Day 10, Road Town, Tortola

Docked and cleared to go ashore by 08:10. We are not that early risers, that we would be ashore first thing.

We had brekkie and made our way ashore. A quick touch with WiFi, enabled us to get incoming messages. At tourist info, we asked for a map but they don't have one. You have to photo theirs. That we did and walked around the harbour to the Old Government House. It's closed, as still being  refurbished after hurricane Irma. Still, it was a nice enough walk and we also found a nice park  where we could photograph the ship. 

The Celebration from Queen Elizabeth II Park, Road Town

Walking back, we came across Main Street, which is home to the 1774 prison. This was open, so we went in and had a look round. A lady showed us part of it, explaining how Irma had lifted the original metal doors  off their hinges and flug them across the street. Apparently it takes six men to lift a door and a crane to fix it back in position. 

The heavy prison gates, back where they belong

Amazingly, this prison was still in use up until 1995, with the last execution (hanging) carried out in 1974!

From the prison, we continued along Main Street to the botanical gardens. This was not as good as those on St Vincent but still had some interesting trees and flowers. It also offered some shade from the blistering sun.

Having made our way back to the ship, we had lunch and then popped back out for another WiFi session. Comms done, it was time to chill (read nap). We left Tortola at 17:30, bound for Antigua, 171 miles away.  We have a trip planned for when we get there but more about that tomorrow. 

As yet, Catherine hasn't made any unusual proposals. 😁  I did have lady chat to me at lunch, who made a point of mentioning she was single (she wasn't), so I'll have to watch my step for the next few hours. 

Bye for now.