Blogs from Anguilla, Central America Caribbean

Here we are, writing the last blog about our little 9 days cruise on the Club Med 2...and all this writing is done from Kinshasa, kind of ironic! This blog is all about a day in Anguilla, another day in Les Saintes and finally getting back to Pointe-a-Pitre in Guadeloupe. All in one blog as i'm running slightly late about blogging, nothing really new either here. Anguilla is part of the British Crown, so this is not one more country on the list for me, but it is still a first visit. The island has been hit big time too by Hurricane Irma last year. The golf course is open, but the hotel won't open for a while. This is a top Greg Norman golf course design, but i was not in love by all this ... read more

This morning we took the local bus to McDonalds in Simpson Bay to start our trip to Anguilla. Of course, we had a Macdonald’s breakfast too to set as up for the morning. From there, we took a 12 seater fast speed boat across the water to Anguilla that took about 20 Minutes. This was a very exhilarating ride. Thankfully George was not adversely affected by the boat ride as he has been a few times in the past. On arrival in Anguilla, we went through their immigration / customs and got another stamp on our passports. This island is just 16 miles long and 3 miles across at its widest point. It is a very expensive place to live. Like most Caribbean islands, the main industry is tourism and construction. From the dock, we took ... read more

Hier, je suis allé à la maison de mon ami. À ma grande surprise, j'ai trouvé sa garde-robe plein de belles choses, des sacs, des vêtements, et beaucoup de chaussures sous la garde-robe. Parce que, elle avait l'habitude d'être économe et n'aiment pas à acheter de belles choses. Parce que tu sais, si tout le monde veut être beau, les belles choses sont toujours les plus chères. Donc, je lui demande pourquoi elle a tant d'argent pour acheter ce genre de choses, elle m'a dit que le secret qu'elle a acheté en ligne. J'avais l'habitude de Untrust les choses en ligne. Alors qu'elle achète, et heureusement, c'est bon et pas cher, oui, pourquoi ne pas essayer? Alors que, je peux économiser beaucoup d'argent pour acheter beaucoup d'autres choses. En tant que dit le proverbe, tuer deux ... read more

April 26, 2011 – Sandy Beach Harbor, Anguilla We arrived in Aguilla the Saturday before Easter Sunday, April 23, 2011. After anchoring in Sandy beach harbor, 4-8 took the rest of the watch again which makes a long day for us. This means our day started at 3:30am with our first watch. Then after 8am we went to all hands to prepare for our arrival. I think we must have been anchored/cleared thru customs by 1 or 2. The rest of the watches jumped for shore while the 4-8 stayed to do topsides (riding in a little skiff around the boat using “ospho”-osphoric acid- to remove rust stains and fresh water rinsing afterward then doing any touch up paint jobs to the sides of the ship and repainting the water line). Luckily they did the big ... read more

The next day and it was time for the last trip to a new island. This one was called Anguilla. It was another short 30 minute boat ride after driving to Marigot in St. Martin. We met some people from England on the boat and shared a taxi to Shoal Bay.....This was an incredibly beautiful beach. Daddy and I had so much fun in the very blue water. We had an awesome rib lunch (yes, I ate ribs so many times on this trip, not what you would think on an island hopping adventure). After a day of fun in the sun, we took a boat back to Marigot, St. Martin and did some shopping, and then drove back to our hotel in Sint Maarten. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________... read more