Anguilla…just because
Those of you who have been following my new series, the Year of Geography, know that I’m trying to learn a little about every country on the United Nations’ official list of countries by the end of 2011. But, every so often, I know I’ll come across a place that would be fun to cover but isn’t on the list. And then, I’ll cheat. My first cheat is Anguilla, a British overseas territory in the Caribbean.
My friend Martha Chapman, who handles publicity for Anguilla here in Canada, recently sent me a lovely photo of the island. And given that the temperature in Ottawa as I type this is -19C, with a windchill of -28C, this picture seemed reason enough to run a post about Anguilla. Ah….
And here’s a fun fact Martha pointed out: “Anguilla” rhymes with “vanilla.” I’ll never mispronounce it “An-gee-ah” again!
