Tripatini contributor Fyllis Hockman writes:

"Because of high tides, swimming on Tortola is sometimes discouraged, but the water on Jost Van Dyke (below) is calm and inviting. I was so afraid I was going to go home and have to admit I had spent two weeks in Tortola without going into the sea. Thank you, Jost Van Dyke!"

Read more in her post Chilling on Tortola and Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands.

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