The Caribbean is Open!

This hurricane season blew a lot of the islands back to WWI days. If you go, be prepared to "rough it."

Which sounds fine to me.

 

Sure, the Windward and Lesser Antilles are pretty much fine. Jamaica is fine. It's the north eastern area which has been demolished but it's a big place.

Martinique - $200 round trip or so.

https://www.norwegian.com/us/bookin...ustContainPrice=59&tracker=TTContinue&mode=ab

 

I agree man. A vacation with wifi, cable, AC, and fast food is hardly a get away. Shoot, if I want that I'll check in to the Blockade Runner.

 

I've been to St. Thomas and St. John. Can only ferry to St. John. Absolutely beautiful islands with almost no surf at all. Jost Van Dyke hosts Cane Garden Bay but that is just as fickle. Jost also requires a boat and possibly a passport? Not 100% sure. I agree, roughing it sounds fine. Explore and have fun.

Edit: whoops I was a little off, CGB is definitely Tortola, Jost isn't far away (all BVIs though)

 

I know burry had a trip planned to PR, not sure if he went or not. Be interesting to hear his report if he went.

 

i doubt tortolla is open. i got married there. surfed josiahs bay. would love to go back one day.

 

There is a lot of misinformation in this post.

Edit... Didn't see your edit. But St. Thomas and St. John get loads of swell.

 

He's in France.

 

I wouldn't say "loads" of swell... but certainly St. Thomas gets it's fair share... St. John there are far fewer breaks, at least that you can access without a boat. I've explored quite a bit of the VIs... for more than 30 years. Much has changed, and will continue to. When they rebuild, places like Tortola and Jost will never be the same. My prediction is that they will be rebuilt "bigger and better" to attract more and more tourism. You can't blame them for that, but the remote, uncrowded spots will be exposed, and the crowded spots will become more crowded.

Hopefully... I'm wrong.

 

I've seen pics of CGB with great size but other than that it seems like a long shot. That's my point basically. Plenty of other places to search for swell.

 

Beef Island on a full moon

 

My trip was cancelled. No sense in going.
Virgin Islands are also demolished. But if OP wishes to go, Botany Bay and Hull Bay are 2 surf spots on St. Thomas. But, I think roads to them will be closed.

 

Bvi

Tortola was trashed, no power still in a lot of places, hardy anywhere to stay, people have no roofs.

 

Anything north of Guadeloupe is a mess, give them a chance to fix there issues. Visiting PR, Tortola or the Virgin's would not be a good idea. Instead donate some money to the relief effort.
Head further south to Guadeloupe, Martinique, Trinidad or Barbados.
Great waves.

 

Exactly. Except the part of giving them money. Your taxes already do that.

 

Great waves there.

 

Are you BrockOsw's brother?