This is our last port of the cruise before we head back to Miami where we'll arrive on Friday morning. What a beautiful place! We docked by 10:00 am and shortly after Michael and I walked off in search of a taxi to take us around. Jan and Tom were booked on a tour in an open-air vehicle, but in the end, they stayed on board as Tom wasn't 100% and thought he should stay on the ship. We ended up doing the tour they would have done, we just paid directly to the taxi company. It was basically a large pick-up truck with an attachment that could seat 25, but there were only about 12 of us on this tour. We saw several of the same type of vehicle on ship's tours at a couple of stops we made. We drove a little bit around Road Town right there by the terminal and then headed into the hills for some gorgeous views. Made a few quick photo stops and then about 15 minutes at a mountaintop stand with bathrooms and sodas and beers for sale. Then down to a beautiful beach for 20 minutes (more drinks for sale). Our driver, DJ, was pretty good but was having a little trouble with his microphone. So at the beach, he turned us over to his "Pops" and his identical vehicle who would take us the rest of the way. He mentioned 2 stops and off we went at a much faster pace than DJ. We made one photo stop but it was so close to the edge of the road that no one got off anyway. Then we raced back to the ship - perhaps the pier was the second promised stop? He never used the microphone. But all in all, it was a very nice way to see most of the island. This is a British Territory, but the national currency is the USD and while they drive on the left, the vehicles are also left-hand drive, like we experienced in the USVI.
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| There are some very nice homes hanging off these mountains. |
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| There was a long section along the highway of murals of life many years ago in Tortola. |
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| We're parked next to a sister ship, the Azamara Onward. |
The weather was better still - mid 80's with around 75% humidity. Still a bit hot, but much more comfortable. Had a quick lunch at the buffet and then just lazed around watching life in the Caribbean.
We missed getting trivia points by one answer this time. Dinner was in the Grand Dining Room again. They had escargot on the menu for the first time and they were very good. For my entree, I just had a baked potato as nothing else really appealed to me and I've been eating so much on this trip. The clocks go back an hour tonight so we'll be back on East Coast time.
