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Cane Garden Bay is a place that you will need to be careful in the January time frame. It is open to the Northern Swells and can be very rollie but the biggest danger is going into the dingy dock. It is very poorly designed and I've seen several dinks pinned under it punchered and sunk or flipped. You can get swells that will wash the dink dock at times. Often better to visit CGB by taxi from one of the Southern anchorages of Tortola or Trellis or even West End. It is worth half a day and you can walk to the old rum distillery that is still in operation and buy a small sample. Would not recommend getting a big supply... it is a bit rough!! Not a lot of Temp range control of the process which introduces baddie into the product.

If you have been before and your group likes to hike, several trails are available on Norman Island that provide great views and a few secluded beaches.

If your willing to go through the Customs in's and outs' a hope over to St John will provide you with more hiking trails than you could cover in your time. Waterlemon is a great place to swim with turtles and an easy snorkel along the reef. It also has several easy hiking trails, one to the old Danish Sugar Mill and Rum factory and one up to the old Travelers lodge ruins with a Killer view and one longer and a bit harder one over to Coral Bay. Only problem with going to St. John in USVI is you will have to pass out of BVI check into USVI then check back into BVI.... assuming you are all American Citizens. Not a hard process and it would give you the opportunity to visit Cruze Bay for customs check in and a short visit of the town and National Park Service Offices. You will need to have your charter company provide you the documentation and info to do the check in and outs.