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Harbourside Bahamas’ Beach Cottage with Golf Cart Rentals

Harbourside Rentals offers vacation rentals in some of the most desirable areas on Spanish Wells and Eleuthera. You can choose luxury 2-BR Sand Dollar beach vacation cottage in the heart of charming villages, providing you with easy access to local amenities. If you have ever dreamt of a getaway in paradise, the islands of Spanish Wells and Eleuthera in the Bahamas are destinations you simply can't overlook. With their white sandy beaches, crystal-clear waters, and a tranquil atmosphere that invites relaxation and exploration, these islands are a perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. To make your stay even more enjoyable, Harbourside Rentals offers a wide range of vacation propertieson these beautiful islands, allowing you to immerse yourself in the local culture and truly experience the magic of this tropical paradise. When it comes to finding the perfect place to stay on Spanish Wells or Eleuthera, Harbourside Rentals has you covered.

All apartments provided by Harbourside Rentals are well-maintained and equipped with modern amenities including boat rental & golf cart rental. Thus, with Harbourside Bahamas you can enjoy the luxury comfort in vacation rentals as well as can unwind the island at your own pace with Spanish Wells golf cart rentals available. You can expect comfortable furnishing, fully equipped kitchen, and everything you need to make your stay feel like a home away from home. Spanish Wells is one of the most charming and picturesque landscape in the Bahamas. Located just off the coast of North Eleuthera, Spanish Wells is a quaint fishing village known for its friendly locals and stunning beaches. It's an excellent choice for those looking for a peaceful and authentic Bahamian experience. Spanish Wells apartment rentals by owner on the other hand offer ideal retreat venues for all age of travelers, perfect to unwind lush landscapes, hidden coves, and historic sites in the island. The selection of vacation homes caters to various preferences and group sizes, ensuring that you have a comfortable and enjoyable stay.  

With Harbourside Rentals you can tailor your Bahamian vacation to your preferences. Spend your days relaxing on the beach, exploring the local culture and cuisine, or embarking on exciting adventures such as snorkeling, boating, or hiking. One of the highlight feature in Harbourside Bahamas is it also facilitate golf cart rental and boat rental, thus it becomes more convenient for guest to explore the vacation in style and class. The vacation rentals with boat give you direct access to explore sea at your own pace. One of the standout features of Harbourside Rentals Bahamas is its direct access to the beach.

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Before going crazy from three months of carona quarantining, we booked a hotel, packed up the dog and drove four hours to San Diego for some beach time. It was our safest choice and San Diego is really cool. Here’s how it went!

We arrived at the hotel near check-in time. The hotel staff took all of the necessary Carona precautions. The place was empty and I felt totally safe.

After checking in, we disinfected our room by wiping down all surfaces with anti-bacterial wipes and sprayed anti bacterial mist over everything. I tore off the comforter and stored it in the closet and sprayed down the sheets. The hotel had a new policy where they will not clean your room unless you requested it. We opted out and cleaned up after ourselves, made our own bed and took out our own trash for the entire week. I don’t like people in my hotel room under normal circumstances so this didn’t bother me at all.

Before setting out to explore, we checked the news and the city of San Diego was in an all out war with the police due to the George Floyd protests. The beach towns looked clear so we planned our five night trip around beach activities.

The weather for the week looked decent. San Diego goes through what they call “June Gloom”, which means most of the June and the summer months are cloudy. We lucked out because we had two days of full sun (I got sun burned the first day) and five days of partly sunny skies. It didn’t matter to us. We were happy to be in new surroundings and at the beach!

Hers is a list of places we visited. Every day was spent walking on the beach and taking in the beautiful sights of San Diego.

Dog Beach

A beach for dogs and humans! We let our dog run around for a long time while we watched the tide go. No matter where you are it’s always fun to watch dogs play. I call Dog Beach the happiest place on earth!

Pacific Beach Pier & Cottages

The first time we visited San Diego we checked out Pacific beach and really liked the location. Parking wasn’t hard to find and there are miles of beach to walk in either direction. If you’re not into walking on the sand, you can walk the concrete path that runs parallel to the beach with all the skateboarders, bike riders and rollerbladers.

There are tons of shops and eateries here, but they were empty due to the virus. It wasn’t anything like we experienced the last time we visited, but it was nice because it felt like the place was ours.

La Jolla Tide Pools

It’s best to go when the tide is almost out, or even all the way out so you can explore all of the tide pools. You can spend hours looking in to each tide pool big and small. They’re so clear and full of life!

