Welcome to the British Virgin Islands...
Dan and I left Atlanta around 8:30am Sunday morning headed towards to San Juan, Puerto Rico. After we landed, we boarded another airplane-we'll just say it was a little smaller and by that I mean there was room for eight! But I must say that the views were breathtaking as we flew a few feet above the ground in our crop duster :)
The picture above is of our ferry from the island of Tortola to the island Virgin Gorda. We stayed at a Rosewood resort called Little Dix Bay. It is definitely a place to go if you never want to lift a finger. Dan and I felt like royalty as all the staff learned our names and immediately called us "Mr. and Mrs. Fowler." We discovered Little Dix by searching for quiet, secluded Caribbean and also because my brother and his wife, Lynlee, went there for their honeymoon eight years ago. Hard to believe it's almost a decade for them, but they have made a wonderful life in Homewood, AL and two beautiful children since their wedding in July 2003.
As we boarded the boat, we were welcomed with the drink of choice, Rum Punch. We learned that different captains made the drink differently and some a little stronger than others, but nonetheless it was very tropical and something we looked forward to on our excursions.
This is not the best picture because it was a little overcast when we first arrived, but this is the first shot of the resort from our boat. The main building in the picture is where we spent most of our nights eating and eating and eating. We'll get to that...
This is what we saw when we arrived. Ahh...relaxation.
When we stepped off the dock, the staff immediately took our bags and delivered them to our room. We were escorted to our suite for the week. Ah-mazing!
This was our first view. You wash your feet in the basin at the foot of the steps to remove any sand. Then you can see Dan's shirt at the top of the stairs-Room 43 for the week!
This is the side and the front is below.
This is the view from our porch-literally about 20-25 steps and you're in the water.
This was our room for the week. They put different flowers on the bed every day. I liked to work them into my outfits every day-see picture below. They also placed a gift on our bed our first day and last day. For our welcome gift we got a pretty picture frame from the resort that we plan to display in our house.
This is the view after you walk in and take a left. This is our bathroom!
Sooooo hard to come home to a one bathroom house after we shared this amazing place for a week. It had double vanities and sinks, a separate bathroom, a garden tub, an indoor and outdoor shower. Dan has a plumbing background growing up with his dad so he was definitely impressed with our room.
We were also pleasantly surprised with a bottle of Caribbean rum and Champagne. They were both ready for our arrival and enjoyed during the trip.
Dan enjoyed our porch almost immediately after we arrived. This boy can sleep anywhere-anytime. Doesn't he look tropical in his outfit? I was very impressed that he picked it out himself for the special occasion.
I was too excited to sleep and wanted to see every part of the island. The bay is not that large and is filled entirely of the resort. We were acclimated to everything and thoroughly impressed.
This is the beautiful pool that we never stepped foot in-crazy, I know! It had a hot tub and another level that isn't seen in the picture. We were only twenty steps or so from the beach, though, so our days were spent there. Then one day we stayed poolside, but that was at the spa. The pool there was just as amazing and it was at the top of the mountain so the views were incredible.
This is the view from one of the restaurants. Again, it was a little overcast on our arrival day so this picture does not do justice to the colors of the landscape and water in the Caribbean. So bright and beautiful.
Our first day flew by and it was time for dinner before we knew it. We ate at the fancy restaurant called the Sugar Mill. We purchased a package with our room and that included unlimited food. Oh my goodness. It was so good and we didn't even indulge ourselves the first night. We thought we could only get one entree and one dessert, but little did we know that dinner can also consists of four appetizers and three entrees and as many desserts as you can stand. Like I said, we didn't know this the first night, but quickly discovered it and it changed our dining experience from there on out. Oh, writing this makes me miss being there. My stomach is glad to be back in America where I can only eat what I can afford on a newlywed budget-left overs :)
Happy Happy Honeymoon! Where did you go on yours?
