BVI Highlights
The highest point that I know of is on Tortola, I recall it to be close to Roadtown. I've not hiked up, went by cab, very steep grades. There is a decent restaurant at the peak. 360 views on a good day reveal the entire Virgins, I do not recall if you can see further. We have cruised there twice, both out of St Thomas (USVI) and did not care for the provisioning provided by the charter service. Very expensive, too much food, you do not know what or where anything is in the fridge; therefore every meal is preceeded by an unpacking and on the spot menu planning. At the end of the trip, we were wandering around the marina soliciting just arrived sailors to stop by and help themselves to the many unused items. For the second trip we had a planning meeting at home where all 3 couples decided a rough route, how many nights and noons to eat ashore. When we landed we had our driver take us to a market that also sold liquor on the way to the marina. We went through, buying what looked good, good prices, etc. We loaded the fridge with frozen at the bottom and all else in rough order of first to be eaten at the top. It worked very well, with little confusion or waste, and the cost was much less, even though 5 years had passed since the first trip. As to places to stop and eat, there are many that are good. I'm away from home and do not have any reference material here to help, so this may be sketchy and a bit inaccurate. The last time we cruised there was in '96 and friends who have been back recently have said it has changed much, lost much of the charm, and very crowded. We always enjoyed lunches and shopping at PUSSERS (several locations,) FOXIES on Jost Van Dyke and another smaller restaurant in the other bay on the same island. The restaurant in the marina at Spanishtown and THE BITTER END on Virgin Gorda. There have been a series of restaurants on Norman Is. in the bay. I understand there are more moorings now in these areas, but sometimes not enough. The only place we ever encountered poor holding was at Norman Is. and have heard the same from others. Best bet is to get in early and get in the mooring field. If you miss that, try to get off by yourself and set both anchors. The winds there blow hard at night and swirl around due to the steep hills that surround the bay. It is not unusual there for someone who does not properly anchor to drift down on you in the middle of the night. My favorite technique is to set both a bow and stern anchors due to the lesser chance ot the boat winding up the rodes during the night, always making for an interesting exercise of raising the anchors in the morning. Don't forget your snorkel gear! Good views just about everywhere away from the larger harbors.
