The Drinking Man's Guide.....

We all dream of spending time at the quintessential palm lined white sand beach, surrounded by crystal blue waters.  After a day sailing, exploring, hiking, or whatever strikes your fancy - what better way to relax than by checking out the local watering hole.  This my friends, is something I excel at.  I would dare say I'm down right talented at sniffing out new tropical temptations.

Like any other subject, to become proficient one must study.  This requires sufficient resources.  In the British Virgin Islands, luckily these resources are easy to find.  There is no better guide for a little bar-ology than "The Drinking Man's Guide to the BVI" by Julian Putley.  This guide covers all the island haunts that even the most surly pirate would be proud of.

The book contains simple maps with numbered locations and legends showing each corresponding bar name.  Each numbered location corresponds to that bar's page in the book.  The  write up for each bar contains a catchy poem, a nice description, and usually a drink recipe or two for specialty drinks served there.  With a little bit of planning, and an understanding of how to get around in the Virgins, one can easily fit a good number of these bars into a week long visit.

One of our "more used" pages 

So...  What's better than a book that guides you through the best drinking in the BVIs?  This book has a kicker.  In the last pages of the book, each bar has a drink special and a place for a bartender to sign off.  Free drinks?  I ask you - what is better than free island drinks?  Through the years, Sharon and I have put quite a dent in our sign-offs.  We even ask bartenders to sign each year even though we have already enjoyed the free drink.  This book is a great memento
(sometimes you need these after a good night of rum) of your liquid exploration.

Autograph of Micheal "Beans", a great island character and popular musician