Begin your last day on the island by hiking to a difficult-to-reach pristine beach, and then finish off your visit with lunch and shopping, such as it is, in Dewey.
Itinerary
- Reserve the morning for a hike to Brava Beach. Lesser known and less accessible than Flamenco Beach, Brava Beach is also less crowded than its famous neighbor. To get here, you have to drive to the end of a residential road and then hike through a trail that goes from tall grass to cool forest. A trail to the beach leads off from the right of the main path, but it’s unmarked and very easy to miss, so keep an eye out for it. If you make the effort, your reward is a beautiful beach that is completely undeveloped. Note: the rough surf and no lifeguard makes swimming inadvisable.
- A journey to Brava Beach is guaranteed to make you hungry. Two good, but very different options for lunch are the Dinghy Dock Bar-B-Q Restaurant (787-742-0024), for hearty fare in a rustic, casual ambience (check out the massive tarpon swimming below the dock), and White Sands Restaurant for award-winning, nouveau ‘Rican cuisine in a pleasant, manicured setting at Club Seabourne.
- Spend the rest of your time checking out Dewey’s shops. There’s not a whole lot here, but Fango (787-435-6654) and Paradise Gift Shop (787-742-3569), are among the more unique stores. Before you leave, snap a picture at Island Woman’s shack, one of the most photographed spots in town for its “open some days, closed others” sign on display when the place is closed.
