Monday, December 18, 2023
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Today's view from our stateroom of Road Town,
the capital of the British Virgin Islands,
one of the British Overseas Territories |
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This morning we started out on our own tour of Road Town,
passing through the Cyril B Romney Tortola Pier Park |
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Statue (2022) of Cyril B Romney, who was
a member of the BVI Legislative Council and
acted as Chief Minister 1983-1986 |
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| Central Administration of the British Virgin Islands |
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| Craft Alive Village (2013) |
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Pusser's Company Store and Pub (est 1979, the first),
known for Pusser's Rum, the official rum of the British Navy,
as well as nautical clothing and gear |
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Previously we had the Peebles Park, and now
we have the Peebles Hospital (est 1922, building 2004-2014) |
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| Sir Olva Georges Plaza with a Christmas tree |
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What we can see of the Old Government House (1925-1926),
the official residence of government leaders until 1999, when
it was converted into the Old Government House Museum |
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A creative Christmas tree in front of
a retirement community |
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| Old Post Office (mid 1800s) |
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Statue (2010) of Sir James Olva Georges,
a community leader and the only citizen
of BVI to be knighted (1971) |
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| St George's Episcopal Anglican Church (rebuilt 1819) |
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| Old HM (His Majesty's) Prison (1774) is now a museum |
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| Road Town Methodist Church (1926) |
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| Morinda citrifolia/Noni Fruit Tree |
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| Faith Baptist Church |
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| Hen and chicks (KSS) |
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Joes Hill Road Cemetery, where even the [single]
mausoleums have rebars indicating a second story may be added |
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| Recycling station |
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Sunday Morning Well was one of the sites where the
1834 Proclamation of Emancipation was read |
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House of Assembly and BVI Supreme Court (rebuilt
after Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017) |
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A peek into the AO Shirley Recreation Ground, which
is currently used for football (i.e., soccer) matches |
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Entrance to the JR O'Neal Botanical Gardens (1891), which
was heavily damaged by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017 |
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| Ixora coccinea/West Indian Jasmine in red and yellow |
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| Probably Ixora coccinea 'Maui Yellow' |
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Caesalpinia pulcherrima/Pride of Barbados
flowers |
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| Fountain |
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| A palm grove |
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| Seems to be a Salvia sp |
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| Hibiscus schizopetalus/Fringed Hibiscus |
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| Tecoma stans/Yellow Elder blossoms |
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The ground is littered with nuts; perhaps
Terminalia catappa/Indian Almonds |
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| Ochrosia elliptica/Bloodhorn |
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| Cacti |
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| Crescentia cujete/Calabash Tree with "fruit" |
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Kigelia africana/Sausage Tree has
empty stems from the sausages |
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| Sausage Tree flower buds |
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| Sausage Tree flowers |
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| Sausage Tree "fruit" |
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A young couple feeds the Chelonoidis carbonarius/
Red-footed Tortoises in the botanical gardens |
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| Here is the Office of the House of Assembly |
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DeCastro Street is lined with mostly
inflatable Christmas decorations |
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We have seen Jehovah's Witnesses on a couple
of the Caribbean islands |
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| A mural at the Pier Park |
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| Carnival rides |
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| BVI letters near the cruise pier |
Next: Tortola Excursion.
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