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Re: Timing trip to Anguilla
[Re: barryvabeach]
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02/21/2017 09:07 PM
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Ferry ride is 20-30 minutes, depending on the conditions. Immigration could take just a few minutes or perhaps 10-20 if they are crowded but it is not a long process. Take your passport.
J.D.
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Re: Timing trip to Anguilla
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02/24/2017 09:03 AM
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Shoal Bay will not disappoint.
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Re: Timing trip to Anguilla
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02/24/2017 09:45 AM
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aren't you supposed to be on an airplane?
Rah Rah Rasputin They put some poison into his wine He drank it all and said "I feel fine"
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Re: Timing trip to Anguilla
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Rasputin said: aren't you supposed to be on an airplane? In between right now. Boarding in ATL soon I hope.
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Re: Timing trip to Anguilla
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02/25/2017 01:56 AM
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Shoal Bay was rated by Conde Nast Traveler as one of the top 10 beaches in the world. It truly is stunning. When you go, tell your driver you want to go to Elodia's, set up shop there, they have nice loungers and good food. I personally would skip the dolphins. Ellen
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Re: Timing trip to Anguilla
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Me. too, Ellen. In all honesty, I didn't realize this place was still in existence after the way they used to keep those poor creatures so I'm guessing they were forced to clean up their act? I love AXA. But not so much the Dolphin swim. To each his own..... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" />
Last edited by pat; 02/25/2017 10:38 AM.
Respectfully,
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Re: Timing trip to Anguilla
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It stopped for a while, but then it started up again, I am sure palms were greased. It is inhumane and unsanitary. I wish the cruise ships would stop offering it as an attraction. Ellen
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Re: Timing trip to Anguilla
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Thanks again to JD and Doug, did the trip on Wed and it went fine. There was easy parking across the street for the ferry, we were surprised that when the ferry was about to dock, the stewardess asked if we needed a taxi, then offered to drive us, the pilot of the ferry then started talking to another set of passengers and when they said the wanted to rent a car, he said he could handle that for them. Immigration at each side was less than 5 minutes. Our stewardess/taxi driver, Olivette ,gave us a tour of the island on the way to Shoal , and as predicted here, came back and picked us up, then took us back to the Dolphin Discovery, came inside the shop to make sure everything went smoothly ( the first person said she could not find our reservation ). Olivette stayed with us till that got resolved, then drove us down to the Dolphin swim facility. I do not want to get into the politics of dolphin attractions, but will say they gave a short presentation on challenges facing dolphins in the wild, and encouraged participants to do what they could do to help, such as recycle plastics so they don't end up in the ocean, etc. They also claimed the lifespan of a dolphin in captivity was much longer than those in the wild, for what that's worth.
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Re: Timing trip to Anguilla
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03/04/2017 05:50 AM
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Glad it worked out for you. Always a fun trip to Anguilla.
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