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Slip into Shallow Seas at The Baths in the British Virgin Islands
Published by Kristin Cowles, Editor-in-Chief
Country: Virgin Islands, British 
The Experience
The shores of The Baths in Virgin Gorda, look as though a fairytale giant long ago simply cast some stones along its pristine shores, remaining today strewn with massive boulders, they create some of the most exotic grottoes and enticing pools. Ranging in size, some of these granite boulders are upwards of 40feet long. The trail down to Devil's Bay where majority of the grottoes and pools are, is also beautifully intriguing as you pass through boulders that throw bursts of shade into your otherwise hot and sunny trek. This area of Virgin Gorda provides visitors with some of the most beautiful beaches and relaxing snorkeling. Dead Chest Island nearby, has some amazing views in this uninhabited National Park with several coral gardens to dive, caves, mazes and stone archways. Supposedly the namesake of the Island is traced to Blackbeard, who left men on this island with nothing but a bottle of rum. "15 men on a dead man's chest, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum."
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Books and DVDs
- Caribbean Dreams (Hardcover)
- Virgin Gorda is the second largest of the British Virgin Island and one of the most beautiful, most unspoiled and tranquil islands in the whole of the Caribbean. Far from being a mere coffee table travel book, Caribbean Dreams avoids the Caribbean clichs and portrays the essence of the island, allowing the pictures to tell their own story about this extraordinary paradise.
Elsewhere on the Web
- Welcome To Virgin Gorda- British Virgin Islands.com
- By mid-morning in Virgin Gorda, the sun worshippers have settled down on one of the many deserted beaches that fringe the island: Savannah Bay, Handsome Bay, or Big Trunk Bay.
- The Baths - Wikipedia.org
- The Baths is a beach area on the island of Virgin Gorda among the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean.
- The British Virgin Islands - BVITourism.com
- From sunken shipwrecks at Rhone Marine Park to the awe-inspiring boulders of The Baths, the British Virgin Islands love to show their natural beauty to visitors.
- The Baths at Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands - About.com
- Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands has a remarkable area called the Baths, which is located on the western end of the island.
Media References
- Islands in Brief - NY Times.com (newspaper)
- Our favorite British Virgin Island is Virgin Gorda, the third-largest member of the archipelago, with a permanent population of about 1,000 lucky souls.
- VIRGIN GORDA'S REMOTE RESORTS - NY Times.com (newspaper)
- From the top of Virgin Gorda peak, a quarter-mile above the sun-diamonded sea, the island's two crablike arms seem to stretch toward the horizon. From this height, Virgin Gorda looks immense.
- Tortola: Bareboat a Blue-Water Heaven - National Geographic.com (magazine)
- You'll start to entertain dangerous notions of never returning your charter. The British Virgin Islands' consistent 15- to 20-knot breezes, line-of-sight navigation, and countless easy anchorages make it one of the best places in the world to launch a bareboating excursion.
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