Cane Garden Bay is protected from the ocean by long coral reefs which have an opening in the middle. Boats like ours access the bay and the mooring balls through that opening that is marked with red and green buoys.
As we were preparing to leave our rolly mooring, we spied a group of surfers taking advantage of the same rough seas that caused our discomfort all last night. The waves on that reef were large (maybe 12 to 15 feet) and very tubular. We grabbed the camera (always thinking about you guys at home) and motored the dinghy right over next to the surf.
We thought about telling you that this was John surfing along, but he was only dreaming that. John actually was running the outboard motor and I was snapping shots.
It was amazing how close we could come in the dinghy.
From the Cane Garden Breach, you can see just a little bit of the surf off to the right.
More pictures of the very nice beach at Cane Garden Bay, Tortola, BVI-
Cane Garden Bay is a picture postcard Caribbean scene with a row of nice, friendly little bars and restaurants lined up on shore with beach chairs out front. Definitely one of our favorite beaches.
By noon, we were sailing out of Cane Garden Bay heading west to Great Harbour at Jost Van Dyke Island. This is the home of the famous(infamous?) Foxy's Bar. And, Foxy, himself, was there entertaining and telling wild tales to all who would listen.
Here's the inside of Foxy's--lest any of you think this is a fancy place! It definitely has a pirate feel about it.
Here's the bay out in front of Foxy's. Our boat is out there somewhere. All the boats do look pretty much the same.
These are some local kids hanging out in the hammock in front of Foxy's.
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