Little Fort National Park, The Coppermine.
Recreation: Beautiful beaches, many reefs with good
snorkeling and diving, many restaurants, lots of shore activities.
Language: English
Map Link: British Virgin Islands Map
Info Link: Virgin Gorda General Info Virgin Gorda Tourism Info Ferry Info Airline Info
Nearest Int'l Airport: San Juan, Puerto Rico Code: SJU Name: Luis Munoz Int'l
Local Airport: Tortola, BVI Code: EIS Name: Road Town
Restrictions: Water toys restricted in some areas.
Itinerary & Passage Plan:
Sunday:
We will meet you at the dock at Yacht Harbour in Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda Sunday afternoon and spend the night there. You will need a taxi from the ferry to the Yacht Harbour dock. There is Ferry info and Airline info above. You can fly to Tortola from San Juan or St. Maarten or other islands and then you can use the ferry from Tortola. Have the taxi hail the "Family Affair" on channel 9 and we will pick you up at the Yacht Harbour dock.
Monday:
On Monday we will stay in our anchorage and get acquainted with the recreational opportunities and the local activities.
Tuesday:
We will move anchorage to Gun Creek, Virgin Gorda in the North Sound area, leaving about 10:00 AM. We will take about 2 hours. From here we have access to most of the North Sound spots by Run-About. So we will stay here for the rest of the week.
Wednesday:
We will stay at Gun Creek all day and night with easy access to all of North Sound., including, Leverick Bay, Bitter End and Biras Creek
Thursday:
We will stay at Gun Creek all day and night with easy access to all of North Sound. .
Friday:
We will stay at Gun Creek all day and night with easy access to all of North Sound.
Saturday:
About 10:00 AM we will depart for the Maya Cove in Tortola. This passage is only about 3 hours. But if some wish, there is Ferry service to Tortola that you used for your trip over. We will meet you at Maya Cove in the late afternoon. Just hail us on channel 9 VHF and we will pick you up.
Sunday:
We will deliver you to the dock in Maya Cove, Tortola at your convenience before noon. So you will need a taxi to the airport from the dock, the airport is close by. We can hail a taxi using the radio. Tortola has good airline connections to other Islands with International flights flights to San Juan as well.
Leverick Bay Bitter End Biras Creek Spanish Town
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