Children’s Pool/Beach

Children’s Pool Beach was a super fun stop on our trip. It’s a man made cove originally built for kids to swim away from the big powerful ocean waves. Unfortunately for the kids, the seals thought it was a great spot too and they took over half the beach to sunbathe and give birth to their babies. People still swim here, but need to keep their distance. We loved watching them play in the shallow water and wobble around on the sand.

The Cave Store

This is a store with a secret! The place looks like a regular store front when you walk up and in to it, but towards the back there is an entryway to a secret cave. Go through the small door and walk down 140+ tiny steps through a tunnel to that opens up to a beautiful cave. Watch your head!

The cave was dug over a hundred years ago and was used to smuggle alcohol and drugs during the prohibition era. The sounds alone are worth the visit.

The store portion is closed right now because of Carona, but the cave is open. Call ahead and make a reservation. The cost is $10.00 per person and your group can stay in the cave area for 1/2 hour.

Cabrillo National Park& Minument ($20 per car, but worth every penny)

The gift store is closed due to Carona, but the rest of the park is open. The views of San Diego here are jaw dropping.

Before buying your pass into the park, take a drive through the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. There was hardly anyone there when we went and it was stunning.

Point Loma Tide Pool

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Located within the Cabrillo National Park.

If you’re here during low tide, you can climb down the cliffs to the rocky beach below for some exploring. There are also hiking paths on the cliffside to explore too.

Coronado Beach

This is where I found sand dollars for days. This is a long stretch of beautiful beach. It’s a long each too so there is plenty of room to keep yo yourself here.

While you’re here, check out Hotel Coronado (Built in the 1800s!)

A huge old victorian hotel built in the 1800s that a majority of the presidents and royalty have stayed at. We walked by it on the beach, but didn’t go in to check it out.

Mission Beach

A laid back neighborhood whose namesake sands attract surfers, sunbathers and volleyball players. A paved path curls around Mission Bay, which is a popular spot for water sports. Belmont Amusement Park (Closed due to Carona) has a small wooden rollercoaster in it that was built in the 1920’s. There are also cafe’s and eateries here as well.

Gaslamp Quarter

This cool section of the city is 16 blocks of historical buildings, shops and restaurants of all kinds!)

The protesting quieted down so we went to dinner here on our last night. We were one of two couples that dined inside. It felt weird, but everyone wore masks and everything was wiped down.

Gaslamp Quarter is usually jam packed with people, but it was super quiet when we were there, and a majority of the restaurants were open for business. Take out or dine-in.

Torrey Pines Glider Port

2800 Torrey Pines Scenic Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037

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Watch paraglider take off and land off of steep cliffs over the ocean. This was really cool to watch!

Sunset Cliffs Natural Park

Ladera St. San Diego, CA

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Nature Cliffs overlooking the Pacific ocean. This is great place to watch the sunset! You might see the occasional cliff diver or two.

Here are a few photos I took while running around for the week. I wish I was able to capture more but I was too busy having fun. I’m already looking forward to our next trip back to to beautiful beach towns of San Diego.

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Te hapu coastal cottages

If less than 20 days’ notice is given, our policy is that if we are able to replace your booking, we will refund your deposit.įrom the 23rd of December until the 31st of January the notice period is of 30 days prior to your arrival date. Cancellation PolicyĬancellations up to 20 days prior to your arrival date incur no fee. The remaining balance should be charged/received 5 days prior to your arrival date. Please note your booking is not confirmed until we have successfully charged your credit card. For your information a merchant fee of 2.95%+0.45 cents applies. Please note a deposit value of 50% of the total amount of your booking will be taken from the credit card provided. If evidence that dogs entered the cottages are found a cleaning surcharge fee will apply. Removal of all dog faeces from around the cottages and surrounding garden (a shovel is provided). Dogs are strictly not allowed inside the accommodations, they should be tied up at night and on a lead or in behind when out walking. Provide a vet’s certificate confirming dogs have been dosed for sheep measles no less than four days prior to your arrival. Dogs are permitted at Te Hapu outside lambing and calving periods, please check. Pets by prior arrangement only - $ 20.00 per dog/horse per stay. Please let us know if you require linen (sheets and bath towels), the rate is $20 /person /per stay or would like to bring your own.Įverything else you need will be provided, apart from your food! Included in the tariff are: duvets, blankets, pillows and pillow cases, tea towels, dish cloths, hand towels, bath mat and oven cloth. If you would like to have any day visitors this needs to be discussed prior to your arrival. Suggested activities at Te Hapu, including our elevated and coastal walks, focus on exploring this stunning landscape of pasture, bush, naturally sculpture rock formations, coast and ocean.Īllow Te Hapu to work its magic on you as it has done on us since 1978. We are happy to cater for various sized groups – singles, couples, extended families. Guests are comfortably accommodated in our self-contained, fully equipped Cottage, charming Chalet (both nestled in gardens with expansive landscape and ever changing sea views), and the unique Shearing Shed Retreat with it's popular outside bath.Īll cottages are 10 minutes’ walk or drive through the farm to a variety of private, easily accessed mostly white sand beaches, cosy sheltered coves, a maze, a labyrinth, blowholes and an incredibly luxuriant low tide rock shelf. Three holiday cottages are available on our family farm, which is situated on a nationally acknowledged Outstanding Natural Landscape area. Te Hapu (the family), a Place to Experience Situated on a thousand acre coastal sheep and cattle farm, bounded by Kahurangi National Park and Golden Bay's Tasman Sea coast, South Island, New Zealand. Private Holiday Accommodation Cottages in Golden Bay, New Zealand. Move the mouse over the price for inclusions, occupancy and minimum stay Winter Special Chalet - 5 nights or more Photos Details Winter Special Shearing Shed Retreat - 5 nights or more Photos Details Winter Special Cottage - 5 nights or more Photos Details Shearing Shed Retreat Standard Photos Details Prices will be charged in New Zealand Dollars

