We continue to explore the British Virgin Islands on a sailboat starting with The Baths. The Baths are a geological marvel on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands and are located in a National Park south of Spanish Town.
The large granite boulders covering the island and extending miles underground are stunning and the little hiking trails wound between them makes it worth the visit. A short hop away from Road Town on Tortola, we were convinced after only a couple of hours that this was a must see.
We also get a chance to test out our new Rocna anchor that we bought for our boat. Related to the vulcan anchor, these anchors have the reputation for incredible holding power and are extremely popular in the marine and sailing world. We followed the sizing guide for this anchor made in Canada and did not even need to contact to Rocna for any further information.
We got the anchor from Puerto Rico and you get to see us drop it and dive on it for the first time to see if it really lives up to its reputation.
HINT: We would never use another anchor after using our rock solid Rocna as part of our ground tackle setup!
Last but certainly not least, we get invited to try one of the restaurants on Tortola to celebrate a VERY special occasion. The Brandywine Estate Restaurant was nothing but spectacular with outdoor seating/open air seating over looking the Caribbean Sea surrounding the British Virgin Islands we could not have been happier. There was parking available but as cruisers sailing in the BVI's we did not need it because the Brandywine Bay anchorage was spectacular - we spent three days there - so it was a quick walk to amazing seafood, excellent cocktails and wonderful places worth stopping by in your travels.
It was a brilliant week and we hope that you enjoy watching it!