Yes, that extra hop / water transfer from and to SXM is very annoying, especially after what can be a two-hop flight. Used to be able to fly nonstop from SJ Puerto Rico but no longer. Might make sense to hire private plane from another nearby island into Anguilla.

Wonder if the beach has changed — turquoise waters clear and sparkling when we were there, mostly very calm. Soft white sand.

We stayed st the Meridian Club on its own private island in the T&C years sgo. Beach there much rougher than CJ, and the mosquitos awful.