Full Moon Party Times 2014/2015.

Photo compliments of www.bvimusic.com

There's no shortage of partying in the BVI at any time of year, but once each month, there are some very special events. Some adult focused and some for the whole family and friends. 
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Pick a date, and book your charter week to coincide with these very special Events.
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Full Moon Schedule: 2014
Monday, Sept. 8th*
Wednesday, Oct. 8th
Thursday, Nov. 6th
Saturday, Dec. 6th
Full Moon Schedule for 2015

Monday, Jan. 5th

Wednesday, Feb. 3rd

Thursday, Mar. 5th

Saturday, Apr. 4th

Monday, May 4th. 

 Tuesday, June 2nd

Two for July!

Thursday, July 2nd

and Friday, July 31st*

Friday, August 29th*

Monday, Sept. 28th

Tuesday, Oct. 27th

Wednesday, Nov. 25th

Friday, December 25th (Christmas Moon Splendor!)

* indicates the months where some venues will not be open. Also, some boats are hauled out for Summer maintenance. But I do offer many who charter throughout the summer. Please inquire HERE  

On to the festivities!!! 

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Aragorn's Place

Located in Trellis Bay, Tortola on the East End and very near the Beef Island airport (EIS).

Each Full Moon (and also during the Trellis Bay New Year's Eve festival) he places the Fire Sculpures on mounts in the sea just beyond the shoreline for the public to view from the beautiful beach. The sculptures are fueled with firewood and set ablaze. On New Year's Eve the festivities gain momentum against a backdrop of fountains and fireworks accentuating the life and movement of the sculptures themselves. (Excerpted from here: Aragorn's Studio)

Make a note to self:

GO TO THE NEW YEARS EVE FIREBALL PARTY!

(Locals call it Old Years Night, by the way)

 

Showing 3 sculptured Fireballs and One Flaming Man.

Here's a great little video to give you more on this family oriented event. Fun for ALL ages!! 

Oh, and don't forget the Mocko Jumbies!!

You will not believe how they dance on those tall sticks, many much more than 15 feet off the ground!!

Here's a fantastic video posted by someone at the Full Moon Party! 

Mocko Jumbies Video

(Kindly shared by the owners of a visiting cruising sailboat.) 

"Ev'ryting's gonna be alright
Ev'ryting's gonna be alright
Ev'ryting's gonna be alright
Ev'ryting's gonna be alright
Ev'ryting's gonna be alright...."

Repeat!!

(Thank you, Bob Marley!)

There's plenty of Caribbean music, demonstrations of pottery firing, metal sculpture and of course, RUM!!!

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Now, on to some, ahem, "adult" entertainment. 

PARTY TIME!!

Bomba Shack 

Here's what the Toronto Star had to say about Bomba Shack Full Moon Party:

TORTOLA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS—The walls of Tortola’s Bomba Shack bar are rudimentary at best. A few warped sheets of plywood comprise the roof; bras, panties, t-shirts and bikinis decorate the walls.

Still pretty tame at 9 p.m., but wait until midnight during the Full Moon Party.

It’s probably the most notorious bash in the Caribbean. It certainly tops the list of must-dos for the sun-worshipping partier.

FULL MOON RISING

Bomba Shack, perched like a drunken pelican over the sand of Carrot Bay, is no family restaurant.

Bikini donors get a free drink — several if the staff gets to watch the disrobing.

When the clock strikes 12, a different kind of drink appears. Magic mushroom tea.

The band belts out Bob Marley covers.

Things start to sizzle in the silvery light of the moon.
Magic Mushroom tea....Hmmmmm. 


Bomba's by day......A crude collection of washed up objects, donated, ahem, clothing, and various other flotsam that arrived by unknown courier. :) Somehow this ragtag collection of "stuff" has survived several tropical storms and Hurricanes. It's de eyeland jumbies, mon, who watch over dem.

And then there's Bombas by night.

Go to Trip Advisor HERE for some reviews of this totally fun place. After you go, write your own review, if you can remember what you did!

So, when you're ready to get down for some Island Style partying, just let me know.

I love what I do... :)

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Anegada: BVI Have you seen it?.... 43' high at the most. Full of Beauty and History. Come see!

Unlike her sister Islands created by ancient volcanic action, this island is unique in the BVI. It's mostly flat....and set off from the other islands. A short sail will get you there when staging from Virgin Gorda or other Easterly islands in the BVI. And the fringing reefs make this an amazing snorkeling and Scuba diving site.

This coral island of Anegada is well known for miles of white sand beaches, the large salt ponds which cover much of the west end of the island, and unique fauna. In the 1830s, thousands of Caribbean Flamingos lived in these ponds, but they were hunted for food and feathers throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries and disappeared by 1950. They are now being re-established into the ponds. The birds are another tourist draw, but officials are trying to keep the number of visitors to the flamingo areas at a level that allows the birds to flourish. You can quietly walk back into the Salt Ponds to see and photograph them. 

Other rare or endangered animals include the Anegada rock iguana (Cyclura pinguis) and several species of turtles. Conch, Caribbean lobster (Metanephrops binghami), and many fishes can be found near Anegada, particularly in the deep waters off the North Drop to the north of the island.The reef adjacent to the Settlement used to be one of the more fertile conch grounds in the Caribbean, but overfishing has wiped out the conch population at the site. Visitors to the Settlement are greeted by the sight of mountains of empty conch shells on the shore when they arrive.There are also populations of feral cattle, donkeys, goats, and sheep which live in all areas of the island.

 Flamingos!!!

Memories: One evening, I was on board preparing dinner for our guests who were ashore with the Skipper. To the West, there was a black-bottomed storm cloud, no threat, as the Winds always blow from East to West. There is a ring of feathery casuarina trees (aka Australian Pines), just on shore near the Anegada Reef Hotel, when suddenly, from behind them, a flock of around 30 rose colored flamingos took to the air and circled around the boat. The light from the setting sun fired up their colors to a great degree. And if that wasn't enough: As the sun appeared from behind and beneath that cloud, sinking into the sea, the legendary Green Flash appeared.

The best part: The Skipper and the guests saw all this too! They all came back, very excited.

Not my picture below, but I've seen so many just like this in these waters. 

You will too!!

 

Can it get any better than this?

Yes, it CAN!

When taking a dinner ashore as part of your yacht charter plan, here is the place to do it! 

Anegada's most famous delight!!

Roasted to perfection over a manjack charcoal fire and bathed in an Island-style garlic butter, you will swear off Maine lobster forever!

If you go nowhere else in this world, come to this magical island, The Drowned Island aka Anegada. You will return again and again. I did and you will too.

We can get you there. Give us a call.