Saturday July 17, 2004 – “Paradise in Paradise”
Left Leverick Bay at 8am. Of all the years we’ve been to the BVI’s, this is our first trip to Anagada. We are ready for the trip! I’ve got all of Walker’s waypoints entered and the crew is fully briefed on what to watch for. About 7:30 we start watching for the Mooring flotilla to head out, just to have a group to track. By about 8am there is no sign of them, so we got tired of waiting. Seas around 3’ and winds had settled to 10-15. We followed a Cat out of the cut heading North.
OK. I now will eat the last crow of the trip. Armed with Walker’s directions, we follow a Cat up to Anagada. Near the waypoint where we turn to starboard, we can see the island and all the prerequisite identifications. But, the Cat is still heading North. So, we follow.
By now, the waypoint is South of us. It dawns on us that the Cat is heading towards West End. We finally figure this out while still in about 25’ of water. Bad Cat! So, we track back south and watch the Cat round up at West end and work their way into the anchorage between West End and Pomato Point. We were still safely West of the entrance, but slightly too far North. So, we backtracked south and lined up for the entrance. By then, several boats were leaving and another behind us was heading in. We find the markers and work our way into the anchorage. We are still one of the first to arrive, so we sit and watch the Moorings flotilla work their way in over the next couple of hours.
Note to self: Trust Walker <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" />
Shore time! Off to ARH for a cold one and check out what all the excitement is about Anagada. After alittle exploring and with drink in hand, we wandered down to Neptune’s Treasure. On the way, we felt like we were back in Texas: dodging cattle. Once we were settled at the bar, we met a group from Fort Worth that was there for the week visiting a family member that works at the iguana sanctuary. It’s a small world. Chatted with Randy the bartender and Vernon Soares. They had fun sending the girls off to look for flamingos. From the way they laughed you’d think they had sent them off snipe hunting.
Back to the boat for dinner, then back up to Anagada Reef for a drink and to watch the regatta crowd. Vernon Soares was waiting at the bar for us with a big “howdy howdy howdy” in his best southern drawl.
Sunday July 18, 2004 – Stayed at Anagada for the second day. By now I think I can make this place a permanent residence. Went to Loblolly bay for the day to snorkel. We were all setup under one of the thatched covers, but had to race up to the Big Bamboo as a pretty good shower blew through. This was the second wave we had faced since we arrived, but the first with any considerable rain. Drinks for all as we waited it out. All too soon, the taxi arrived and it was back to the boat for alittle kayaking and to make dinner reservations.
As the sun begin to set, we definitely proved to others close to us just where we were from. With Alan Jackson’s new CD in and it turned up (just a bit) we played “It’s 5 o’clock somewhere” a few times for all the boats to hear. It was around 5 o’clock at the time, and we were definitely “somewhere”! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/toast.gif" alt="" />
Next, it’s off to dinner at the Anagada Reef Hotel (LARGE lobsters). Afterwards, it’s more drinks at the bar and the music starts. Not sure when it stopped, but it was late.
