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The History of Norman Island: Pirates, Buried Treasure, and Robert Louis Stevenson

The History of Norman Island: In this fascinating post, you’re going to discover a short description about Norman Island, a private island in the British Virgin Islands, and for whom the island may have been named. You’ll also discover the island’s unique connection to Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island and the 14 similarities between Norman Island and Stevenson’s imaginary Island. 🏴‍☠️  The following […]

Creque Family Descendant Shares Norman Island’s Rich History in New Book: Norman Island: True Treasure Tales

Hi, if you’re looking for more information about Vintage Norman Island: True Treasure Tales, I thought you would find this post interesting. It provides a little more information about the Creque family of the Virgin Islands, properties they once owned, and dates for the book launch.  New Book: Vintage Norman Island: True Treasure Tales “Not often […]

Deadman’s Chest is a Real Location in the British Virgins ~ 1923

Deadman's Chest in British Virgin Islands

Have you read Stevenson’s Treasure Island? It’s one of my favorite books! I’m a bit partial having spent so much time on Norman Island, but I enjoy hunting for buried treasure.   Now, instead of hunting on land, I hunt in libraries looking for stories about the Virgin Islands. Here’s an interesting one I found about […]

Rare Billy Bones Beach Bar Menu Up For Sale!

Billy Bones Beach Bar & Grill, Norman Islands, British Virgin Islands menu

While scrolling through ebay today, I came across an interesting find! It was a dinner menu from a restaurant my husband and I opened in 1997! It brought back a flood of memories. Here is the listing information I found. 🔎 Billy Bones Beach Bar Menu “A find for all others – this is one of the […]

Running a Rockin’ Rock Bar on Norman Island ~ 1990s

Running a Rockin' Rock Bar on Norman Island, British Virgin Islands

During the 1990s, my husband and I opened a beach bar on an uninhabited island in the British Virgin Islands. It was one of the most thrilling times in our lives! Every day brought new challenges and new experiences. I shared some of those memories in a post on the website, Women Who Live On Rocks. For […]

Follow Along as the YAKABOO Island Hops Through the British Virgins ~ 1911

Sailing canoe, YAKABOO with Captain Frederik Fenger at the helm, visits the British Virgin Islands in 1911. By Valerie Sims.

  It was Thursday, June 22nd, the Coronation Day of George the Fifth, when a little sailing canoe anchored in the pretty harbor of Tortola! 🇻🇬 He had just arrived from visiting Saba Island in the Dutch Antilles. The skipper, no stranger to the West Indies, went ashore to announce his arrival and was welcomed warmly by […]

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