BVI Day-2; Saturday March 28 (Jost Van Dyke – Scooters, Soggy Dollar, Foxy’s, Bubbly Pool, Tipsy Shark)

Day-2 of our adventure included traveling from Cooper Island to Jost Van Dyke, about an 18 mile/ 2 hour ride.

After a short dinghy ride to Jost Van Dyke, we checked in with Reggie, at Jost Scooter Rentals.
During my research of things to do on JVD, I saw some folks having a lot of fun touring the island on Scooters.

It looks like a bunch of fun, touring the island on scooters – doesn’t it ?
But the problems in reality vs my scooter dreams were as follows ;
1. Two people on one Scooter makes balance more challenging.
2. Very Steep Hills
3. Very Sharp Hairpin Turns

The Scooter Endevour was a complete disaster, we had to abort !
Ginger was the first to say – I’m done, no way !
We all chimed in – me too !!!
Me & Ashley had already run into a truck tire & a big rock before we aborted, and that was B4 the hairpin turns.
They were really hard to drive, and The Cooks are former Harley riders.
We would have killed ourselves.

We returned back to Home Base, The girls ended up walking back on the steep desents, while the guys waited every quarter mile or so for the girls to cathc up.

Once we got back to the flat ground, the girls got back on the scooters for the ride back to Reggie.

After we got back, we told Reggie what happened, that we are not capable of driving little scooters.

He laughed & offerred a 50% refund, but we let him keep all the money because it was not his fault, he was very nice, and it looked like he needed the money more than us.

I asked Reggie if he knew anyone on the island that rented a 6 passenger CAR !

Reggie drove me to his friend Nina, who hooked us up with a 4WD Air Conditioned Honda Pilot.

We were back in business & off to tour the island of Jost Van Dyke.

First Stop = The Famous “Soggy Dollar Bar”
The Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands is a world-famous, rustic beach bar located on White Bay, renowned as the birthplace of the “Painkiller” rum cocktail. It is known for its “swim-up”, no-dock arrival, where patrons swim from their boats, paying with wet money

The research did not disappoint.
Soggy Dollar was a great waterfront beach bar.
It was very lively.
We secured a table, and ordered lunch & the famous BVI Painkiller drink.
The Rain moved in for about an hour, but the views & music were spectacular.
Rain = more Painkillers !

After the Soggy Dollar, a short walk away, was another well know bar – Gertrudes.
One more drink at Gertrudes, before heading to the famous “Bubbly Pool”

Our next stop was “The Bubbly Pool”
The Bubbly Pool on Jost Van Dyke is a natural, tidal jacuzzi located on the northeast coast near Diamond Cay, created by Atlantic waves crashing through a narrow gap in rocky cliffs. It is a popular, scenic spot known for its effervescent, foaming waters.

It was a very bumpy, twisty, 30 minute car ride from Gertrude’s Bar to The Bubbly Pool.

Even when we arrived to the furthest most point that a car could go, the location of the Bubbly Pool was not obvious. We encountered some folks walking out from a very poor trail and they gave us the insight that we needed.

We had about a 30 minute hike from the car to The Bubbly Pool.
We discovered a cute, man-made rock art collection along the hike.

Then we arrived !!!
The Bubbly Pool was active in a medium sort of intensitity on this day.
It was a blast waiting for the waves to push you into the bubbly pool lagoon.

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After The Bubbly Pool, then next stop on the agenda was another very famous BVI bar – Foxy’s !
Foxy’s Tamarind Bar on Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands is a legendary, rustic beachfront bar established in 1968 by Foxy Callwood. Known for its lively, laid-back Caribbean vibe, it features famous Friday/Saturday night BBQs, strong rum drinks, live music, and dancing on the sand in Great Harbour

Dinner @ The Tipsy Shark
The Tipsy Shark Bar & Café in Great Harbour, Jost Van Dyke, is a charming, family-owned beachfront spot known for fresh local fish, bold cocktails, and warm hospitality. It offers a relaxed,, open-air setting with, often, sea views and, sometimes, live music

We had a drink at The Tipsy Shark during the day.
The place looked like a dive, and not a good one.
But we had assurances from Reggie & Nina, that the food at Tipsy was great.
The internet reviews of The Tipsy Shark were also very good, so we kept our previously made reservations.

The place was transformed at night with decorative lights, to a BEAUTIFUL WATERFRONT venue.
They have waterfront tables for 4, but our table for 6 was inside an open air venue.
We still had an excellent view of the bay & our boat.
The food was GREAT !
The service was GREAT !
WE loved The Tipsy Shark !

After dinner, it was back to the boat – and more Dancing !

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It was another long, but fun day & an early nite nite time (10:30-11:00pm).

Thanks for reading,

Mike/Ashley, Rich/Anita, Dave/Ginger