A Taste of the Caribbean
Who would have thought there was an island as good as any in the Caribbean right on my doorstep? Pictou Island sounded as far from Tortola as the North Pole to me but their website (www.pictouisland.com) photos persuaded us to take the short boat ride and we are so glad we did. We arrived at the Ferry port in Caribou and were able to park next to the small boat that would take us on the 45 minute trip. We climbed aboard the Pictou Island Ferry with an assortment of visitors, tourists and residents and we soon learned much about the island. No stores for shopping, no restaurants, no transport – what were we doing! The unspoilt beauty is what makes the island a real treasure with nature everywhere – butterflies, birds, wild-flowers, shellfish and sea glass, shells and sea-dollars to collect. The beaches are wide with pure white clean sand and the air clear and fresh. There is no power so the residents live completely off-grid and in a great degree of luxury. What a great example of being able to live an eco-friendly life in a true island paradise!
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