I did not realize I was touching off such a lively discussion. I'm not sure I've mentioned this, but we have already visited Anegada twice on previous trips. I clearly understand the attraction and this was my original plan no questions asked. With that said we have never visited St John. Honestly the sailing time to/from Anegada is probably a wash with the inconvenience of customs. We'll have 2 younger children with us and letting them out to visit Cruz Bay might be more attractive to them.

Even though I love Anegada at this point we are leaning toward St John. Now the difficulty becomes where to visit when we will be there for 1-2 days. Visiting the USVI forum hasn't yielded much information.