An Oasis Among Caribbean Condos

Hello. Yuki here. My dad and I had just suffered through The Lost Passport Fiasco at Princess Juliana Airport in Sint Maarten. We were hot, tired, and frustrated.

It's times like this when you really need a quiet refuge, an oasis to cool down, both mentally and physically. My Dad and I were one week ahead of Nori and my Mom during this trip and we had decided to go back to a special Anguilla condos discovery we had made during our Anguilla-land-buying trip.

We arrived at The Ocean Terrace Condo, to be greeted with friendly smiles by Brett and his wife Nancy. They had bought a condo from Ambrose. They rent it when they are not in Anguilla and help Ambrose run everything.

Nori And I With Brett And Nancy

Let me take you on a tour of this special condo by the Caribbean Sea...

The Master Bedroom

My parents enjoyed the master bedroom which had panoramic views of the open Caribbean or of St Martin.

My dad and I were extremely relieved, after those grueling hours spent at the airport, to find that Brett and Nancy had put Carib and sodas in the fridge for our arrival! How thoughtful!

The Kitchen

The Living Room

The living room, master bedroom and second bedroom all had TVs. So yippee! No fights over what to watch! (Nori and I spend more time surfing the Net on our wireless hookup to Brett's high-speed Internet anyway.)

Nori and I shared the spare bedroom, which had a queen bed, lots of room for Nori and me.

The Second Bedroom

The Balcony

My mom's favorite spot (she's hiding the Carib!). And what's not to love? Spectacular views from this Caribbean condo...

St.Martin to the right, the open Caribbean to the left, and on an clear day, St Barts straight ahead.

St.Martin At Night... Pretty

The Caribbean Sea... For As Far As You Can See

The Pyramid Shaped Mountains Of St Barts

From the front of Ocean Terrace Condos, you get a view that few tourists ever see...

Long Salt Pond

My Mum And Nancy By The Pool

The ocean by the condos is too rough to swim in so the pool was a perfect way to cool down from an adventurous day.

My Dad Goes Bonkers

We originally decided to stay at Ocean Terrace on this trip because it is close to our land. My Dad wanted to understand how the sun moved across the sky and the directions of the wind. So-o-o-o-o-o...

Every day, my dad would trek through the bush, shredding his shins on thorns, exploring the land to figure out where to put the house and where the boundaries were. Now, get this...

He'd walk down to the ocean front, where all kinds of flotsam had washed up over the years and years. It accumulated because few people ever come here.

He found a thirty-foot bamboo pole, and placed it near one survey marker. He kept going like this, topping various poles and long branches with brightly colored cartons or what-not. It took him days to figure out as the survey markers were well hidden amongst the bushes.

So why, you may ask, would he do all that? The other people staying in these nicely located Caribbean condos certainly did. Well, here's the answer...

When he retired back to our unit he could see exactly where his land was! The first few tries weren't accurate, though, so he had to go back out through the bush and re-adjust the flotsam.

We laughed and laughed. But he looked quite satisfied with himself, all the same. And I must admit, it worked. Take a look...

My Dad's "Home-Made Markers... View From Our Caribbean Condo

View From The Side

When we were staying there we would go for walks along the Caribbean shore. You can walk a long way, all the way to Long Pond Bay, which is so wild and a must-see. And the inshore reef was prime for whelking!

Not only that, but I even had my very own salt water aquarium. See my "yellow zebra" (left of center)?

I Love The Yellow And Black Stripes!

We found these fish in a little tidal pool at the foot of the property. There were several of these natural aquariums, all with brightly colored tropical fish. I never did catch the bright blue one with my camera, though.

Not only is the condo perfectly located by the Caribbean Sea, with views of St. Martin, St. Barts and Long Pond, it is also only a quick hop into the Valley for groceries and sudden urges for chocolate cake from Fat Cat.

And my Dad is delighted with the constant cooling tradewinds coming in from the East (plus or minus 8.7 degrees in case you are wondering!). Ha ha! And he's the ultimate wave maniac. The rhythm and "acoustic clarity" of the waves make him very relaxed (but I think he's joking with me when he talks about "acoustic clarity" -- either that, or he really is bonkers!).

Brett and Nancy had just completed their Caribbean condo purchase. They told us that they would only stay there part of the year. They live in Massachusetts and visit Anguilla several times a year. They rent this splendid condo when they're not there.

It's a great place to stay, at a reasonable price.

If you're interested in owning or renting Anguilla condos, I recommend contacting my favorite Anguilla real estate agent, Jackie Pascher.

Jackie is a kind lady and we trust her completely! My Dad recommends her to everyone he knows. If you want to reach Jackie, you can contact her by filling out the form below...