We arrived at the Spanish Town harbor a little before noon and had a Captain's call. Following lunch, Sandy said we would go ashore and take a jitney to the Baths. We would spend most of the afternoon at the Baths and then return to the ship for cocktail hour and to get ready for dinner.
Ronnie and I left with the second tender to shore and arrived at the Baths about 1:30. We hiked down to the beach, and then followed the Devil's Bay Trail to Devil's Bay Beach. The trail wends its way through the rocks and tidal pools. Very interesting. The huge granite rocks are quite a sight. We returned to the Bath's Beach and did some snorkeling around the rocks for about an hour. Ronnie saw a barracuda and even got some good photos of it. I probably would have been rapidly swimming in the opposite direction if I had seen it! We also saw some scuba divers with huge cameras and lights. Maybe we will be in someone's movie.
We hiked back up to the Top of the Baths bar and had a beer and a dip in the freshwater pool. (you could swim in the pool if you bought a drink). We got back to the ship about 4:30 or so - just in time to take a quick shower before having a cheese tray and the rum drink of the day for happy hour.
Our group went back ashore at 6:30 to the Turtle and Bath restaurant for a buffet dinner. It was very good, but as usual we had to pay for water ($2) and this time dessert wasn't free. Okay with us. We got back to the Arabella by 9:00 and sat outside on the back deck and listened to music and enjoyed the evening. It was a quiet evening, like most on the Arabella. One nice thing for those who love to party -- the Arabella crew will run a tender for you back to the ship on the hour every evening - e.g. at 9, 10, 11, or 12, with midnight being the last tender. They were having live music and dancing at a bar near the Turtle and Bath, so a few guests in the mood for dancing stayed ashore.
The Baths at Virgin Gorda Photo Gallery
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