Jost Van Dyke （乔斯特·范·戴克岛）

Jan 14, 2024: Yesterday's visit to St. Barts exuded luxury, but today’s stop at the British island of Jost Van Dyke felt raw and untouched. It’s also the smallest island we’ve visited on this trip. Our ship anchored offshore, and we took the tender boat to the island.

From our online research, it seemed that apart from the renowned White Bay Beach, there were no other notable attractions. The cruise ship provided a complimentary shuttle service from the pier to White Bay Beach. The weather was pleasant, so after breakfast, we headed to the beach early. The sand was fine and comfortable to walk on, making it a perfect spot to relax. There were several bars along the beach, with plenty of lounge chairs. A large yacht was anchored not far from the beach, with a private club at the far end of the bay for its passengers.

The beach wasn’t crowded when we arrived, so we easily found two lounge chairs in the shade and went for a swim. Fortunately, we got there early because the beach soon filled with tourists, becoming noisy, and small yachts nearly occupied the entire shoreline. We decided to leave and walked around near the pier. Apart from two bars, there was really nothing else. After watching birds catch fish by the water for a while, we returned to the ship.

Having visited different islands every day for the past few days, we were a bit tired and used today to recover. We went back to the ship in the afternoon. We had a Latte and Mozart Torte at Bistro. Dinner was at Waterside restaurant where we ordered a grilled beef rib. It was well-cooked, very tender, and tasted great.

一月十四日： 昨天的St. Barts感觉是奢侈，而今天所停靠的英属小岛乔斯特·范·戴克是原始，它也是我们这次行程中停过的最小的岛。 邮轮抛锚在离岛不远的海里，还是用小船来回接送乘客。

上网查了一下这个岛，好像除了一个比较好的白湾海滩就再没其它什么景点。从码头到白湾海滩邮轮有安排免费接送。 天气不错，早餐后我们俩便早早去了海滩。沙子很细，走在上面很舒服，还的确是个挺不错的放松的地方。沙滩上有好几家酒吧，放了许多躺椅。离沙滩不远处的海里停着一艘大游艇，海湾尽头处是这条游艇的专用俱乐部。沙滩上人不算多，我们很容易就在树荫下找了二个躺椅，然后下海玩水。幸亏我们来得早， 慢慢地海滩就被游客占领了，变得嘈杂，还有那一艘艘小游艇几乎都停到沙滩边了。 我们赶紧撤退，回到码头附近走走，除了二家酒吧，那里真的什么都没有。在水边看了一会儿鸟抓鱼后就回船了。

之前连续几天每天都停靠不同的岛，路走了不少有点累，今天趁机恢复一下。晚餐在水边餐厅，要了一份烤牛肋排，烤的不错，很嫰，味道也不错。