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If less than 20 days’ notice is given, our policy is that if we are able to replace your booking, we will refund your deposit.įrom the 23rd of December until the 31st of January the notice period is of 30 days prior to your arrival date. Kebijakan PembatalanĬancellations up to 20 days prior to your arrival date incur no fee. The remaining balance should be charged/received 5 days prior to your arrival date. Please note your booking is not confirmed until we have successfully charged your credit card. For your information a merchant fee of 2.95%+0.45 cents applies. Please note a deposit value of 50% of the total amount of your booking will be taken from the credit card provided. If evidence that dogs entered the cottages are found a cleaning surcharge fee will apply. Removal of all dog faeces from around the cottages and surrounding garden (a shovel is provided). Dogs are strictly not allowed inside the accommodations, they should be tied up at night and on a lead or in behind when out walking. Provide a vet’s certificate confirming dogs have been dosed for sheep measles no less than four days prior to your arrival. Dogs are permitted at Te Hapu outside lambing and calving periods, please check. Pets by prior arrangement only - $ 20.00 per dog/horse per stay. Please let us know if you require linen (sheets and bath towels), the rate is $20 /person /per stay or would like to bring your own.Įverything else you need will be provided, apart from your food! Included in the tariff are: duvets, blankets, pillows and pillow cases, tea towels, dish cloths, hand towels, bath mat and oven cloth. If you would like to have any day visitors this needs to be discussed prior to your arrival. Suggested activities at Te Hapu, including our elevated and coastal walks, focus on exploring this stunning landscape of pasture, bush, naturally sculpture rock formations, coast and ocean.Īllow Te Hapu to work its magic on you as it has done on us since 1978. We are happy to cater for various sized groups – singles, couples, extended families. Guests are comfortably accommodated in our self-contained, fully equipped Cottage, charming Chalet (both nestled in gardens with expansive landscape and ever changing sea views), and the unique Shearing Shed Retreat with it's popular outside bath.Īll cottages are 10 minutes’ walk or drive through the farm to a variety of private, easily accessed mostly white sand beaches, cosy sheltered coves, a maze, a labyrinth, blowholes and an incredibly luxuriant low tide rock shelf. Three holiday cottages are available on our family farm, which is situated on a nationally acknowledged Outstanding Natural Landscape area. Te Hapu (the family), a Place to Experience Situated on a thousand acre coastal sheep and cattle farm, bounded by Kahurangi National Park and Golden Bay's Tasman Sea coast, South Island, New Zealand. Private Holiday Accommodation Cottages in Golden Bay, New Zealand. Gerakkan mouse di atas harga untuk mengetahui apa saja yang termasuk, tingkat hunian dan minimal tinggal Winter Special Chalet - 5 nights or more Foto Rincian Winter Special Shearing Shed Retreat - 5 nights or more Foto Rincian Winter Special Cottage - 5 nights or more Foto Rincian Shearing Shed Retreat Standard Foto Rincian Harga akan dikenakan dalam New Zealand Dollars

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Tips for Creating a Beach Themed Room| Children's Bedroom Furniture

Who doesn't love the shoreline? The unimportant idea of an extended length of brilliant sand, the calming sound of the waves, and all that outside air is sufficient to dissolve away your pressure and imbue your general existence with harmony and serenity. 

