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BVIs- Beef Island – Trellis Bay – Companies coming so lets drag them to a Full Moon party

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Company is coming and we need to make our way North to the British Virgin Islands to pick them up.

But before we go we need to say goodbye to many friends we made along the way.

Some of the gang are not planning to travel any further North, while others are planning to cross the Atlantic back to Europe
Some of the gang are not planning to travel any further North, while others are planning to cross the Atlantic back to Europe
We also need to stock up on food for everyone
We also need to stock up on food for everyone

With all that settled we headed off for the overnight trip to the BVIs in light winds.  It was a down-wind roll all the way, but not uneventful.

After the sun had set, and before the moon rose, a passenger made a ‘crash land’ on our deck.

Our 'cheeky' stow away perked up in the morning
Although he was quiet all night, our ‘cheeky’ stow away perked up in the morning

 

With the morning light we got a better view of our stow away...a pidgeon
Something new for me, sharing my cockpit with a pigeon
With the first sight of land, our stow away was off safe and sound
With the first sight of land, our stow away was off safe and sound

The trip was also plagued with GPS problems again.  The chart plotter was displaying a big error in our position.

Wonder if this guy had GPS problems too
Wonder if this guy had GPS problems too

We had timed our arrival for daylight, so we able to use our paper charts and ‘eyeball’ navigation to get ourselves into the islands.

We sailed up the coast of Virgin Gorda and checked into customs at Spanish Town.
We sailed up the coast of Virgin Gorda and checked into customs at Spanish Town.

After checking into the BVIs we headed over to Beef Island and Trellis Bay, an anchorage right beside the Airport, to meet our guests.

Trellis Bay is not only a great place to pick up your guests (it is a 5 minute walk to the arrival gates) but it is also a pretty grovey place
Trellis Bay is not only a great place to pick up your guests (it is a 5 minute walk to the arrival gates) but it is also a pretty groovey place

 

There are a selection of cafes and 'chilled out' bars on the shore line
There are a selection of cafes and ‘chilled out’ bars on the shore line
There is also a large artistic community here. Ceramic and metal work are the key ones here.
There is also a large artistic community here. Ceramic and metal work are the key ones here.

One of the cafes here has its walls covered in ‘words of wisdom’.

We found their 'anti-bigamy' campaign ammusing
We found their ‘anti-bigamy’ campaign amusing

anti-immigration

But Trellis Bay is most famous for its Full Moon Parties
But Trellis Bay is most famous for its Full Moon Parties
Food, drink and entertainment is provided on the beach with a grand finally of lighting these amazing metal works filled with wood
Food, drink and entertainment is provided on the beach with a grand finally of lighting these amazing metal works filled with wood
We talked our guests into sticking around a few days for the festivities
We talked our guests into sticking around a few days for the festivities

 

We used up the free days to teach them how to play dominoes
We used up the free days to teach them how to play dominoes
We taught them about the medicinal properties of Caribbean spices like nutmeg. Too bad it comes on top of a rum cocktail
We taught them about the medicinal properties of Caribbean spices like nutmeg. Too bad it comes on top of a rum cocktail
And we took them to the beach on the far side of the anchorage
And we took them to the beach on the far side of the anchorage
To teach them how to relax
To teach them how to relax

exploring the beach

Kayaking

Snorkelling

starfish

All tanned and relaxed....it is time to party
All tanned and relaxed….it is time to party
It is the night of the full moon and a the party is starting
It is the night of the full moon and a the party is starting
Lots of food on offer on the beach
Lots of food on offer on the beach
The evening started off with fire dancers
The evening started off with fire dancers

fire dancers-artistic

Then they started lighting these amazingly cut metal balls along the shoreline beach
Then they started lighting these amazingly cut metal balls along the shoreline beach
The scenes cut into these metal balls were facinating
The scenes cut into these metal balls were fascinating

fireball-side 1

fireball-side 2

fireball-side 3

Then everyone gathered on the waters edge to see the first of the metal balls there lit
Then everyone gathered on the water’s edge to see the first of the metal balls there lit

water fire ball 2-close up

3 water fire balls-all lite in a row

Once these were going they started lighting the metal men
Once these were going they started lighting the metal men

First man-lit

Fire is always fascinating and frightening
Fire is always fascinating and frightening
It almost seems alive
It almost seems alive

 

A great way to please a crowd
A great way to please a crowd
The band started and everyone got up dancing
The band started and everyone got up dancing
A great way to wear off all that food and drink
A great way to wear off all that food and drink
We think we are getting their holiday off to a good start
We think we are getting their holiday off to a good start

Anyone else planning on attending the Full Moon Party at Trellis Bay, Beef Island, we definitely recommend it.  It was a very relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

Now where shall we take these guys next?

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