Adventures in Anguilla

This is a guide to exploring and living in Anguilla: an island I've loved for 5 decades. Join me on my adventure!

Tag: music

  • Dames: Dining in History with a Beautiful View

    Dames: Dining in History with a Beautiful View

    Dames is a new restaurant located in the Forest in Anguilla off Tanglewood Road. Dames opened on Anguilla Day, May 30, 2024. The restaurant is named for Dame Bernice Lake and is located in a beautiful, old Anguillan home. Dame Bernice Lake was a talented lawyer and jurist who practiced widely throughout the Caribbean. She… Read more

  • Mingz Restaurant and Bar

    Mingz Restaurant and Bar

    Mingz is a new restaurant in The Valley, Anguilla. This roomy, breezy restaurant has seating for parties of all sizes along with a full-service bar. While waiting for your food, which is delicious and well priced, you can play pool and enjoy the music. The service is great. Mingz is open for lunch (including takeout)… Read more

  • Welches Village Festival: Traditional Delights

    Welches Village Festival: Traditional Delights

    Whit Monday Holiday (May 20, 2024) was celebrated at Welches Village in the East End of Anguilla by a traditional food festival. Johnny cakes were baked in the original outdoor oven. Kids made kites. Music played. Delicious food was eaten. Connect with me on Facebook and Instagram. Read more

  • Peggy’s Week in Paradise: An Adventure in Anguilla

    Peggy’s Week in Paradise: An Adventure in Anguilla

    My cousin Peggy came to visit me in Anguilla. She arrived late on a Sunday afternoon. We dropped off her bag at the house and took her first picture in Anguilla. Then we drove to the Dune Preserve on Rendezvous Bay to enjoy Bankie Banks Sunday School. This was the perfect way to begin Peggy’s… Read more

  • Bankie Banx Takes Sunday School to a New Level

    Bankie Banx Takes Sunday School to a New Level

    Each Sunday afternoon, Bankie Banx, international music star, hosts musicians at his Dune Preserve on Rendezvous Bay in Anguilla. The Aurora Anguilla Amphitheatre hosted the premiere of the documentary: Bankie Banx, King of the Dune on December 21, 2023. Be sure to check out the film festivals in your area in 2024. Bankie Banx is… Read more

  • Good Vibes at Rendevous Bay

    Good Vibes at Rendevous Bay

    Sunday evening, November 26, 2023, the Great Anguilla Beach Resort at Rendevous Bay held an arts festival. I decided to check it out. Rendevous Bay is about 18 minutes to the west of the Forest and only about 1 mile south of the main road through the island. I easily arrived at the Anguilla Great… Read more

  • Sunday Night Music at Netty’s

    Sunday Night Music at Netty’s

    Sunday night I went with my niece to a music venue in The Valley, the main town in Anguilla. During the day, Netty’s BBQ is a roadside diner. But on Sunday nights, the disco ball swirls and lights play across the impromptu dance floor as musicians and DJs take center stage. We arrived around 8:30… Read more