Last night, we joined Doug and Wendy from the boat Nahanni River for dinner ashore. Here in Antigua, it's really easy to get to shore, lock the dinghy to a nice solid well lit dock and wander around. The restaurant we went to does a Wednesday night special with all outdoor seating right on the waterfront. Lorna and Brian will remember sitting in one of those same seats sipping a cool beer when they visited us here a few years ago. We said goodbye to Doug and Wendy back in Deshaies, Guadeloupe awhile back, and had to say goodbye again last night over dinner as they are leaving for St. Martin tonight! (2 ships passing in the night?)
Another couple we met with last night is the crew of Kokopelli. Laurie talked to Merl on the Ham radio often and we have met up with them in person a few times here in Antigua; one involved a four hour hike up to a major old fort. Laurie just can't get enough of old forts. He imagines what might have happened at these places back in their time and counts cannon holes in every battery and even shoots pretend guns and cannons.
Indeed, as we scan the horizon around English Harbour, we see that we've been along the top of every hill, as part of one hike or another.
Laurie and I swam out beyond the reef into the open ocean yesterday and saw a few fish that we don't see often in the southern islands. The cooler water makes a difference in the species of fish and it also determines how long I'll stay in the water! I was able to follow a couple of turtles around, and in my books, any time I can follow a turtle around is a very good day indeed.
Sorry, no photos this time as we are forced to dinghy into a little Internet spot to get this out. Will send some at a later date.
