Great Harbour, Peter Island, BVI to Benures Bay, Norman Island, BVI

May 20, 2014

Well, our second time through the British Virgin Islands has been so much better than our first time through.  The first time we stopped at all the key spots you're supposed to stop at and I'm glad we did but this time, Daniel had read an article about some places you "must see" and has taken us to those spots.  Two of them are Great Harbour on Peter Island and Benures Bay on Norman Island. 

 

On Great Harbour they had some nice hiking trails, which Daniel tried out.  One was 6 miles long and was to the other side of the island with an amazing view.  It even had chairs set up for people to sit in and watch the sunset.  The swimming was nice, as we were on a mooring ball, so there was no snorkeling close to the boat but the location was just beautiful.

 

Then we arrived at Benures Bay and, wow!  We anchored the boat and tied a stern line to keep us close to shore and away from coral.  The water was smooth all night.  Again, another really nice hiking trail for Daniel, about 3 miles.  He said he came across a big open meadow on a ridge with a view of the ocean swell on one side and Benures Bay on the other.  It was a gorgeous view.


 

 

Me and my still recovering knee waited on the boat for his return.  Once Daniel made it back to C-Time we took off snorkeling.  This is the most amazing snorkeling place we have come to as of yet.  There is so much and so many different kinds of coral to see.  The fish are plentiful and beautiful!  Tiny, tiny fish to really large fish.  There was a school of 3 really large fish Daniel and I both saw.  The largest we've seen in snorkeling areas.  I would guess they were about 4 to 5 feet long but that could just be my bad eye sight.  Just suffice it to say, they were big.