Most travelers have heard of the U.S. Virgin Islands; some of the British Virgin Islands. Those familiar with the BVI usually know Tortola, and maybe even Virgin Gorda and Jost Van Dyke. But it seems that few have ever heard of Anegada. Which is a shame because it has so much to recommend it.
For starters, the northernmost of the BVI - a mere 15 square miles and with a population of just 450, a 45-minute ferry ride from Tortola - boasts multiple beautiful beaches with soft sand whiter and azure water more inviting than the sometimes more challenging undertow-ridden surf of its more famous sister islands. As a bonus, its very drivable roads are flat and low as opposed to the windy, mountainous, death-defying roads on Tortola. Apparently that’s because Anegada is the only inhabited British Virgin Island formed from coral and limestone rather than being of volcanic origin (whatever - above my pay grade).
And recently my husband Victor and I were privileged to visit for the 12th annual Anegada Lobster Festival, held in late November. Massive varieties of dishes that this crustacean can be transformed into abound, well beyond any traditional lobster meal. Thirteen restaurants around the island offered samples of their luscious lobster creations for $10 each. Not a good week to be a lobster.
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