Jost Van Dyke BVI
JOST VAN DYKE: Is a small island in the British Virgin Islands and host to
some really unique accommodations. For just $20 a night you can camp right on
the beach with showers and rustic toilets behind you. There are many villas
from simple to luxurious available on this small crime-free island with only
150 residents! Ivan is the “caretaker” and jovially welcomes you to
his camps and bar…
The Stress Free Bar is a “help yourself” bar where you make your own
drinks and leave the money in the jar. There is also a bbq grill so you can
make your own food. If that is too rustic just hike 1 minute over the
mountain to the next beach where you will be served delicious food at the
Soggy Dollar…. So named as the only way to the restaurant is by boat and
the water is so shallow you have to swim in… bringing your “soggy dollars”.
I fell in love with Jost Van Dyke and will definitely visit Ivan again,
either to stay in one of his shacks (rustic, but a step above a tent) –
just $40 a night… The price is right for the right person! It is definitely
in the middle of nowhere but truly paradise!
THE SOGGY DOLLAR JOST VAN DYKE: A small bar which was the first in the world
to discover the “painkiller” a tropical drink made of rum and a variety
of secret ingredients. We ate the conch fritters and Chicken Tonte which was
a curried chicken and chick peas in a folded crust a mix between pita bread
and philo dough. It was excellent.
Getting there: You can take one of the ferries from St. Thomas, ST.
John or Tortola or hire a charter
boat which will also give you the opportunity to take a tour of the
nearby islands.
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