Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
White Bay
With Jost's most striking beach - and the jovial birthplace of the rum-soaked Painkiller
cocktail - you'll find yourself at White Bay at some point during your visit. It's a primo
place to stay, thanks to its multi-budget lodging options and highly entertaining beach bars.
It's a hilly, 1-mile, bun-burning walk from Great Harbour.
Sights & Activities
White Bay Beach
is by far Jost's most attractive shore. The long white crescent near the
southwest end of the island lies pressed to the sea by steep hills. A barrier reef shelters the
water from swells and waves, which makes for good swimming and a protected anchorage.
A water-sports vendor at the beach's west end rents
pedal boats
and floats a
water
trampoline
. It caters mostly to cruise ship passengers who come over for day trips.
Besides that, White Bay's activities are wriggling your feet in the crazy-white sand, drink-
ing and people-watching.
Sleeping
Perfect Pineapple
GUESTHOUSE $$
( 284-495-9401;
www.perfectpineapple.com
; ste from $160; )
Foxy's son Greg
owns this great-value property set on a steep hill back from the beach. The three one-bed-
room suites each have a full kitchen and private porch with ocean views. He also rents a
couple of larger cottages on site (one with one bedroom, the other with two bedrooms). The
family owns Gertrude's restaurant down on the beach if you don't want to cook your own
meals, and there's a little convenience store with internet access available here, too.
White Bay Campground
CAMPGROUND $
( 284-495-9358, 340-513-1095;
www.ivanscampground.com
; campsites/equipped
tents $20/40, cabins $65-75)
This is one of Virgin Islands' most popular stops for back-
packers. Ivan Chinnery, the owner, mixes it up by offering bare sites (the best of the bunch
are right on the beach, where you can string your hammock between sea-grape trees),
equipped platform tents (with beds, linens) and cabins (add electricity to the beds and lin-
ens). Everyone shares the communal kitchen and cold-water bathhouse. The tents, cabins
