Dries Buytaert

British virgin islands 2022

A woman smiles while steering a boat, with a passenger sitting beside her.
A man wearing a captain's hat and a woman review documents together at a table on a boat.
A white catamaran with a tall mast floats on clear turquoise water near a sandy beach.
A man in sunglasses and a gray shirt smiles while chatting with a woman wearing a hat.
Dinghies tied up to a dock
Taking our dinghy to a restaurant on shore.
Lounge chairs with blue cushions and umbrellas on a sandy beach, with palm trees and a beachside restaurant nearby.
Close-up of tall, soft grass with feathery tops, gently swaying in natural light.
A couple walks barefoot on a sandy beach, holding hands, with boats and people in the water behind them.
A woman with blonde hair smiles while touching her ear, standing near the water with boats in the background.
An airline worker stuffing luggage in the wing of a small plane
The plane to Tortola was so small that the luggage had to go in the wings. The pilot also sized each passenger up and decided where we would sit to evenly distribute the weight.
A hand on top of a nautical chart and next to a course plotter
Navigation planning using a nautical chart, course plotter, and brass dividers.
A woman standing on a paddle board, surrounded by boats on mooring balls
Taking a stand-up paddle board out in a bay.
Four different rum cocktails lined up next to each others
Painkillers and rum punches, the most popular drinks in the BVI. Every bar and restaurant serves them.
A pelican stands on a rock near the shoreline, with the ocean and distant islands in the background.
Swim shorts drying on the railing of a boat
My shorts drying after a swim in the ocean.
A glass jar covered in stickers promotes the "Soggy Dollar Survivor Challenge" on a bar counter with napkins.
Vanessa watching the sunset from an infinity pool while having a cocktail
Vanessa enjoying a cocktail from the pool at Nova on Oil Nut Bay. Our boat is in the background, tied to a mooring buoy.
A woman in a turquoise shirt smiles while looking to the side, sitting outdoors with a blurred background.