Trellis Bay, Tortola BVI

Trellis Bay, Tortola BVI (June 16-17, 2013)

Having heard great stories about Trellis Bay, we were excited it was our next stop.  Rounding the corner of Sprat Point into Trellis Bay, our eyes fell upon a disastrous site, a sailboat aground, another Sunsail charter no less.  How they make a profit with all these losses is beyond me. This was painful to see!

An excavator and a chase boat try to free the sailboat...

but, it was hard grounded

We moved into the Bay and caught a mooring ball for the evening.  As we would only be there for the night, we wasted no time in dropping the dinghy and going ashore.  What we found was a quaint little beachfront community with a few shops, restaurant/bars, and lots of steel fire sculptures quietly awaiting the next Full Moon Party.  We checked out the Aragorn's Studio, where several local artists were busy working on their wares.  After looking around a bit and finding nothing that would fit in our cruiser's budget, we headed down the beach in search of a beer and dinner.  We sat down at the bar for a beer only to realize the walls were plastered with anti-American propaganda. Yes, we were offended, but finished our beers and headed back to dinghy, deciding it probably best to have dinner on the boat.

We didn't get that good vibe we were expecting, but decided that, less the offensive propaganda, Trellis Bay might have been a better experience had we visited on a Full Moon Party night.

Trellis Bay on our list of places to revisit?  Safe bet to say, "That’s a NO!"

Next morning, we were off to The Baths.