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I recently returned from the British Virgin Islands, and I promise more on that trip will be forthcoming.  In the interim, I wanted to quickly let people know some ways of getting to the British Virgin Islands, as they are not the most accessible destination.

One way to get to the British Virgin Islands is to fly to Beef Island (airport code EIS).  American Airlines flies there from San Juan, Puerto Rico (I believe this is an approximately 30 minute flight).  Once you’re there, you can take a taxi to destinations on Tortola Island.  If you’re going to Peter Island Resort, or anywhere on Virgin Gorda, you’ll probably need to take a ferry or water taxi to that final destination.

Another way to arrive in the British Virgin Islands (the BVI), is to fly to into St Thomas, and then take a ferry from St Thomas to Tortola.  From Charlotte Amalie (St Thomas), you can take the Tortola Fast Ferry (the locals recommended this over Native Son this trip, so I’ll take their word for it) to Road Harbor on Tortola.  For adults a one way ticket will run you $30; round trip $55.  I personally like taking the ferry as you get to see a lot on your trip between the islands from St Thomas to Tortola.  And if you aren’t keen on being on a ferry for fear of rocking and rolling too much, it’s really quite smooth unless you catch the weather when a storm is approaching or has just left the area.  Wear sunscreen though; I got pretty burnt on the hour trip between St Thomas and Tortola since I stayed on deck the whole time.

More on the trip to follow.