Tripatini contributor Fyllis Hockman writes:

"White Bay is home to the reknowned the bar which lives up to its name. It's said that coming off the boats — the only mode of transportation to the island – people´s money would inevitably get wet on the approach. But the bar — home to the original Painkiller (we're still getting to that) — was willing to accept their soggy dollars....

People come here, of course, for the express purpose of having a good time — and are determined to do so. Painkillers help. These magical drinks — made from Tortola-produced Pusser's Rum (and only Pusser's rum) mixed with coconut cream and fruit juice — were first created at the bar in the 1970s and has since become the signature drink throughout the BVI.

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

Victor Block