Bareboat sailing day 6: British Virgin Islands, BVI, White Bay, JVD

I love waking up to a beautiful island morning! Today the plan is to just make a quick run over to White Bay, home of Ivan's and Soggy Dollar Bar, so we have more time for snorkeling and relaxing. Plus, this is a popular destination for ferries full of tourists from cruise ships and other Virgin Islands. We head over first thing in the morning, and there was only one mooring ball open. Awesome! We head out for more snorkeling, and my underwater camera quit working… The snorkeling was the most amazing snorkeling of the entire trip. We saw stingrays, beautiful coral, and a rainbow of fish.




We had our wraps for lunch on the boat then we rode the dinghy to Foxy's at Great Harbor. We saw a real pirate ship on the way, and spent some time relaxing in the hammocks. Next was a dinghy ride to the beach (there is no dinghy dock) at White Bay to spend some time at Ivan's and Soggy Dollar Bar. Ivan's has expanded some since we were there last. They just added a building that they serve some pretty amazing barbecue out of. We headed over to Soggy Dollar Bar, and it was packed! The only place in the Islands where we had to wait in line. It's become quite the tourist attraction.

Ivan's

We went back to the boat and spent some time in our floaties before we cleaned up and headed back to Ivan's for the barbecue dinner. It's not easy to take off on a dinghy from the beach, but we managed to make it work. (Refer to my previous warning about the dinghy)

Mic at Soggy Dollar Bar

Trail from Soggy Dollar Bar to Ivan's

Soggy Dollar Bar is where the famous Painkiller drink was created. It's named Soggy Dollar Bar because of the soggy state of dollars used to pay for drinks after patrons swim ashore from an anchored vessel. Ivan's Stress Free Bar is Kenny Chesney's favorite, and it is not uncommon to spot him there. The Virgin Islands have inspired a few of his songs.




You'll need your  Eating and Drinking Guide  at all three of these stops.