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Looking Back over my 2019 Summer Staycation

Don’t get much more beautiful than this! (Sorry I can’t send the lovely cool breeze that accompanies the view from here under the tree) Meads Bay on an angle…a few angles really.  School’s out…..My Summer Staycation! Loving Anguilla. Those were two … Continue reading

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What now? You think?

Interesting isn’t it? The year we bury our Father of the Nation is the year we turn 50. So what now? How do we continue to remember him? As ALHCS Deputy Principal Rita Carty, pointed out to students, we have … Continue reading

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James Ronald Webster?

Great big oak trees come from small nutshells. Let’s Xplore the small nutshell of a great Anguillian, James Ronald Webster, as authored by Rita Celestine Carty (2017): JAMES RONALD WEBSTER THE FATHER OF THE NATION  James Ronald Webster is the Father of the Nation.  He was … Continue reading

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Father of The Nation

The man Anguilla is mourning………”The Father of The Nation” James Ronald Webster…….solo………on the James Ronald Webster Park. There he was, in his small frame, walking alone in the centre of the big open grassy landmark. The crowds had gone home … Continue reading

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Mornin’ Breeze

Mornings are great almost anywhere in the islands.  Regardless of the weather or atmosphere, mornings are glorious…beautiful….pure. Why?  Many will say, (after inhaling and exhaling deeply and with pleasure on face), it’s the fresh Mornin’ Breeze! Of course, (I’m fully biased), … Continue reading

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Small. Colourful. Beautiful.

Active. Dormant. Extinct. Those are the three states a volcano exists in with their Big, Bold & Beautiful selves! In the summer of 2014 Xplore Anguilla was active, then  dormant until now, and it maybe extinct in a couple hundred years…who … Continue reading

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High Cliff- Best in Show

It’s Xplore Anguilla’s last post for the 2014 Summer! Having saved the BEST for last, I give you HIGH CLIFF!!                                                          So with sturdy shoes on foot and cameras in hand….let’s Xplore Anguilla!   Travelling east on the Long Path road, then taking the first pitched … Continue reading

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On Top South Hill- The Best View

It certainly is the most photographed site in Anguilla. And no matter how many times you’ve seen it, it is always beautiful. It always wows. If there’s not a cloud in the sky and the sea is like glass…..it wows. If a hurricane … Continue reading

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Sandy Island- The Best Cay

  The fun of xploring Sandy Island revs up with the boat ride that departs from the small wharf by Johnnos (if you don’t have your own boat) in Sandy Ground. We used to hop aboard Happiness but Bliss does the job nowadays. … Continue reading

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Modena- The Best Villa

Modena Villa is Xplore Anguilla’s supreme villa. Xplore Anguilla has mainly dished out spots which tout moun and sam can enjoy.  This one though is just a tad high end…..oooookkkkaaaaaayyyyyyyyy……..it is pretty high end! But hey, if you got the disposable … Continue reading

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