Luckily, you don't need to burn through a large number of dollars on elite land so as to experience beachfront living. Rather, you can bring the light, breezy, easygoing feel of a seafront bungalow to your home with the expansion of some nautical-propelled Broyhill furniture and extras. Here are a couple of tips to enable you "to go seaside" as you make a shoreline themed room: 

Fill the space with brilliant and happy hues. Your principle shading palette should comprise of tints that can be found in plenitude at the shoreline, including blues, greens, whites, tans, and yellows. Utilize these shades generously in your paint plan and enriching highlights. 

Stick to light-shaded woods and regular surfaces. Go for the well-worn look of driftwood by choosing light hues for your decorations. The washed pine found in our Vaughan Bassett Cottage Collection or the endured oak included in a portion of our Glen Cove pieces is ideal instances of this. 

Tie the room together with a lot of nautical adornments. To finish the shoreline look, brighten the stay with nautical frill. A few things to consider incorporate seashells, starfish, opening mirrors, a ship guiding wheel clock for the divider, telescopes, compasses, globes, beacons, tropical fish prints, and obviously a sound machine to reproduce those waves. 

These tips will put you well while in transit to carrying the shoreline to your home paying little respect to where you live. 

Selecting furniture for a child's room is energizing for both the parent and the tyke. Numerous furniture producers have some expertise in children's room sets that stand the trial of time. Putting resources into an appealing and strong room set that will fill the children's needs now and later on requires cautious ideas and arranging. An intensive review of each piece to ensure that there are no sharp edges will give true serenity. Additionally, check the drawer's check whether they open effectively and give enough space to attire and capacity. When picking furniture, remember that the most strong children's room sets are made of strong wood. 

Plan for the Future 

Pick a children's room set that is multifunctional and develops with the requirements of the youngster. Think about an arrangement that will fit the format of the room. Capacity drawers, receptacles, and shelves can house squishy toys and toys when the youngster is youthful, and reading material and electronic hardware as the tyke becomes more seasoned. When you buy children's furniture pieces from a built-up furniture maker, you regularly have the alternative of including pieces that match the set sometime in the future. 

Settle on a Look 

Before picking pieces a room accumulation, it is a smart thought to choose a search for the room that suits your child's character. For a young lady who adores pink and ornaments, an accumulation like Jessica McClintock Romance by Lea Furniture is perfect. The rich cherry completion and sleigh bed styling from Coaster Furnitures Louise Philippe accumulation are ideal for a young men room, while a vaporous waterfront look from producers like Legacy Classic Furniture gives a casual, shoreline house feeling for the two young men and young ladies. 

Bed Styles 

Youngsters love to rest at the highest point of a space or loft. The upside of a space bed is that the lower region underneath can be structured as a comfortable play or study space. Some lofts have the capacity for apparel or toys. A conventional twin estimated bed with a headboard and footboard can turn into the point of convergence of a room. Some twin beds include advantageous capacity drawers underneath. 

Picking the Pieces 

Children's room set accumulations frequently accompany indistinguishable choices from grown-up room furniture, and makers may offer many more decisions. A run of the mill room set will give a dresser, a bed, a bureau, and a nightstand. A few groupings offer additional things like a PC work area and seat, vanity and seat, a shelf and a cubby. Adornments like mirrors may likewise be accessible. When settling on your decisions, make sure to consider what the kid will require as the individual develops.

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Take the Pledge to Preserve and Protect Hawai’i.

