The Baths at Virgin Gorda are technically just large granite boulders where the surrounding material has eroded away leaving house sized chunks of rock on the beach.  However, they’re much much more than that.  The Baths are one of the most magical places I’ve ever visited.  I went to Disneyland as a kid and thought it equally as magical, but as an adult the magic of Disney isn’t the same.  If anything, the Baths are even better as I can fully appreciate the geology, lighting, and beauty of this area more than I did then.

We left our overnight anchorage very early in the morning so we could be sure to get one of the few mooring balls located just outside the Baths.  On our final approach, the horizon was dotted with other yachts all racing towards the same goal.  We managed to get our dinghy tied up and everyone ashore to be the first ones into the Baths and only saw a few other people there by the time we made it back and were heading out to leave.  The heat of the day could be easily avoided by hiding in the shadow of one of the many boulders, or kicking your feet in the cool, crystal clear, blue water.

I can’t really say enough about this place, except that you have to go here! Since a picture is worth a thousand words and I took considerably more than one of them, here you go: