dongordon Posted September 26, 2018 #1 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Has anyone been to Long Bay Beach? Comments? Are the roads to get there "scarey" like other beaches in Tortola I have visited in the past (narrow, close to cliffs, etc.)? Don:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_water Posted September 27, 2018 #2 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Long Bay (Beef Island) or Long Bay West End Tortola? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dongordon Posted September 27, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Long Bay (Beef Island) or Long Bay West End Tortola? Long Bay (Beef Island) Don:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_water Posted September 27, 2018 #4 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Actually both are easier, flatter drives...nothing like the drive to CGB or Brewers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dongordon Posted September 27, 2018 Author #5 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Thank you. My wife was very scared when we traveled to Cane Beach the last time we visited Tortola. Don:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dongordon Posted September 29, 2018 Author #6 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Question: RE: Long Bay / Beef Island NCL offered this as an excursion but made no mention of the ability to rent beach chairs or umbrellas there. Are they available? Are there food and bathroom facilities there? How would you rate this beach? Thank you. Don:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrate13 Posted September 29, 2018 #7 Share Posted September 29, 2018 I haven't been there in quite a while but unless something has changed there were no facilities of any kind. Beautiful beach though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dongordon Posted September 29, 2018 Author #8 Share Posted September 29, 2018 I haven't been there in quite a while but unless something has changed there were no facilities of any kind. Beautiful beach though. Thank you....would you do it again (worth the trip?) Don:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrate13 Posted September 29, 2018 #9 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Probably not, only because my wife likes to have at least a restroom available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_water Posted September 29, 2018 #10 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Question: RE: Long Bay / Beef Island NCL offered this as an excursion but made no mention of the ability to rent beach chairs or umbrellas there. Are they available? Are there food and bathroom facilities there? How would you rate this beach? Thank you. Don:cool: Good question, I was wondering the same thing when I saw that excursion being offered. I posed that question on the TTOL BVI forum, you can see any replies there - http://www.traveltalkonline.com/ubbthreads.php/forums/7/1/british-virgin-islands.html When staying on Tortola we love taking a lunch to LB, Beef because it is a beautiful beach and a very quiet alternative to the busy vibe of CGB. But if there are still no restrooms you have to use the “other option”. On a cruise stop we would instead head for Brewers Bay which is a gorgeous beach with beautiful views, and Nicole’s serves sandwiches and drinks. There are also rustic but real restrooms there. Before Irma, the Long Bay Beach Club on Long Bay, Tortola (West End) was renting lounges for $5 (older lounges) and you had access to the restaurant and restrooms. Beautiful long, picture postcard beach you’l see on many sites. They are again under new ownership and not sure when they wil re-open. [EDIT] Would rate it in the Top 3 with Smuggler’s Cove and Brewers Bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dongordon Posted September 30, 2018 Author #11 Share Posted September 30, 2018 (edited) Good question, I was wondering the same thing when I saw that excursion being offered. I posed that question on the TTOL BVI forum, you can see any replies there -http://www.traveltalkonline.com/ubbthreads.php/forums/7/1/british-virgin-islands.html When staying on Tortola we love taking a lunch to LB, Beef because it is a beautiful beach and a very quiet alternative to the busy vibe of CGB. But if there are still no restrooms you have to use the “other option”. On a cruise stop we would instead head for Brewers Bay which is a gorgeous beach with beautiful views, and Nicole’s serves sandwiches and drinks. There are also rustic but real restrooms there. Before Irma, the Long Bay Beach Club on Long Bay, Tortola (West End) was renting lounges for $5 (older lounges) and you had access to the restaurant and restrooms. Beautiful long, picture postcard beach you’l see on many sites. They are again under new ownership and not sure when they wil re-open. [EDIT] Would rate it in the Top 3 with Smuggler’s Cove and Brewers Bay. What concerned me about this beach is the description of the NCL excursion was that it said "to bring your towel to sit on the beach" or something like that. The whole excursion is about 3 1/2 hours so the bathroom facilities might not be a big deal, but a towel in the sand is not that comfortable.;) The review that was posted in 2017 received 4 stars and I am hoping that perhaps by now, since it a cruise excursion, chairs and umbrellas might now be available (the description indicates that chairs and umbrellas are not included). If I take this excursion, I might just float in the beautiful ocean for most of the time there.;p I'm leaning towards giving it a try. Don:cool: Edited September 30, 2018 by dongordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_water Posted September 30, 2018 #12 Share Posted September 30, 2018 LOL! That info would have been useful... These floaties are great for travel - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0102Q084O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dongordon Posted October 2, 2018 Author #13 Share Posted October 2, 2018 LOL! That info would have been useful... These floaties are great for travel - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0102Q084O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Thanks for the information on the floaties... Great idea!:) Don:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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