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Anguilla Diary: July 7 to August 11, 2000
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Here is a day-by-day compendium of
news items, as we gathered them - starting with the most recent.
Friday, August 11, 2000
Wiggins Estate.
This five bedroom villa overlooking Sandy Hill Bay
has a tennis court and a pool.
Click Here.
Thursday, August 10, 2000
Merchants Market.
This restaurant supplier is also open to the public. They
provide certified Angus beef, fresh fruits and vegetables, and
dry goods. And now they have a web page:
Click Here.
Tropical Weddings.
A new wedding service for Anguilla on the Internet:
Click Here.
Wednesday, August 9, 2000
Herbie's Pizza and Bakery.
A new place to eat in The Valley, serving pizza by the slice, or
order up your own.
Located next door to the Shell station in an old building that had
been empty since Jillian Carty's Prem's moved out several years
ago. The new owner, an Anguillian who has returned to the island
after many years in St. Thomas, has completed renovated the
structure.
Tuesday, August 8, 2000
La Sirena Reopens Early.
Rolf Masshardt (email: [email protected]) writes that La Sirena Hotel
is reopening on September 16th, not October 28th.
Monday, August 7, 2000
Tropical Construction.
Mary Ann's Beachshack web site has been updated with information
on finishing details around a swimming pool:
Click Here.
Sunday, August 6, 2000
Community Foundation.
The Anguilla Community Foundation has received an EC$250,000 donation
for its endowment fund. Carrolle Devonish (email: [email protected]) explains
that a community foundation is one that builds a fund, the income from which is used
for worthwhile community projects, but the principal is never touched.
Saturday, August 5, 2000
Tropical Weather.
"Alberto" is the first storm of this season and reminds us to complete our
preparations and pay attention to the forecasts. There are many good
web sites for tropical weather. The one I use the most is the
Atlantic Tropical Weather Center, because it is
very fast and links to many alternate sources of the same data (useful when
everyone is trying to check on a hurricane). Another site I like is
Weather Underground, which features a map showing the
water temperature and current storms.
Don Bryan of Cape Carteret, NC, worries about hurricanes hitting Anguilla
as well as his home in North Carolina. His favorite sites in order are:
- Lowe's
- 2000 dot com at
http://www.hurricanes98.com, ..... do not be
deceived by the 98 title in URL
- Terrapin ..... be sure to
visit archives of prior storms
- HurricaneTrack ..... check out
the distance calculator
Photos of Computer Camp.
The Anguilla Library Computer Club
is halfway through its fourth annual summer boot camp for children and adults.
Once again Professor Gaetano Di Palo
of Naples Italy has donated his summer to creating the program.
This summer there are 18 children studying computers 12 hours a week
and 24 adults for 8 hours a week. To see pictures of both the children
and the adults, Click Here.
Seacliff Villa.
With one of the most expansive views in Anguilla, this cliffside villa overlooks
the main harbour of Sandy Ground.
Click Here.
Friday, August 4, 2000
Olga Pabon and her Pabonis Girls.
LA Cafe nightclub is featuring this dance revue of nine ladies from
August 3rd through August 25th. Showtimes 10pm and midnight.
Carnival officially starts tonight, August 4th and LA Cafe will feature
LA Cafe Showgirls nightly, along with the Mussington Brothers,
DJ Ruby, and the Explosion Band.
Thursday, August 3, 2000
Weddings on the Go
has updated their web site with new photographs of weddings they
have arranged on Anguilla, plus many new wedding packages.
For example,
Simply Elegant Wedding
Sunset beach Wedding Ceremony,
Tropical Bridal Bouquet,
Groom Boutonniere,
Champaign Beach Reception,
Limo Transportation,
Wedding Arch at wedding site,
Ceremony Officiant,
1,36 Exp. Wedding Photo/negatives and Wedding Album,
Caribbean Wedding Cake,
1 hour edited Wedding Video,
Processing of paperwork,
Consultant Fees included.
Cost US$1450.00
Their web site is www.weddings.ai: Click Here.
French Translation. Maria Lee has translated the
July 6th issue of the news:
Click Here.
Anguilla Video on the Net.
Chris Mason has added a video of Anguilla to The Anguilla Guide
(http://anguillaguide.com)
It requires a fast internet connection so dial-up users won't be able to
view it unless they are ready to wait a while.
Click the "Anguilla Video" button on the first page:
Click Here.
Wednesday, August 2, 2000
La Veranda Open All Summer.
The same schedule as usual,
Lunch 12 � 3 pm Mon to Fri,
Dinner 7 � 9.30 pm Mon to Sat,
closed Saturday lunch and all day Sunday only.
Since things are not that busy, they try to keep the reservations earlyish (so as not to keep the staff waiting all night for just a couple of guests) but obviously there are always exceptions to that.!!
They have updated the menus, changed a few items, added more fish dishes,and put back the Chicken Pot Pie. Also some new desserts.
The lunch menu features a few different salads now such as Greek Salad with feta cheese, Caesar salad regular style or with spicy shrimp or with marinated chicken strips and a Crab salad with sesame seaweed.
Happy Hour is every Wednesday from 5-7pm, basic drinks are
half-price (except frozen coladas, cognacs etc) and selection of 3 - 4
meals ranging from $10 - $15.00 each. Orders must be in before 7pm.
