Our Cruise day in Tortola... a visit to the Baths at Virgin Gorda

Over the past few years, I've taken you to places all over the Caribbean... but this time, I'm taking you someplace new.  A picturesque, tranquil setting that words cannot describe. A place that seems almost too beautiful to be real...

 the Virgin Gorda Bath's

are a geological wonder comprised of

awe-inspiring granite boulders,...

 we traveled to this amazing place

on a cruise day

when our ship was docked at the

neighboring island of

Tortola..

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(getting to Virgin Gorda required a 45 minute

ferry ride across the ocean)

follow me to the beautiful beach

and the area known as

 the Bath's...

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getting there will be a bit of an adventure..

we will need to hike a rocky path

and maneuver our way around and over

some large boulders~

 follow me...

as we start down the path~

 the path,

(and I use that term loosely!)

is covered with tangled roots,

and rocks of all sizes..

the space between these two boulders

 was very narrow--

I could only get one of my legs

through the narrow crevice..

getting down this "path"

was definitely a bit challenging..

and then,...

there was this lovely space!!

some places had a narrow 

wooden walk and some steps...

that was the easy part!

and then you come to this...

the most beautiful turquoise waters

surrounded by these amazing boulders~

and all you can say is,

Wow!

the boulders form

little sheltered sea pools

at the edge of the beach,

the crystal clear waters are as  warm

as...

a bath.

(but then you already guessed that, didn't you!)

 some of these folks were part of our group

 that hiked the path to the beach,

but others arrived

by swimming in from boats 

that were  anchored out away

from the rocks...

in a word...

how can you describe this place?

the Gardener was in

"snorkel" heaven at this amazing place...

 me...

I just sort of 

floated around...

 the boats anchored

out from the rocks must have

had an amazing view of this

beautiful place...

 but wait...

there's more!!

on the other side of the boulders

is a secret little beach

known as "Devil's Bay"

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in order to get to that beach,

we will need to make our way 

through this cave!

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to start...

we will need to crawl through 

this narrow entrance

behind us to get into the cave!

the water inside

the cave is about knee deep

and is very warm...

 (are you following me on Instagram?)

some of these photos

were taken from my Instagram

collection...

~

please do stop by and say Hi to me

if you are an Instagram user..

you can find me

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xoxo

 some places are dry

and we will need to climb up and down

some stairs to navigate around

 the boulders...

and in some places...

we will need to hold our breath

and pretend to be "skinny"!

 and finally,...

the cave opens up

 and once again, 

you say, 

"Wow"!

exiting the cave...

(one of my most favorite pictures

from our entire collection of cruise photos..)

grabbing a quick photo

just outside the 

cave... 

one of the views

 from Devil's Bay Beach

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(the Gardener says that the snorkeling

around these rocks was amazing!)

 another beautiful view of 

Devil's Bay Beach 

 doesn't everybody take

"silly selfies" ?

 last photo of the day..

right before we started up

another tangled and rocky path

that would lead us to the top of the hill.

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a ferry ride back to Tortola

and then back to our cruise ship~

our day in Virgin Gorda

was nothing short of

amazing..

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thanks so much for coming

along with us..

xoxo 

A note from me...

well, you probably thought I was never coming back to my blog..I've had computer woes. Ugh!  There is nothing more frustrating to me that having to deal with computer issues..I feel totally helpless because heaven knows that I know NOTHING about how to fix a computer.  Fortunately, my husband is pretty good at fixing most things, and he is very patient as well, because he has to listen to me bemoan the fact that my computer is broken.  (Yet another reason why he is such a great guy! )

Hopefully, we are all fixed now and I will be back much SOONER with another post.  We are just back from a glorious Autumn trip to the mountains and an incredible hiking adventure.  Keep your hiking shoes handy.... we are hitting the mountain tops next!

Love,

Vicki