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Anguilla is a small island off of St. Mattin.
A group of 8 of us ventured over to Anguilla for the day. The group consisted or myself and Connie Cruise Cutie and DH, Corky and DH, Cinnamon and DH, and J.E.M and DW.. We took the Ferry from Marigot to Anguilla, than a taxi to the beach. I was approached in the Ferry terminal Marigot by a fellow, who asked if we would need a taxi when we arrived in Anguilla, after thinking for a second I said sure. When we arrived at Anguilla and went through customs Mel the taxi driver met us with a very nice Air Conditioned mini bus. He gave us a narrated tour on the way to Gwen''s beach bar.
Except for JEM we spent a couple of hours at Gwen's beach bar Which was East Bay Shoal beach.
I had been reading a book about a couple that went to Anguilla to open a beach bar but had ended up opening a restaurant. Mel told me he was mentioned in the book, I had remembered that and had him autograph the book. Many of the things he mentioned on the ride I had red about in the book.
The island is very non-commercialized but does have beautiful beaches. On the East end of the island there are some hotels but if I remember none of them are more than 2 stories high.
The s\trip consisted of a Taxi ride from the Cruise ship pier in Philipsburg to the Ferry terminal in Marigot (about 20 minutes), than the Ferry to Anguilla (about ½ hr). and finally the taxi to East Shoal bay (another ½ hr). the cost for 2 people was right around $110.00 so it is not a cheap excursion but it is well worth it. You see a real Caribbean island which has not been inundated by Cruise Ships. Make sure you plan enough time for your return trip (you don’t want to miss the ship. Also you do need Passports to get into and out of Anguilla.
It was a great adventure.
A group of 8 of us ventured over to Anguilla for the day. The group consisted or myself and Connie Cruise Cutie and DH, Corky and DH, Cinnamon and DH, and J.E.M and DW.. We took the Ferry from Marigot to Anguilla, than a taxi to the beach. I was approached in the Ferry terminal Marigot by a fellow, who asked if we would need a taxi when we arrived in Anguilla, after thinking for a second I said sure. When we arrived at Anguilla and went through customs Mel the taxi driver met us with a very nice Air Conditioned mini bus. He gave us a narrated tour on the way to Gwen''s beach bar.
Except for JEM we spent a couple of hours at Gwen's beach bar Which was East Bay Shoal beach.
I had been reading a book about a couple that went to Anguilla to open a beach bar but had ended up opening a restaurant. Mel told me he was mentioned in the book, I had remembered that and had him autograph the book. Many of the things he mentioned on the ride I had red about in the book.
The island is very non-commercialized but does have beautiful beaches. On the East end of the island there are some hotels but if I remember none of them are more than 2 stories high.
The s\trip consisted of a Taxi ride from the Cruise ship pier in Philipsburg to the Ferry terminal in Marigot (about 20 minutes), than the Ferry to Anguilla (about ½ hr). and finally the taxi to East Shoal bay (another ½ hr). the cost for 2 people was right around $110.00 so it is not a cheap excursion but it is well worth it. You see a real Caribbean island which has not been inundated by Cruise Ships. Make sure you plan enough time for your return trip (you don’t want to miss the ship. Also you do need Passports to get into and out of Anguilla.
It was a great adventure.