I love Hawai’i. It's a place where I feel free. My son and I learned to surf with Titus Kinimaka's school in Hanalei Bay on Kaua'i. I had my honeymoon on Hawai'i. I became entranced by the Kilauea volcano. (This was when the eruptions were minor in from 2008 - 2016.  Now the road I drove on  surrounded by lava fields created by previous eruptions is gone!) I learned it was ok to be a "Haole". I learned to respect the coral reefs. I met many aunties and uncles. I climbed Diamondhead. I stayed in a cottage on the ocean at the Pacific Missile Range at Barking Sands on Kaua'i, AND for the first time saw the Milky Way as clearly as you are reading this now. (It's a remote military installation. We are a retired military family with some spectacular perks.) I stood waist deep in a cove outside my rented cottage in Kaneohe Bay on Oahu surrounded by sea turtles while the rain came down and a  double rainbow appeared over my head. I snorkeled with sea turtles the size of large dining tables in Poipu. . (They followed me, I did NOT follow them because that is illegal and upsets nature's balance.) I ate the most delicious macadamia nuts I've ever experienced. AND butter mochi... ...and avocados the size of my head (for ONE dollar!). I visited the most spectacular farmer's market I have ever experienced in Hilo on The Big Island.  There was quite a bit of produce I had NEVER seen before.  I did my best to at least TRY most of it. (One in particular smelled like dirty feet, Yes, that is known as Durian, and it's an acquired taste, to say the least.) ​ The list goes on and on and on. I will do what it takes to help keep Hawai'i's integrity. If you have been to Hawaii I'm SURE you know exactly what I mean. If you have not been to Hawaii, my hope is some day that you see it. Regardless, no-one whether they have visited the islands or traveled there from their living room can ignore its splendor. There is NO PLACE like it. I have taken the PONO PLEDGE to keep its culture, environment, ocean, land, residents and wildlife intact, safe and thriving. Take this beautiful, heartfelt pledge with me! * I pledge to be pono (righteous) on the island of Hawai‘i. * I will mindfully seek wonder, but not wander where I do not belong. * I will not defy death for breathtaking photos, or venture beyond safety. * I will mālama (care for) land and sea, and admire wildlife only from afar. * Molten lava will mesmerize me, but I will not disrupt its flow. * I will not take what is not mine, leaving lava rocks and sand as originally found. * I will heed ocean conditions, never turning my back to the Pacific. * When rain falls ma uka (inland), I will remain high above ground, out of rivers and streams. * I will embrace the island’s aloha spirit, as it embraces me. * Lawe i ka maʻalea i kūʻonoʻono. “Take Wisdom and Make it Deep.” Click below to officially join millions of individuals who believe Hawai'i is worth preserving. ​ https://www.ponopledge.com/ As always thanks for reading. ​

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Best Day Trips around Orange County CA

Coming up with an all-embracing list containing some of the best day trips around Orange County CA is really difficult since there are simply way too many places that are great in their own way. Here are some of Orange County’s hidden gems and must-visit places.

BEST DAY TRIPS AROUND ORANGE COUNTY CA – THE BEACH

Since there are numerous beautiful beaches around the region, let’s focus first on some of the beach spots of the region –

Laguna Beach

With almost seven miles of stunning coastline, the first thing that catches the visitor’s eyes upon arriving in Laguna Beach is the 1930’s beach attendant tower that looks over the sand and water-related events at the main beach. For people who aren’t that interested in getting a sunbath, there are countless public art galleries, as well as the Laguna Art Exhibition hall.

When visiting the beach, tourists must make sure that they visit the Treasure Island Park in Laguna Beach, one of the most stunning parks in Orange County. Considered to be one of the top picks out of all the Orange County tourist attractions, the park has a paved pathway which runs laterally towards the top of the hill, offering astonishing sights of the Pacific Ocean and the seashore underneath. Going to see Treasure Island Park is almost like going inside a pretty picture postcard.

Salt Creek Beach

Situated under the celebrated Ritz Carlton Hotel in South Orange County, Salt Creek Beach and has been a beloved spot for surfers since the 60s. Nowadays the surfers are joined by guests from the close by 5-star resorts of the Ritz Carlton and Saint Regis. This place is so posh, even the best realtor in Orange County CA will have difficulty in finding a market-price property, however, the diversity in terms of tourists who visit Salt Creek Beach, gives the place a really homely feeling.

Newport Dunes Resort

The Newport Dunes Resort is the place located right opposite of the multi-billion-dollar beach-front houses that mark the unique coastline of Orange County’s Pacific Shore Highway, the Dunes is a fantastic place to stay, especially for families.

San Clemente Beach Trail

The San Clemente Beach Trail treads along the shorelines of North Beach up to the Calafia Beach – a spot famous for its cool cafes and restaurants. This spot is also ideal for hiking, jogging, cycling and for dog owners to take their dogs on a run along the beautiful coast. For early risers, this beach trail could be one of the best day trips around Orange County CA.

Crystal Cove State Park

Crystal Cove State Park boasts one of the most gorgeous beaches in South California. Attracting tourists to have some of the best day trips around Orange County CA, Crystal Cove State Park has around three miles of unspoiled beach in addition to 2000 acres of park-space, making it ideal for picnics. The key point of entrance is the Crystal Cove Historic District – a place famous for its beach cottages that date back to 1920.

