As a tourism destination, Anguilla has some 33 beaches – a number of them being of world-class standard. They are located all around the island’s 35 square miles.
Added to the beaches, bays, coastlines and the island’s azure waters, are a number of classy hotels and villas, making Anguilla both an attractive and desired destination. In addition to the sea, there are several expansive ponds, some in the vicinity of hotels, forming natural water courses as part of the environment.
Among these attractive areas is the Maundays Bay scenery where, according to one visitor, land and sea combine to make beauty. Caught up in this natural attractiveness are Maundays Bay Pond – one of the island’s longest such water courses. It begins at the head of the Maundays Bay Road and flows down past Belmond Cap Juluca. Then there are the nearby dunes to the south that protect the Anguilla coastline from erosion while, at the same time, appear to allow some passage of seawater into the pond. In the near distance are the ocean and the mountain range between St. Martin and Anguilla. To the east, of the Anguilla beach land, are the Aurora Anguilla Resort and other tourism properties – and below is Belmond Cap Juluca.
At the northern corner of that resort, perched on the hillside, are Sheriva Villas providing a commanding view of the entire Maundays Bay area. During the high tourism season, in the past, there have been overflows of guests from Cap Juluca to these scenic and nearby villas.
The edges of the Maundays Bay Pond, along the Belmond Cap Juluca road, are usually frequented by flocks of birds called “Pond Dippers”. They lure bird watchers to the area and then fly off in a feathery cloud, only to return immediately.