Tuesday, August 1, 2000
August 5th, 2000.
There is a Car Festival in The Valley during the day and
a pro boxing championship at Landsome Bowl in the evening.
Then continue to LA Cafe for the Mussington Brothers and
the LA Show Girls.
Captains Ridge Villa.
Overlooking the crystal blue waters of Island Harbour Bay on Captains Ridge (where
Hibernia Restaurant is located). West indian setting with hardwood floors and vaulted wooden ceilings,
three bedrooms and two bathrooms which can be also rented as two separate units (2 bd or 1 bd).
Click Here
Monday, July 31, 2000
Tennis Camp.
The Anguilla Tennis Academy is completing their fifth annual free tennis camp
for children. Founder Mitch Lake has put together an international team of
coaches from USA, South America, and Anguilla. On Friday they held
a small awards ceremony on the courts at the Malliouhana Hotel, followed
by exhibition matches by the coaches.
To the right is a shot of Damien Hughes, Tournament Director.
Their web site is
a Tennis.ai: Click Here.
News from Blanchards.
Melinda Blanchard (email: [email protected]) writes
Bob and I just finished writing a book about Anguilla and it's due to be released October 10th.
It's very exciting! We're doing a book signing tour for several weeks in the Northeast when it comes out and the publisher is really behind it. It's the lead book this fall for Crown Publishing.
A TRIP TO THE BEACH
Living on Island Time in the Caribbean
by Melinda and Robert Blanchard
This is the true story of a trip to the beach that never ends. It�s about a husband and wife who escape civilization to build a small restaurant on an island paradise�and discover that even paradise has its pitfalls. It�s a story filled with calamities and comedy, culinary disasters and triumphs, and indelible portraits of truly magnificent people. It�s about the maddening, exhausting, and outlandish complications of trying to live the simple life�and the joy that comes when you somehow pull it off.
A TRIP TO THE BEACH begins when Bob and Melinda Blanchard sell their successful Vermont food business and decide, perhaps impulsively, to get away from it all. Why not open a beach bar and grill on Anguilla, their favorite Caribbean island? One thing leads to another and the little grill turns into an enchanting restaurant that quickly draws four-star reviews and a celebrity clientele eager for Melinda�s delectable cooking.
As the Blanchards learn to adapt to island time, they become ever more deeply attached to the quirky rhythms and customs of their new home. Until disaster strikes: Hurricane Luis, a category-4 storm with two-hundred-mile-an-hour gusts, devastates Anguilla.
Bob and Melinda survey the wreckage of their beloved restaurant and wonder whether leaving Anguilla, with its innumerable challenges, would be any easier than walking out on each other. The book also features a few of the delicious recipes that have made Blanchard�s Restaurant a hit. Affectionate, seductive, and very funny, A TRIP TO THE BEACH is a love letter to a place that becomes both home and escape.
Married for nearly thirty years, Melinda and Robert Blanchard divide their time between Norwich, Vermont, where they built their own home, and Anguilla, where they operate Blanchard�s Restaurant. Together they have started eight businesses. Bob is a seventh-generation Vermonter, and Melinda was born and raised in New York City.
For more information on the book, please contact Leigh Ann Ambrosi, (212) 572-2542
Sunday, July 30, 2000
Tennis Reception.
Photos by Netconcepts of the Anguilla Tennis Academy reception at
Paradise Cove for tennis pro Johan Kriek of Naples, Florida, two time winner
of the Australian Open:
Click Here.
Friday, July 28, 2000
Drag Party. July 29th at The Pumphouse.
Prizes: Best Couple gets romantic night at La Sirena, Handsome Girl gets a massage by Tanya Clark,
and Prettiest Male gets dinner for two at Trattoria Tramonta. Reggae Groovers Live. Prize at midnight.
Wednesday, July 19, 2000
Anguilla? Absolutely!
Article about the island on the Travel Lady web site:
Click Here.
(Note this link courtesy from Pete Norton, which I picked up by email while
visiting Vancouver Canada).
Friday, July 7, 2000
Flambayo Bicyle Rentals.
Recently we posted a link to a list of bicycle rental shops in Anguilla.
Another shop that is not on the list is Flamboya.
Bikes of all types including mountain bikes at $10 per day.
Telephone: 1-264-497-5370. Located in
George Hill on the main road near the bakery.
L.A. Cafe Country Grille Update.
The new restaurant,
L. A. Cafe' Country Grille,
will be open to the public for breakfast,
lunch and dinner throughout the entire summer season.
Happy Hour starts at
4, ends at 7 and can be enhanced with a basket of baby back ribs or fried
calamari.
To read our recent news article: Click Here.
Award Winner.
Mimi Gratton (email: [email protected]), Executive Director of the Anguilla Hotel and Tourism Association has
won the 2000 Caribbean Hotel Association Executive of the Year Award
for smaller associations.
Elsie Bay Villa.
Three bedrooms and a pool, luxury:
Click Here.
The Bigspring
Island Harbour Community Development Club has created a web page devoted
to the Bigspring in their village, a natural springs with petroglyphs that is being
developed into a National Park. The web site contains stories that the
participants have written based on their memories of the Bigspring:
Click Here.
Revised: 2000/8/11
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