Only in Anegada
The silence is the message
Amy Plough
The name sounds alluring with a bit of intrigue. But this island in the British Virgins is restful rather than exotic. In fact it is so quiet, it makes St. John in the U.S Virgin Islands look like a big city.
Located about 15 miles northwest of the other British Islands, Anegada unlike many of the other Virgins has no steep hills and sweeping panoramas. Only 27 feet above sea level at its highest perch, it is a coral sheath surrounded by long stretches of white beaches. It encompasses 15 miles, but. only about 250 people actually live here.
Anegada may seem like the end of the earth, but it quite accessible, just a fifteen-minute flight from Tortola's Beef Island Airport, via a morning or late afternoon flight. Anegada has no street lights, nearly nonexistent signage, and just a couple of paved roads.
But there are bakeries, a couple of gift shops, a library, and about a half dozen places to eat.
Restaurants serve famous Anegada lobster and amazingly fresh seafood. (The proprietors ask you let them know what you want for dinner in the morning and when you want to eat.)
Nearly everyone who visits ends up at the Anegada Reef Hotel, which markets itself well via a packages plans but there are also other terrific and less expensive spots to sleep and eat. We discovered the Neptune's Treasure,
The setting has none of the conventional tourist trappings. There is no gift shop, or restaurant, but you have your own refrigerator and coffeemaker and can unwind on a private patio
Listen to the ocean and exhale.
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Maura Curley is publisher of virginvoices.com
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