Road Town, the capital of the British Virgin Islands, is the centre of commerce, shipping and social activity. Over the past decade, tremendous development has taken place to enable it to better cope with the steady influx of cruising and charter boats.
A quiet back street, Road Town, Tortola.
Mal and Kerry at a marina restaurant, Road Town, Tortola.
The best-known bar on Tortola for many years is Bomba’s Surfside Shack. It is literally a shack built from nailed-together beach refuse, with signs that challenge ‘sexy’ females to get naked. Apparently this has worked, as the bar’s decor consists of ceilings strung with bras and panties.Bomba’s is famous for its monthly full-moon parties, which features an outdoor barbecue, live reggae, plenty of dancing and drinking. Bomba serves free psychoactive mushroom tea and up to five hundred people show up for the parties. We were told that a lot of women look back on their experience at the Bomba Shack with horror and regret their poor choices they made under the influence of mushrooms and rum punch.
Cane Garden Bay is regarded as one of the more beautiful anchorages in the BVI’s. We anchored off Cane Garden Bay many times, explored the area and enjoyed the many bars and restaurants overlooking the water.
Callwood Rum Distillery, Cane Garden Bay, is the oldest continuously operated distillery in the Easter Caribbean. The Callwood family has been producing Arundel rum here for generations, using copper vats and wooden aging casks.
Beach Bar, Cane Garden Bay, Tortola.
