North Sound to Anegada

January 27

We left Little Jost Van Dyke at the crack of dawn to make a run for Anegada. We knew it was going to be a long haul in some big swells. Unfortunately, we gave up after an hour of beating into the wind with a  double reef in the main ,6 ft swells. one crew member getting seasick and the rest screaming.

Instead we shot back to the North Sound on Virgin Gorda again and this time stayed at Leverick Bay. We pulled into the dock to get water and fuel and ended up staying on the dock for the night. It was a treat to get some laundry done, swim in the pool, shower and catch up on computer work!

Our little" Jumbies"

Loblolly Bay...our favorite beach in the BVI.

ANEGADA January 28

We tried again from the North Sound, Virgin Gorda in much better wind angles and seas and sailed to Anegada in 2 ½ hrs. It was one place the kids wanted to visit having read about the “sunken island’. Anegada is a coral limestone island (the other islands are volcanic and steep) which at its highest point is 28 ft above sea level. You cannot see it until you are practically upon it which explains the over 300 ship wrecks along its coral reefs. Rich and I had never visited it because of charter company restrictions- now the channel to enter the harbor is marked and there a number of moorings.

The island sustained some serious damage last November in a hurricane and the harbor is littered with debris. You can imagine the havoc a strong storm could create seeing this flat oasis.

ANEGADA January 29

Sunset on Anegada

We relaxed in the morning and before lunch set off by open air taxi to Loblolly Bay on the other side of the island to the beach. It was a stunning beach surrounded by coral reef.  We spent the day there sunning and snorkeling. We had a chance to see a flock of the famed flamingos fly over the bay- just breathtaking.

We enjoyed a barbecue dinner at a table on the beach at the Anegada Reef Hotel. Richard’s parents had stayed at the hotel years ago when they visited the island by airplane.