Other Attractions in Orange County

Apart from beach attractions, Orange County CA also has a lot of cultural spots to offer, one of them being –

The City of Orange 1920s (Old Town District)

The City of Orange was built in the 1920s in the Old Town District. Rich with heritage and history, this place is now deemed by tourists as one of the ideal destinations for a languid weekend day trip. The Old Town Orange offers one of the finest examples of a joyful landscape in Orange County CA, being home to some of the best antique stores, sidewalk restaurants, and stunning fountains.

About Gerry Goodman Real Estate Services

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islesboro, maine 

my alarm went off at 6 am. i sighed and rolled over. clearly, i’m not a morning person. i crawled out of bed, threw on a sweatshirt over my pajamas and slipped into a pair of rubber boots, and i proceeded to slowly walk down the stairs of the beach cottage. while half asleep, i gazed out into the little cove on spragues beach. the water was crystal clear. not a stitch of wind. the air felt cool and refreshing. the tide had crept out much farther than the usual, thanks to the full moon. and then there stood, bent over in the water, my grampy. he beat me out there. 

my grampy is a man with few words, yet, he always seems be busy doing something. hunting for clams, quahogs, lobsters and mackerel. working on projects around the camp. building houses. always busy with his hands. he has a long history with spragues beach. long ago, when living beside the ocean wasn’t popular-my great grandfather and his brother acquired some land surrounding spagues beach for next to nothing. soon after, they opened and ran a fishery, about a quarter mile from the summer cottage (which at the time, was a one story camp covered in black tar paper). my grampy, as child, spent countless summer days on spragues beach. occasionally, while living with his mother in belfast, maine, my grampy would row a tiny boat across the penobscot bay over to spragues beach. oh the stories he’s told me! my grampy grew up, married and had a handful of children. my mom was one of those children and she grew up playing on spragues beach. following my mom, i spent many summers of my childhood on spragues beach. currently now, i enjoy sitting back and watching my own children running along spragues beach. hunting for treasures, skipping rocks, drinking out of the spring water spigot and swimming in the ice cold atlantic. so many generations of memories there!

with my rolleiflex in tow, and a fresh roll of delta 3200 nestled inside, i slowly made my way over the rocky beach down to the shoreline. i wanted to be closer when i created this shot, but my boots only went up to just below my knees. i crept out slowly, as far as i could and i instantly felt the frigid atlantic on the inside of my not-so-insulated rubber boots. i metered the light for my scene. honestly, i don’t even think grampy knew i was there when i took this shot!  he’s lost most of his hearing and isn’t a big fan of his hearing aids, so secretly, i was glad he was unaware of my presence, because those are usually my best shots. i peered through my view finder and began to focus the scene. in the rolleiflex world, everything is opposite. you move to the right, the image moves to left. it took me months to get used to composing and manually focusing with the rolleiflex. once i composed and focused, i waited. and waited. and waited. finally, i chose what i thought, was the most perfect moment and i clicked the 70 year old shutter. after i photographed the scene, i safely tucked my rolleiflex back into it’s case and walked back into the atlantic. i went quahogging with my grampy. on that quiet. calm. cool morning. no words were said between us. he pulled up a quahog every few minutes, i was lucky to get three during the entire time i was down there. instead, i collected old pieces of soda bottles, sea glass, giant crabs, millions of black furry sand dollars and hermit crabs. 

i manually developed this roll in my darkroom. i also printed this image with an enlarger and developer, fixer and stop bath. this photograph was made with lots of love. it truly is my most prized possession. i hope one day, to pass this down to my children. and my children tell their children about the story behind this image. about their grandma and great great grampy. 

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Gina DeCaprio Vercesi

The strains of island-infused top 40 hits floated across the bay as my husband mixed a batch of piña coladas and the sun dipped below the horizon, spinning the clouds into cotton candy. Two of our three daughters skimmed by on a paddleboard, delighting in losing their balance and splashing into the clear, blue sea. Cocktails in hand, we watched as a few stragglers motored into the peaceful anchorage, laying claim to the last remaining mooring balls.

“Do you know what this is?” I asked our oldest daughter, who had joined my husband and me on our catamaran’s flybridge. It was a question I’d asked repeatedly over the past couple of days and the girls had come to understand that the requisite answer was simply, “the life.”

“The life, Mom,” she obliged, smiling.

Yup. This was the life.

Gina DeCaprio Vercesi

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My family and I were on the second night of a weeklong boating adventure in the British Virgin Islands with the Moorings, the region’s first, and most established, charter company. By luck, the trip coincided with the April full moon and I’d finagled our itinerary to include an overnight stop in Trellis Bay, a popular live-aboard artists’ community on Beef Island near the easternmost tip of Tortola. The bay has long played host to a well-loved full moon celebration and as night fell, the beach in front of us became illuminated by the glow of floating fireballs, hand-cut steel spheres crafted by local artist Aragorn Dick-Read.

