We arrived on April 15th, hired our car at the airport and made our way to the villa where we were met by the affable Colin who showed us around and gave us some tips on places to visit during our stay. First impressions were ' Wow, what a view!'~ the property is high up and this means that there is a great vista of the sea and the towns below. The gardens are filled with all kinds of amazing flowers and plants with mangoes, grapefruit and mandarins among others and we saw lizards, hummingbirds, mot mots as well as having visits from the local chickens.
We visited a few of the beaches, the best being Pigeon Point which is well worth the few dollars it costs to get in and then to hire sunbeds.
We went on a tour of the island and enjoyed swimming at the Argyll waterfalls and a stop off at Castara where we watched the locals pulling in their fishing nets from our seats at the bar on stilts. Another trip out saw us going to Fort King George at Scarborough, which was full of local history, and a short visit to Bacolet beach where the Swiss family Robinson was filmed in 1975. We enjoyed breakfasting at House of Pancakes, at the turn off to Pigeon Point, and also a drink and fries at Legger's bar near Mount Irvine bay, our local beach. We ate at the villa most nights, making full use of the barbecue, and got some really excellent meat from the meat shop at Golden Grove. A special mention for a place to visit is Sunday School at Buccoo, just down the road, where you can enjoy a steel band and a bit of a flutter on a version of roulette.
The villa is homely, the pool table a source of evening entertainment and the pool affording a welcome dip during the heat of the day.
Everyone we met was really friendly and welcoming; All the neighbours say hello and we felt really welcomed by everybody we met.
Our two week stay was over before we knew it. Check-in at the airport was a very easy going experience as the airport is so small, but get your souvenirs before you leave as you can only really buy cigarettes and alcohol in duty free.
Would recommend as a great place to stay as it is so easy to get to everything but a car is a necessity as you are 500ft above sea level and up a winding road, which is why you have such wonderful views. This island is well worth a second visit as there is so much to see and do.