Okay, even on our stateside camping trips we've never felt the urge to mix our drinks in a garbage can but I can imagine a guys camp out group doing so. I've even heard of them lining their pick- up truck beds with a heavy duty plastic liner and filling it with water and using it as their private splash pool. Nope! Haven't done that one either although at least one of the young men who used to hang with my kids did and lived to tell us about it and laugh about it after the fact.

We 'camped' at Maho Bay and, aside from the steps, we loved it and we absolutely loved the peace and tranquility found there. But I hated those steps and I figured out on day one you didn't want to forget any beach items and have to go back up for them.

I guess I'm in the small minority here but I really do think with the right mindset, i.e. "it doesn't have to be a palace as long as it's clean" and "I will make my own good time regardless of what others have experienced" and you will have a great time.

My suggestions - on Sunday morning get up early and dress for beaching and take an around the island ride staying on the main road and you'll get a great over-sight as to what and where things are for future reference.

Check out as many beaches as you can - they're all different and all have different personalities. We love Mullet, Simpson Bay Beach, Friars Bay Beach and Ans Marcel Beach. But not to be missed are Cupecoy, Rouge, and Orient, to name but a few others.

If you can squeeze it in, I'm one who would do the Anguilla trip just to say you did and to catch a glimpse of some of the most beautiful and environmentally natural beaches in the Caribbean.

Bring lots of money, several bathing suits, and don't get too hung up on dress clothes......it really is a relatively casual island.

Don't leave anything in your car, not even locked in the trunk or the glovebox and do ask your car rental company about how he wants the "lock it/don't lock it" issue handled and finally, use the same precautions you would take in the VIs and the chances are it will be a good and incident free trip.

And lastly, a huge dollar saver if you're planning on visiting some of the more remote beaches, or even on the main beaches if you're of a mind, is to consider renting chairs and umbrellas and even a beach cooler if you think you might use one - from Pack-lite. Their weekly price is not much more than two days of chair rentals on the popular beaches and then you are free to eat wherever you want - even picnic style if you're of a mind to and you aren't locked into using the more expensive eateries that include their chair rentals in the restaurant prices.

Have a wonderful time and take pictures, lots of them. But why do I think this may just be the first if many trips to come.... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />