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Re: Happy Bay & Friar's Bay
[Re: bonz1946]
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02/13/2015 12:12 PM
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There is a Restaurant at Friars bay and chairs are available, but we have never frequented it. (We brought our own cooler & Back packs.) Happy bay is very nice, but you do have to hike from Friars bay to get it. The path is not marked but it is well worn ( up a hill and through a farm field to get to it. ) I highly recommend you wear hiking shoes or hiking sandals for the trek. (I believe there is a road that leads part of the way to Happy bay, but we have not used it....
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Re: Happy Bay & Friar's Bay
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02/13/2015 07:02 PM
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moxie said: We went to FB yesterday-the road is terrible-not sure it's worth it anymore.Can't believe that cars don't get flat tires because of the poor road conditions-Mullet Bay parking lot is the same-the governments on both sides don't seem to care re keeping up beach access roads. Considering tourism is their biggest industry you'd think this would be more of a priority to them-wouldn't even cost that much to do but then tourists don't vote. The roads are on private property so the government has no obligation to fix them.
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Re: Happy Bay & Friar's Bay
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02/14/2015 09:47 AM
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boucharda said: I have been to HB many times and probably go there at least 5-6 times over our 2 weeks period. I can say that I have not seen any of the bush people in the last two years...
I've seen them every single time we've been there and more than one each time...We just ignored them!
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Re: Happy Bay & Friar's Bay
[Re: extreme]
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02/15/2015 08:33 AM
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extreme said: I've seen them every single time we've been there and more than one each time...We just ignored them! Tough to ignore when one ends up sitting 10ft away from you .... and wouldn't take NO for an answer. The only thing he understood was the tire iron I grabbed in the trunk after he followed us all the way to the parking lot in Friar's. Went to talk to the Gendarmes in Grand Case (French is my native language) and after I described him, they told me they know him but unless they catch him on the act, they're virtually nothing they can do about it. Really???
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Re: Happy Bay & Friar's Bay
[Re: bonz1946]
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02/19/2015 09:07 AM
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Friars bay is our must go to beach when on island. I agree the road could use repair but it's passable. Just have to go slow and be mindful of the potholes. As mentioned, there are two beach bars. I can't comment on Kali's, since we went a long time ago and the review would not be current/fair. We frequent fbbc and while the prices are higher than the typical beach bar, I feel the quality justifies the cost. We particularly enjoy fbbc because of the consistent quality of food and service, the water is calm, love the view of Anguilla, no beach purveyors pushing goods, the donkey watching, ... IMO it's worth a visit at least once and judge for yourself if it fits your taste.
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Re: Happy Bay & Friar's Bay
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02/19/2015 07:37 PM
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I believe we intentionally maintain "bush wackers" and don't maintain road access to those places only to make sure they don't become over crowded and populated.... and that the few who make the legitimate effort to try and survive it, really enjoy the caribbean spirit of both. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Happy Bay & Friar's Bay
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Good answer! Good answer! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Happy Bay & Friar's Bay
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02/19/2015 08:30 PM
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Iall said: I believe we intentionally maintain "bush wackers" and don't maintain road access to those places only to make sure they don't become over crowded and populated.... and that the few who make the legitimate effort to try and survive it, really enjoy the caribbean spirit of both. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> Love it!
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Re: Happy Bay & Friar's Bay
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02/22/2015 11:05 AM
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Unfortunately, I have to ditto that comment.
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