Mmmmmm Rotis

Road Bay, Anguilla

All things considered we had a pretty good Anegada Passage. It was a fairly long sail/ motor sail at 30 hours. Right up until the last few hours we still weren't sure if we were going to make landfall at Anguilla or St. Martin as the wind kept shifting. The wind finally declared itself and we headed to Road Bay, Anguilla "The Most Irie Little Island".

We anchored for three nights in Road Bay since there are no fees associated with anchoring there and no cruising permit was required. The anchorage is situated on a long beautiful beach with several beach bars and free showers!!! Which always makes James and I happy ;)

Hammock on Road Bay Beach 

The first day we checked into customs and browsed through a few of the shops then hit up a bar for a Ting (a sparkling grapefruit soda from St. Kitts) and a nice long lounge in a hammock. We then dingyed over to a secluded beach for some sunbathing, reading and swimming.  I blame this extreme state of restfulness on me dropping the anchor pin into the water - oops.

The next day we got out the folding bikes and biked all the way up (ok we might have walked a little) to the main city The Valley. We found a hardware store on the way there and we got a temporary anchor pin so at least we can pin our anchor and be able to leave! We went out for iced coffee then found "The Roti Hut". We have been waiting well 9 months since we started this trip for some roti and this place was worth the wait. We had noticed it on the arduous journey up hill and James said all he heard was the screeching of my breaks when I saw it! It wasn't open when we passed it and we were praying it was open on our way back to the boat and it was!

Delicious Roti's!

The lady who owns it hand grinds the chickpeas for the flour for the roti and it was incredible. We were very happy customers. Next door to the Roti Hut is a fruit and veggie stall and the lady grows all her own veggies - so we happily stocked up. I can honestly say I've never loved bananas, I mean I eat them all the time but I would never say "man bananas are my favourite". That's because I have never had a tree ripened local banana - wow what was that crap I've been eating for 35 years?!?! These were incredible! They didn't even compare to grocery store bananas back home.

While it is a tiny island it's a pretty great island - amazing food, beautiful beaches and very friendly people. We're so glad the wind shifted and blew us to little Anguilla!

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