Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Antigua with company

Hi All. Judy reporting.

We are having a fabulous time and the weather is most definitely cooperating. We’re talkin’ hot hot hot! English Harbour is really something to see with the all the cats and yachts and of course the historical Nelson Boatyard. The local beer, wadadli can be found at all the favourite watering holes like Johnny Coconat’s restaurant. Dawn and I had the best snorkelling in English Harbour where we checked out an old sunken ship (quite eerie actually).

English Harbour, Gallion Beach.


Don't know how Laurie snuck into this photo!


We’ve been to a fish fry set up outside where we met many of Dawn and Laurie’s sailing friends from Nomad, Fido, and Vamoose. Been up island to Nonsuch Bay but the snorkelling was not as great. However the ocean playground was wonderful as we watched the kite-surfers criss-cross around Cat Tales all afternoon.

A beautiful ray seen off the reef at Nonsuch Bay.


We are in Five Island Bay right now where we anchored yesterday. A very pretty bay that we basically had to ourselves; we went for a long walk on a deserted beach where we found many seashells that washed ashore. Plans for today are to sail to the next bay and explore there.