Posted by Liz
Spent Easter weekend here and can't think of a more beautiful place to celebrate God's creations and life, in general.
The neat thing is that while Ed (and I) have both previously been to Jost, neither of us had been to Diamond Cay - so it was a new place for both of us to discover and explore together!
Diamond Cay is right in between Little Jost and the main island of Jost Van Dyke. It's the home of Foxy's new restaurant "Foxy's Taboo". We had a decent meal there but it was expensive and not really worth it. The upside about dinner there is that we met a lovely family from England - Angela, Richard and their 17 year old son, Oscar, who are spending some of the winter aboard their beautifuul Oyster 46 "Sophisticate".
The anchorage's focal point is a big reef where the water gushes over from the North. Also visible is Sandy Cay - a small, teeny little jewel of an island surrounded by white sand and palm treesn (see photo above), and then in the background, on the south side, is the big island of Tortola.
On Easter Sunday, we had a little hike over to the "Bubbly Pool".... hiked over some big boulders, and witnessed the power and roar of the ocean pouring over the huge rocks and onto the reef. Turns out that we were on the wrong trail - but were glad we deviated so we could capture that scene!
Found the correct trail (a much less challenging walk, thank goodness!) - and ended up at the Bubbly Pool. Small little beach area, encircled by huge boulders where the sea comes crashing in and around and lands in the "pool" which has a Fizzy, champagne-like feeling to it when the water crashes in! You get tossed around by the power of the water, so it's best to look for a clear, sandy, non-rocky path behind you so that when the water comes in, you don't get slammed into a rock (like I did on the first go around, with bruises to show for it).
Here's a video that I shot while IN the Bubbly Pool! - - Quite exhilarting and FUN - - that is what I'm loving about our adventure this winter - we have FUN and smile like all the time. It's what life should be about - the joyful celebration of God's creations. Again, a perfect way to celebrate Easter.
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