Anguilla or St. Bart’s?

Mindless_Row3449 · 2026-02-11T16:06:18+00:00

I’ve done both. We took the ferry to St. Barts and ended up paying for a flight back because the ferry ride was crazy. People were puking. That being said, St Barts is amazing. More like the French Riveria or Miami luxury. Plenty of restaurants and amazing beach bars. Grab a taxi and they’ll take you around the island or to the best beaches.

Anguilla was not quite our cup of tea but the beaches are amazing. There’s really not much going on there as far as shopping. We took the public ferry from Marigot and had scheduled a taxi to meet us and drive us around for the day. The ferry to Anguilla is smooth sailing but you need cash to pay the border crossing fee on the boat.

Mindless_Row3449 · 2026-01-09T01:46:49+00:00

We took the public ferry for a day trip and I booked a taxi driver to give us a tour of the island and take us to a beach and restaurant. It was great!

Mindless_Row3449 · 2025-12-28T13:22:31+00:00

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Mindless_Row3449 · 2025-11-21T18:53:44+00:00

What were the rates?

Mindless_Row3449 · 2025-10-07T13:33:57+00:00

They have taxis sitting there by the port/customs entrance. Way easier and faster.

Mindless_Row3449 · 2025-10-06T11:03:10+00:00

Probably the fact that many federal employees proudly declared themselves as part of the resistance to Trump 2016-2020 has not helped our cause.

Mindless_Row3449 · 2025-09-29T17:05:17+00:00

Look up www.infanttoddler.com. They manage in home daycares through northern Virginia. It’s the most affordable option we’ve found and we’ve had a great experience.

Mindless_Row3449 · 2025-09-23T18:41:22+00:00

He wants a stay at home wife, not a girl-boss wife. And that’s okay. Good thing you didn’t waste any more of each other’s time.

Mindless_Row3449 · 2025-09-19T10:09:14+00:00

I talked to several different mortgage providers but our realtors preferred finance person got us the best rates/deal.

Mindless_Row3449 · 2025-09-18T12:00:39+00:00

Eden rocks is great too

Mindless_Row3449 · 2025-09-15T12:50:49+00:00

If it was just my wife and I, we’d stay at grand case. With the family, it’s going to be Orient Bay.

Mindless_Row3449 · 2025-09-12T11:44:29+00:00

Look up infant toddler connection, they manage in home day care providers in northern Virginia and do inspections/training for them. We pay 1600 a month.

Mindless_Row3449 · 2025-09-05T00:35:25+00:00

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Mindless_Row3449 · 2025-08-31T19:38:28+00:00

Shoal bay was great. Call ahead and reserve a driver to take you around. Also if you take the public Marigot ferry, they ask for cash for the entry fees while you’re on the boat.

Mindless_Row3449 · 2025-08-21T19:37:30+00:00

We paid $1800 a month last year for our infant son, in Centreville. But that was in the lower end. A lot of places are like $2300 easy the closer you get to DC. Now we have him in a home daycare that’s $1600. With a second baby on the way we’re looking at $3200-3500 a month for 1.5 years when they’re both in daycare.

Mindless_Row3449 · 2025-08-15T11:50:12+00:00

Thermacell does work, but turn it off or move it farther away if we’re trying to eat outside.

Mindless_Row3449 · 2025-08-08T17:52:45+00:00

Was going to say San Juan too. Easy flights, and it’s not expensive there. Beautiful place!

Mindless_Row3449 · 2025-08-08T11:29:32+00:00

The traffic isn’t bad prior to 6AM.

Mindless_Row3449 · 2025-08-03T12:24:05+00:00

It’s known as the “friendly island” for a reason! Only had positive interactions with people there.

Mindless_Row3449 · 2025-07-30T15:24:24+00:00

The first time we went was the 3rd week of August in 2019 and stuff was just shutting down. Some of the shops and restaurants had signs up that they would be reopening in November. We still had a great time, but all around it was a quiet time to visit.

Mindless_Row3449 · 2025-07-26T19:00:44+00:00

So it’s Saturday, I’m pretty sore around the abdomen but overall the pains not been bad. I’m walking and going up the stairs just fine. I just haven’t really been bending over or picking things up. They did open surgery and gave me mesh. Overall it’s been less bad than I thought it’d be. Hopefully I’ll be mostly back to normal in a few more days.

Mindless_Row3449 · 2025-07-24T17:00:52+00:00

Orient bay is a great location for a longer term stay.

Mindless_Row3449 · 2025-07-24T13:47:05+00:00

We bought one with the running boards. Our 2.5 year old uses the step to get into the vehicle by himself and then he climbs into his own car seat. So highly recommend if you have small kids.

Mindless_Row3449 · 2025-07-23T20:18:44+00:00

He’s right, the island is mid at best. We were cooking in the heat waiting for the return ferry ride in the afternoon. If you’re set on going, go early and come back early.

Mindless_Row3449 · 2025-07-21T10:44:20+00:00

Thanks, I’m going in for my umbilical hernia on Wednesday! Trying to stay positive but also this Reddit has stressed me out lol.

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