Anguilla Photo Gallery

We visited Anguilla in November, 2010, for the CQ WW CW contest, with Dennis, W1UE.

Anguilla is the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, located east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin islands amd directly north of Saint Martin. The island is about 16 miles long by 3 miles wide at its widest point. A reference to the island's shape, the Italian word "anguilla" means "eel".

We took the ferry over from Sint Maarten.

ferry boat from Sint Maarten immigration dock

The Anguilla amateur radio club guys took great care of us. The antennas were a hexbeam and some dipoles.

assembling the hexbeam assembling the hexbeam assembling the hexbeam asembling the hexbeam Teddy radio club guys hexbeam on the roof cleaning the tower Paul with coax preparing to lift antenna putting the beam on the tower putting the beam on the tower

Seeing the island

surf on the reef goat on the steps rooster shore cove with limestone stick insectkittens

The contest

Jose's sign Paul and Dennis operating Dennis on the porch Paul fixing antenna Keith

Diving:

wrasse gorgonium

smooth trunkfish, Lactophrys triqueter Smooth trunkfish, Lactophrus triqueter

snapper White margate, Haemulon album

sharpnose puffers, Canthigaster rostrats Sharpnose puffers, Canthigaster rostrata

longspine squirrelfish, Holocentrus rufus Squirrelfish, Holocentrus adscensionis

blue tang, Acanthurus coeruleus Blue tang, Acanthurus coeruleus

cleaning goby, Elacatinus genie Cleaning goby, Elacatinus genie

spiny lobster Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus

hawksbill turtle, Eretmchelys imbriocota Hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata

Taking the ferry back to Sint Maarten:

return ferry ride

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