January 1 is a holiday in the BVIs and most of the restaurants are closed. We took the ferry over to Marina Cay for the afternoon and just read on this little nub of an island. We made a dinner reservation for 7:30 and took the ferry back to Beef Island. After cleaning up and a bit of reading we headed down to the ferry dock and got there a full 10 minutes ahead of the 7PM departure time. We could easily see to Marina Cay and since it was night any boat lights would have been easily seen. We waited for 15 minutes and then called. The restaurant said they would send the boat back. We waited another 20 minutes. Still no boat. Now you may want to write this off as just an island people problem. The trouble is that Marina Cay is not run by island people. We've not had a problem with cab drivers or local restaurants. When they say they'll be there at 7PM they are there on time or 10 minutes before. Its only when we Americans or the British run something that we have a problem.
No problem mon, we just walked back down to the Trellis Kitchen and the Jeremy had the nice lady cook us up a really fine grouper dinner. Subtle flavors, a fresh salad, couple of wines and we paid half of what we would have at Marina Cay!
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