Anegada - A bit of a wash

On April 21st we sailed in perfect light wind conditions 23 miles north to the teal blue waters surrounding Anegada.
This very unique island is a coral and limestone atoll, 11 miles long and 2 miles wide with its highest elevation being 28 feet. It is ringed with 9 miles of virtually deserted white sand beach - the total island population being 250.
Spreading out for 10 miles southeast of the island is the immense Horseshoe reef, where 250-300 wrecks lay.
When we arrived we found the main harbour anchorage to be very crowded with mostly charter boats. We dropped anchor east of Pomato point amidst the sea grass beds, turtles and occasional coral head.
Regretfully the water was very murky, we therefore made arrangements to take a taxi across the island in order to snorkel.
Unfortunately we didn't have the opportunity to follow through on our plans as our Johnson outboard broke down. Barry found its connecting rod bearing had let go - looks like we'll be paddling our dinghy for awhile. We certainly can't complain as the Johnson is 17 years old and has run for almost a year since it was submerged in salt water when our dinghy sank.
While in Anegada we had hoped to dine on the island's speciality of lobster but the flat $50.00 per plate charge deterred us and we headed off on April 23rd to snorkel at Normal Island having enjoyed Anegada's warm water and beautiful beach but not much more.
Anchor to anchor - Spanish town Virgin Gorda to Anegada - 23 miles - 5 hours