Merry Christmas Caribbean Style 🌴

The wonderful thing about Christmas is that no matter where you are, you can find some beautiful Christmas spirit.  We had the opportunity to attend the local community Christmas concert in Great Harbour on Jost Van Dyke.  Proceeds went to the local church to replace the roof that is still missing since Hurricane Irma.  The entertainment included a children's choir and a steel drummer playing Christmas carols.  What a special evening to share with these lovely people. 



This year for the first time, we are celebrating without a Christmas tree.  As a result, I have asked friends to send me a picture of their tree so I can live vicariously through them.  ðŸ˜€ However, even in the British Virgin Islands, you can buy a fresh tree.  Luckily the sign said that they were on sale - until Dec 31st no less.



Every establishment has their own kind of Christmas tree.  At the Soggy Dollar Bar, they have a Painkiller Cup tree. 






Here are more traditional Christmas trees at Saba Rock in the North Sound of Virgin Gorda.  



We improvised this year, and had a Christmas table and a very cute looking Santa Pirate.




For Christmas Eve we stayed at the Bitter End in Virgin Gorda.   We decorated our cockpit with 200 white Christmas lights and then we sat back to watch the boat light parade complete with 3 Santa's.  





Afterward, we headed into the restaurant for a delicious dinner with a table right by the water.  Roger definitely scored with the best meal choice - perfectly cooked lobster with truffle mashed potatoes.  




On Christmas Day we had a traditional Christmas dinner with 2 Cornish game hens cooked on the BBQ, mashed potatoes, gravy, squash, stuffing and fresh cranberry sauce all prepared by Chef Tama.  Pretty delicious for a boat galley meal.  If possible, the leftovers the next day tasted even better.  ðŸ˜Š

Of course, no visit to Virgin Gorda is complete for a Pirate without a visit to Happy Arrrr......













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