Many have asked the status of Mine Shaft Cafe located near Copper Mine Point on Virgin Gorda and now it looks like we have the answer… they will be back! The group working on the rebuild posted the following on Facebook. They said, “The Mine Shaft will finally be reopening after the destruction from Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The rebuilding effort is due to start next weekend…I will keep you updated along the way. Despite the structures being stripped of rafters and boards, the sunset still had something magical last night. I miss the Mine Shaft… how about you?”
The Mine Shaft Cafe is known for its spectacular sunsets and fresh lobster dinners. Glad to see that another dining option will be reopening on Virgin Gorda. No word yet on the fate of their mini-golf course.
BVI Traveller was created in September of 2017 to help tourism in the British Virgin Islands recover from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Irma.
To that end, we met our goals. In the past 7 years there have been over 1.2 million visits to the website and over 3 million pages have been viewed. There are over 1,000 pages on the site featuring news posts and detailed listings on all hotels, villas, restaurants and sailing charters located in the BVI. The BVI Government and many business, hotels, villas and sailing charters have all agreed that the site “moved the needle on tourism” after Irma.
The site, however, has run its course. It has served its purpose by bringing visitors and local businesses together to rebuild the tourist industry and it is now time to shut down operations for good.
I want to thank everyone for your help and support.
Chuck Metter
