Sky World ~ Panoramic Viewpoint by starship
Sky World is located on one of the highest points of Tortola with an almost 360 degree view of Tortola itself, the Caribbean, and the surrounding islands. Sky World itself consists of a couple small buildings housing a restaurant, a bar and small gift shop and so-called observatory. Being able to climb onto the roof of one building I guess qualifies it as an observation deck. The views are magnificent and our guide did a great job of pointing out the surrounding islands and giving us interesting tidbits of information on every single one that we could see.We did not eat at the restaurant, but several people availed themselves of the liquid libations here and some did not. The bartender was terribly unfriendly, and tried to charge the men for using the restrooms! Some men who would have bought drinks at the bar promptly changed their minds when they heard this. It's a shame because that bartender not only lost revenue because of this, but also lost the goodwill of some visitors to his establishment!
The gift shop owner also was unfriendly so I only bought a couple postcards from her. There was a man outside who owned a burro covered in an orchid blanket which you could have your picture taken with for a price of course, and he was the worst of all!! He stood in front of me like he was the subject of the picture--he wouldn't even let me touch the burro!! His manner was rude and I don't know why I didn't walk away. That poor burro, he looks so sad--I don't remember how much we paid the man, but I hope the burro got dinner that night!
In short, the views were magnificent but other than that, Sky World can be completely skipped in my opinion!