Sandy Ground

  • Anguilla Carnival

    Photo Album: August Monday in Anguilla

    Carnival week is underway and August Monday is the crown jewel in the week's festivities, bringing in masses of people from Anguilla and neighboring islands for a day long party. The beach party spans the stretch of Sandy Ground with…

  • Anguilla Carnival

    Anguilla: August Monday Celebrations

    Anguilla's Carnival/Summer Festival is a week-long celebration that involves pageants, Band Clash, the Grand Parade of Troupes, sailboat races, a street fair, and the famous August Monday beach party in Sandy Ground. For me, the festivities of August Monday have…

  • Shoal Bay, Anguilla

    Anguilla: Weekend at the beach

    Here's the thing about living on an island: people assume that you spend your days sipping rum punches at the beach, sunning and catching up on all of those beach reads that you had stashed when you lived in a…

  • August Monday, Anguilla

    August Monday!

     After the craziness of Scilly Cay on Sunday, we woke up Monday morning ready to grab breakfast and make our way down to the August Monday celebrations. After fueling at on-site Straw Hat, we loaded up some drinks, towels and other beach necessities…