SIX FOR DINNER AT BIRAS CREEK

1330 hours, February 9, 2015, North Sound, Virgin Gorda, BVI: We blasted our horn twice as we passed the Star Clipper Ship anchored in North Sound just off Vixen Point on Prickley Pear Island. The Star Clipper is a large sailing cruise ship that my sister Julie and her husband Allen were touring the Northern Caribbean on. Although we did not see them as we passed, we learned later they were on lounge chairs at Vixen Point and had waved. 

We continued north and picked up a mooring in the Bitter End Yacht Club Mooring Field. We pick up the same mooring we had picked up when we first arrived at North Sound before Christmas. While eating lunch on the aft deck,  Allen sailed by in a sunfish, tied off on our stern, and came aboard for a few minutes. He confirmed that Julie and he would be able to join us for dinner at  Brias Creek. Jim, Kim, Beth and I spent the rest of the afternoon wandering around the facilities at the Bitter End Yacht Club. Jim had previously been here with his and Beth's Dad, on a sailing bare boat they had chartered. This was Kim's first visit. 

Julie and Allen joined us for a drink on board before dinner. Beth and Kim had picked up Nutmeg from the Emporium at Bitter End while we were wandering around earlier in the day.  This was the last remaining ingredient they needed for Beth's version of the Painkiller. Although we believe we are using the same ingredients they used at the Blght, Beth' version tastes smoother to me. Perhaps it's the 10 year old rum we are using from Cane Garden on Tortola. 

The Restaurant at Biras Creek Resort did not disappoint even though our expectations were high from our first trip in December. The sunset and night view was spectacular looking back down into North Sound from the hilltop, castle like, stone, open air building the restaurant is in. The food was equally outstanding including the assortment of deserts we choose, than passed around for everyone to sample. 

I took Julie and Allan back to the cruise ship before their 2130 curfew. The ship was gone when we woke in the morning.