Escape to Guana Island, BVI
Escape to Guana Island Seth and I had a little get-a-way to the British Virgin Islands in early April. We stayed at the lovely private Guana Island resort, an 850 acre island just north of Tortola. There were approximately 30 other guests from all over Europe and the U.S. staying at the resort each day. Each couple, or family, stayed in one of 15 white-washed stone villas on the top of the ridge. The view of Tortola and the bay from our villa After a canceled flight due to tornados in Chicago and a snowstorm in Minneapolis, we flew to Newark for a quick layover. It was great to catch up, albeit briefly, with college friends Cara and Nick. Eventually, we arrived in St. Thomas a day later then we anticipated. We boarded a small 8 seater "island hopper" plane over to the island of Tortola, the largest island in the BVI. Hundreds of white sail boats spotted the bright blue sea. Long brown strings of sargassum could be seen floating in the currents from the plane. After we lande