by Paul Gingrich

-I had the singular pleasure of doing a bareboat vacation in the British Virgin Islands for eight days at the end of May 2010.  Judging by the response I got to my Facebook postings, a lot of friends, customers and family (that seems redundant) of Twin Liquors have been there before me. There are so many things to see and so much Rum to drink, that it’s hard to pack it all in. Even an extended week was not enough.  The British Virgin Islands are a place that draws people from all over the world.  It would be hard to see it all without having the freedom to move about that a sailboat provides.  I have been to Grand Cayman and to Hawaii on land based vacations in the past.  That works fine for those places.  To truly experience the BVI demands that you do it from the deck of a boat.  Seven of us were on a forty-one foot Catamaran for eight days.  It was a perfect platform with the perfect crew.  We went from Virgin Gorda on the eastern extreme to Jost Van Dyke on the western extreme. 

Each island is different, with different geological formations, snorkeling, restaurants and bars.  Places like The Baths, The Bubbles and Monkey Point all are familiar to anyone who has visited this wonderful place. Which brings me to the point of this blog.  So, if you’re ever in the islands and you make it to Great Harbor on Jost Van Dyke, stop in to the world famous Foxy’s Bar.  Crews from all over the world stop by to see Foxy, who holds court on the beach in the shade right outside his open air bar and restaurant.  The parties here are legendary. There are reminders of visitors from around the world in the form of boat flags, baseball caps and t-shirts, all signed by the crews of visiting boats and hung from the ceiling and walls of the bar.  If you look Just to the right end of main bar, above and facing the end of the bar, there is a “Twin Liquors, Authentically Austin” T-shirt.  I invite all of the Twin Friends and Family who make it there to bring a marker and add your name to the shirt and the date you were there.  Be sure to take a picture of the event and forward it to us.  I like to see enough participation to create a section in our website with pictures of this t-shirt and others that I plan to post elsewhere in the world.  If you are planning a trip to the BVI, send me a note and I will be glad to share my experience in detail.