Privately owned, the remains of an abandoned air field still exist.
You are in safe hands with Nature Boy. Rome2rio is a door-to-door travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. Whether or not your tour to Scrub Island Anguilla includes a hike in the interior, it is assumed you will have respect for the ecological fragility of the area and the owners’ rights. A few abandoned houses and an old airfield still remain on the island but some of its most famous occupants are winged. The Valley Anguilla holds the distinction as the main town of the entire isla... ), but the view from the beach, with its rolling green hills, is breathtaking.
Scrub Island Anguilla is a small, windswept and uninhabited island off the northeastern tip of the main island. Here, the water is still and shallow, and the landscape is breathtaking with long stretches of sand. It is nearly 1,000 feet long and covered with fine white sand.
Low scrub and dramatic lava rock make for a windswept landscaped reminiscent of Scotland. Calm as a pond that day, it is known for its powerful and pristine waves in winter months.
On approaching Little Scrub Island we saw the huge waves pounding the tall cliffs and then the huge caves they had formed opening through to the centre of the island.Here's what I learned - Didn't make it there because of the rough waterWe didn’t make it to Scrub Island on our first trip so it was at the very top of our to-do list on this trip. My husband and I had the beach to ourselves. Rounding the north end of Anguilla we left the calm of the Caribbean and experienced the large Atlantic swells. One of the Best Beaches of Anguilla - and It Isn't Even on Anguilla! It is the only one in Anguilla that faces completely away from Let happiness wash over you at Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina, Autograph Collection. And then, Anguilla's mainland came to an end and Scrub was on the immediate horizon. I believe him, too. Born and raised in Island Harbour, Nature Boy is a seasoned fisherman and an excellent tour guide. Off the eastern tip of Anguillais uninhabited Scrub Island, about 3 miles square and fun to visit. It is easily reached by boat.
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There is a bit of a current and the fins help fight that current. On approaching Little Scrub Island we saw the huge waves pounding the tall cliffs and then the huge caves they had formed opening through to the centre of the island. Swimming, diving, spinning... in total awe of this secret beauty. Day 2 they would sail the rest, landing back on Sandy Ground in the afternoon. Here's a video clip of Nori inside the cave (below). My husband and I had the beach to ourselves.
Nature Boy explained that fishermen often come to Little Scrub because the drop off is quite deep (100 feet) and you can get big catches close to the shoreline. We met up with Nature Boy at Island Harbour, hopped into his fishing boat and we were on our way. Since then, the flora has recovered. For, it was a perfectly placid, still-water day on the eastern side of Scrub and on mainland Anguilla, but here, on the north side of Scrub? We motored past adventurous fishermen.
The challenges don't end there, however. The teenage boys at the Anguilla Sailing Association along with their instructor William Ferguson were set to sail half of Anguilla to Scrub Island on day 1, and set up camp.