Three Days in Anguilla, Anguilla, Anguilla

It has been a few years since I’ve been to the Caribbean, and I always like visiting a tropical destination during Colorado’s snowy months. This year I selected a combination of three nearby islands; Anguilla, Saba, and St. Maarten.

My first stop was Anguilla via St. Maarten. There is not a direct flight from Denver to St. Maarten, so I had to go through Charlotte. Short layover times for winter delays encouraged me to fly to Charlotte the previous night. Good choice! The Denver airport shut down due to the bomb cyclone winter storm the day after I left.

I flew from Charlotte the following morning and arrived in St. Maarten in the afternoon just before 2pm. Passengers deplane from both the front and back of the aircraft. Don’t choose row 19 in the plane. This resulted in being last to immigration. Fortunately, I was still in transit, so I entered the empty “resident/transit” line.

In the end, it didn’t matter as my checked bag came out on island time. Normally I avoid checking a bag, but I had my dive gear! I picked up my gear and had 10 minutes to make it to the ferry terminal just a short drive away.  ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).