Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Jost Van Dyke
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Why Go?
Jost (pronounced 'yoast') is a little island with a big personality. It may only take up 4 sq
miles of teal-blue sea, but its reputation has spread thousands of miles beyond. A lot of that
is due to calypsonian and philosopher Foxy Callwood, the island's main man.
In the late 1960s, free-spirited boaters found Jost's shores, and Foxy built a bar to greet
them. Its good-time reputation spread far and wide, and soon folks such as Jimmy Buffett
and Keith Richards were dropping by for a drink.
Today Jost is no secret to yachters and glitterati but, despite its fame, it remains an un-
spoiled oasis of green hills fringed by blinding white sand. There's a small clutch of restaur-
ants, beach bars and guesthouses, but blissfully little else. As one local put it, 'When Main
St is still a beach, you know life is good.'
When to Go
Mid-December through April is the dry and sunny high season on the 'barefoot island'.
Jost also packs a crowd over Memorial Day weekend in late May, for Foxy's Woodenboat
Regatta; around Halloween in late October for Foxy's Cat Fight Regatta; and on New Year's
Eve, for Foxy's blowout to end all blowouts. Fridays and Saturdays are the best days to be
on the island for live music, barbecues and other festivities. Many places close entirely in
September and early October.
Best Places to Eat
» Foxy's Tamarind Bar (
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)
» Ali Baba's (
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)
