Said to be named for a Dutch privateer, this island makes up in attractions what it lacks in size (about 3½ square miles). It's dotted by the ruins of early sugar mills and laced with early explorer trails. But the international reputation of this tiny enclave also rests upon the Soggy Dollar, a nondescript though inviting beach watering hole which reputedly is the birthplace of the highly popular local beverage known as the Painkiller (BVI's Pusser's rum mixed with coconut cream and pineapple and orange juice). The name of the establishment came from the fact that, people used to dock their boats nearby, swim to shore, and pay their bar bill with wet paper money taken from their pockets.
Read more in Tripatini contributor Victor Block's post Sun, Surf, Sand, and Much More in the British Virgin Islands.
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