On shore, the crescent of sand along the bay was full of revelers — locals and boaters, families and couples — the spicy scent of roti in the air. Brightly costumed Moko Jumbies whirled high above the crowd, bending and swaying rhythmically while balancing on impressively tall stilts. Friends gathered around beachfront bonfires, kids scampered by in the sand, and visitors flowed in and out of Aragorn’s shop, admiring sculpture, pottery, and silk-screened t-shirts — artwork that barely escaped annihilation by the large sailboat launched onto the beach last September during Hurricane Irma’s violent wrath.

The water is the first thing you notice when coming in for a landing at Tortola’s Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport — deep indigo seas that lighten to lapis, turquoise, and finally ultramarine as they near the shore. But after that, you notice the boats, one after the other, wrecked on the beach of neighboring Trellis Bay. Tipped on their sides in an unnatural fashion, there they lie, heavy on the sand, unable to move. Hulls smashed, masts broken, sails ripped.

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With paint and a brush, Aragorn had transformed the boat that crashed just feet from his studio’s walls into a sort-of temporary installation piece, but he prefers the beach sans shipwreck. “There’s only so much art you can do with fiberglass and crappy aluminum,” he joked, when I asked him about the green swirls decorating the boat’s hull. “I painted on it for a while but then I tired of it. I’ve been living in hope that it will go. It’s a bit of a grim reminder, really, and I think we have enough grim reminders around here.”

Nearly six months to the day after a double-header of record setting, category five hurricanes tore through the Caribbean, vestiges of the storms — "Irmaria," as the two are now called locally — were visible everywhere. Cars sport makeshift windows fashioned from thick plastic and duct tape. Island hillsides, while beginning to robe themselves in fresh, verdant foliage, remain covered in a gnarled tangle of twisted limbs. Once-lush palm trees stick out like telephone poles, stripped of their shady fronds by the hurricanes’ savage winds.

It’s heartbreaking to imagine what people endured during the storms and the hardships they continue to deal with in the aftermath. Most lost everything they own. Still, travelers shouldn’t think twice about returning to the idyllic tropical archipelago. Power has been restored throughout the islands and clean up and recovery efforts are in full swing everywhere you look. And as BV-Islanders love to say, the water is just as blue, the sand is just as white, and the rum is just as strong — they don’t call them Painkillers for nothing.

Those infamous nutmeg-dusted cocktails aren’t the only things making a comeback. The British Virgin Islands have long been celebrated as being the sailing capital of the Caribbean and the territory’s loyal yachting community has begun returning in droves, indicated by the flotillas of gleaming white monohulls and catamarans dotting the turquoise waters when we were there this past spring.

In early April, colorful sails billowed in the islands’ famed tradewinds during the 47th-annual BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival, the first international event to be held after the hurricanes. Throughout the week, guests lounged on the decks of catamarans, mooring balls at popular anchorages were full of boats, and the rum flowed liberally at everyone’s favorite beach bars. “The marine industry was without a doubt the first to make a comeback,” Judy Petz, the Regatta’s director, told Travel + Leisure. “Holding the event gave the whole community purpose. People kept signing up to race — even people who had never come down here before.”

Though a handful of hotels and guesthouses have reopened recently, the best way to visit the region sooner rather than later is on board a charter yacht. Earlier this year, the Moorings, which continues to be the islands’ biggest charter company, added 130 new boats to their fleet, an investment of $66.5 million. On top of that, the Moorings’ boat resuscitation efforts continue to move forward at full steam. A big team of fiberglass experts is hard at work getting vessels back on the water and soon the entire fleet will be at or very near pre-hurricane numbers.

Local restaurants, shops, markets, and well-loved watering holes have been revived as well and the entire industry desperately needs the support of tourist dollars to help continue rebuilding both infrastructure and their livelihood. Fortunately, island hopping through the archipelago offers an easy and gorgeous way to spread the love — and the wealth.

“It’s like coming back to the old days,” Petz said of sailing in the BVI right now. “The waters are as pristine as ever but there are far fewer boats out there. It’s almost like you have the islands to yourself. The beauty that surrounds you — that’s what it’s all about.”

Here’s our guide to what’s happening in the best-loved anchorages of the British Virgin Islands.

