Sailing to the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean 1500

Visiting Road Town: Around Town (continued)

The covered sidewalk in front of a building on Main Street. Click on the picture to see a bigger version; use your browser's "back" command to return here.		A couple of houses on Main Street. Click on the picture to see a bigger version; use your browser's "back" command to return here.

Peebles Hospital, located on Main Street at the south end of town.		A large residencial building on the hillside at the south end of town. Click on the picture to see a bigger version; use your browser's "back" command to return here.

A building on a steep side street; a short distance away at the bottom of the hill is the Road Town Bakery. Click on the picture to see a bigger version; use your browser's "back" command to return here.		Walking around town you see chickens here and there, one of the quaint features of an out-of-the-way island. This rooster is having a crowing contest with another rooster who is out of view but within earshot. I made a brief MP3 recording of the rooster crowing, click on this link to listen (76 kb, about nine seconds of audio).

Internet Links For This Section

• Peebles Hospital - basic information, from the government website
• BVI Health Services - summary of health services in the BVI, including information about Peebles Hospital, from the Pan American Health Organization website