BVI Day-3; Sunday March 29 (The Scrub Island Marina & Resort)

On Sunday March 29th, we left Jost Van Dyke with the wonderful “Bubbly Pool” & Famous Bars, and traveled to Scrub Island, and the highly rated Scrub Island Marina & Resort.

Scrub Island is a 230-acre private island sanctuary in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) known for its luxury resort, spa, and marina. Located near Tortola, it features secluded beaches, clear waters, and high-end accommodations including villas and guest rooms, serving as an exclusive Caribbean getaway.

Scrub Island is only about 16 miles from Jost Van Dyke, on the NE side of Tortola.
Unlike the rides on the first 2 days, the cruise from Jost Van Dyke to Scrub Island was a bit bumpy.
We had 4-5 foot waves out of the NE, because we went north of Tortola, Guana, and Great Camanoe.
North of these islands is a big open body of water, very sensitive to NE winds.
The ride was initially bumpy, so we had to slow down to keep the crew happy.
We could have went south of Tortola and been protected from the NE wind, but the ride would have been longer.

Prior to going to Scrub Island, we tried to go to a set of islands know as The Dogs, and snorkle at a place called The Chimney. With the wind high and out of the NE, the water was just not set up nicely for novice snorklers & their first snorkling event of the week.

So we scratched the snorkling at The Chimney, and proceeded to Scrub Island.
We arrived about noon for a full day of island resort fun.

The Scrub Island Marina & Resort is one of the best in the BVI.
The Resort has ;
* 2 Pools connected by a large Waterfall
* Swim-up Bars at both Pools.
* A big Water Slide from the mid-deck into the Lower Pool
* A Hot Tub connected to the Upper Pool
* The Pools are Infinity Pools overlooking the Caribbean Sea.
* A Private Beach with a Trampoline.

After 2 nights on mooring balls, this was our first of 3 planned Marina’s (w/4 nights on Boaty Balls).
OMG, the Scrub Island Resort was awesome & we had a Blast !!!

We started with some drinks at the Swim-up Bar on the 2nd Level Pool.

After some liquid courage, it was time to try the Big Waterslide.
Oops, almost lost the sunglasses & hat (for the second time, remember Willy T’s)

After the waterslide, while in the Hot Tub with Ashley, I met a guy named Tarek.
We hit it off really good & later met his crazy friend Steve.

Tarek was originally from Austrailia (still has the accent), relocated to Maine for some years, and now LIVES in The Bahamas (tough life).

I’m not sure where Steve originated from, but Steve also lives in The Bahamas.
Steve owns two 60ft boats and runs a boating charter company.

They were both on holiday (from the Bahamas?) with their families, also renting a Moorings PowerCat like us.
But they had the 53ft PowerCat (recall, our vessel is a 47ft boat).

After introductions of Tarek & Steve to Dave & Rich, it was like we were all now best buddies (the drinks helped).

Dave & Tarek were playing catch with a football.
Tarek was in the lower pool, throwing the football to Dave standing in the waterfall at the upper pool.
I’m not sure if standing in the waterfall was allowed, but nobody kicked Dave out.

Crazy Steve ended our time at the pool with a jump from the waterfall into the lower pool.

No, we were not kicked out for jumping off of the waterfall, we chose to leave and go to The Private Beach.

Since several of us were novice snorklers, we decided to practice snorkeling for about an hour in the calm lagoon. We saw a couple fish but nothing great.

Then one of our group went out to the Trampoline and started jumping (probably Ashley?).
Before we knew it, all 6 of us were on the Trampoline having a blast. (sorry no photos or video of this).

The night ended with dinner at Donovan’s Reef overlooking the Carribean & a late night dip into the Hot Tub.
Donovan’s Reef was a restaurant perched into the hillside, overlooking the bay & marina.
The marina was lit up beautifully at night.

That’s all for Sunday, March 29th.
Hope you enjoyed the posting.

Mike/Ashley, Rich/Anita, Dave/Ginger

Tomorrow were off for what should be, the highlight of the trip – The Baths National Park.
The Baths National Park, located on the island of Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), is a renowned geological wonder featuring massive granite boulders, scenic grottoes, and hidden sea pools on a white sand beach