Scrub Island in the British Virgin Islands via St Thomas—Baths, Caves + Painkiller Cocktail

Let Erin and Phil book this same experience for you, personally! We started ABC Trips to offer our bespoke itineraries to those seeking authentic culture, epic landscapes, and uncompromising luxury. 👉🏼 https://abctrips.com The British Virgin Islands are some of the most beautiful Caribbean islands in existence. We know because we just returned from a week on Scrub Island in the BVI island nation. We flew from Houston to St Thomas, where we caught a water taxi, checked into customs on Tortola Island, and headed to our resort. Over the course of our week of British Virgin Islands travel, we visited Norman Island, The Baths, The Caves, Virgin Gorda, and had a chance to try the world-famous Painkiller cocktail. Contents: 0:00 Intro 0:19 St Thomas to the British Virgin Islands 1:11 Scrub Island Resort and Spa 1:44 Spending the Day at North Beach 4:39 Pavilion Pool 5:00 Dinner at Cardamom & Co 5:40 Island Hopping Yacht Day 6:13 The Baths at Virgin Gorda 7:22 Lunch on Norman Island 8:57 Snorkeling the Caves 9:30 Painkiller Cocktail at Soggy Dollar in Jost Van Dyke 10:53 Hiking Scrub Island 11:23 Lunch at Donovan's Reef 12:10 Resort Tour 13:13 Villa Tour 14:54 Farewell Sunset Toast We’re the Lockwoods. Since 2020, we’ve been traveling the world to experience—up close and in person—all the natural wonders and distinct cultures that our kids would otherwise see only in textbooks and TV. We think it’s a better way to learn and we’ve worked hard to fund our little experiment in the hope that our kids will grow up wiser, kinder, and more grateful for the beauty of our diverse planet and its people. In 2025, we started ABC Trips to help travelers experience the world the way we do—deeply, intentionally, and without the stress of figuring everything out alone. After years of full-time travel, expedition cruising, luxury hotels, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences with our family, we realized something: the hardest part of epic travel isn’t the destination—it’s the decisions. Which ship actually gets you more time on the ice? Which safari lodge delivers real wildlife encounters? Which “bucket list” experiences are worth the money… and which are just hype? ABC Trips exists to cut through the noise. We plan and host thoughtfully curated journeys built around firsthand experience, honest recommendations, and moments that actually move the needle—whether that’s setting foot on Antarctica, tracking wildlife in Africa, or discovering cultures in a way that feels human, not herded. Our LinkTree: https://abctrips.com/linktree Brand Collabs: https://abctrips.com/collab