Gina DeCaprio Vercesi

Getting There

Several U.S. cities offer direct flights into Cyril E. King airport on neighboring St. Thomas. The Road Town Fast Ferry travels between Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas and Road Town, Tortola (where the Moorings is based) three times a day — twice a day on Sundays. Since it is one of the U.S. Virgin Islands, U.S. citizens don’t need a passport to fly into St. Thomas, but a valid passport is required for entry into the British Virgin Islands.

Alternately, several smaller airlines along with private charters operate flights into Tortola’s Terrance B. Lettsome (Beef Island) airport from San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Where to Stay

Right now (and even after the territory’s full recovery), chartering a sailing or power yacht is the absolute best way to visit the British Virgin Islands. Your accommodations are covered, you’re positively guaranteed a 360-degree water view, and there’s no shortage of services available to boaters. Mooring balls remain plentiful in every anchorage — and fewer boats for the time being means less jockeying for space — dingy docks are solid in most bays, and provisions, which are abundant in Road Town, are becoming more readily available at smaller island outposts in Trellis Bay, Scrub Island, Leverick Bay, and Cane Garden Bay.

If terra-firma is more your style, options expand daily. Cooper Island Beach Club, an eco-resort with its own on-site nano-brewery, reopened with aplomb on April 1 and guests would be hard-pressed to find any evidence of the devastation that existed just a few months earlier. Settle into one of 10 beachy-chic cottages overlooking picturesque Manchioneel Bay, which is especially popular with sea turtles.

Although Virgin Gorda’s much-loved North Sound suffered some of the storms’ most devastating destruction, luxurious Oil Nut Bay, tucked into a pristine cove in Eustatia Sound, has both private villas and ocean view suites ready to receive guests. Meanwhile, just across the water from Trellis Bay, Scrub Island Resort and Marina has several rooms in their Marina Village available along with a newly refurbished, multi-tiered pool, and a diverse menu of watersports.

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Where to Drink (and Eat)

Bars and restaurants throughout the BVI exude the ultimate in laid-back island vibes and many of the territory’s favorites are open for business. Standing at the helm of the post-hurricane recovery ship is the Soggy Dollar on Jost Van Dyke — the infamous White Bay watering hole was one of the first in the region to reopen after the September storms, inspiring plenty of others to do the same.

In Jost’s Great Harbor, island icon Foxy Callwood’s namesake Foxy's Tamarind Bar is serving up their famous barbecue once again and the Calypsonian crooner himself will likely be there singing his now-famous post-Irma ditty.

Meanwhile, on Norman Island, Pirates Bight is in full swing, delivering cold beers and delicious roti. And though the recently announced (and quite controversial) relocation of the legendary Willy T from the Bight to Peter Island may redirect diehard loyalists across the way to the barge’s new home in Great Harbor, Norman will likely remain a popular first night stop on the charter circuit.

It will be quite some time before the Bitter End Yacht Club — which is near and dear to pretty much everyone’s hearts — rises from Virgin Gorda’s North Sound wreckage, but Leverick Bay has been doing a great job of bringing boaters to the area. The resort’s open-air restaurant on the second floor overlooks the entire bay, which twinkles after the sun sets. Kick off the evening with a cocktail of rum and laughter at Michael Beans’ popular Happy Arrr show by the shoreline.

For a bit of glamour, island style, Restaurant (yes, that’s its name) at the Cooper Island Beach Club serves a gorgeous menu featuring a bounty of local produce, fresh fish, and innovative cocktails by the sea. After dinner, spend some time sipping spirits sourced from the Caribbean and beyond in the resort’s new Rum Bar, where over 100 varieties are on hand for tasting and mixing.

On Land and Sea

Snorkeling and diving the prolific reef systems spread around the 60 islands, islets, and cays that make up the British Virgin Island archipelago remain one of visitors’ favorite activities and in early April, the majority of the popular reefs we explored were in sound shape. Beyond the best-known spots — Monkey Point on Guana Island, Norman Islands Caves, The Indians, Cistern Point on Cooper Island, The Dogs — your charter captain will be able to take you to all sorts of hidden coral gardens teeming with colorful marine life.

Beaches throughout the territory continue to inspire expat dreams, despite the absence of the lush, jungle-like setting provided by abundant palms and sea grapes. Still new trees are being planted all the time; even Sandy Spit, which has been reduced to a true spit of sand, has a tiny grove of baby coconut trees in its center. Secluded swaths of shore await, some of the most sublime, even with a bit of storm detritus, being Deadman’s Bay (Peter Island), Devil’s Bay (Virgin Gorda), Prickly Pear Island (across from Leverick Bay), and White Bay (Jost Van Dyke).

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