Blogs from Antigua, Antigua & Barbuda, Central America Caribbean - page 5

Antigua - St.John's - Slipping on my life jacket I feel like an old hand at swimming with stingrays. Gone are the fears of the first time. I descend the narrow metal ladder into the warm waters of the Caribbean and swim away out to the sandbank where the stingrays are gathered. We get to touch and play with them and of course the inevitable photograph and video too. So confident am I that I take to feeding them with prawns from the bucket held aloft by one young Caribbean. I hear him say something about keeping the prawn vertical but do not hear the second part:" keep your thumb hidden". A stingray grabs my thumb with its mini saw-like teeth. I squeal. And pull. My thumb is released instantly. On return to the shore we ... read more

January 2011 Happy New Year to all our friends, family and anyone else. I can finally say that on the 15th January, as the start of the new year was a bit of a nightmare. When we got back to the boat we were expecting to find our decks recaulked, the boat tidy and everything good, but in reality we found shoddy work, the boat in a shambles and noone to be seen. We went to Falmouth harbour for new years eve and had a great time, as always the atmosphere was wonderful and we danced until about 2am. The following days were spent fretting about sorting out the work on the boat and we were extremely lucky to find two really reliable carpenters, oliver and marshall who expertly repaired the work and produced perfect looking ... read more

If you want designer martinis and pool butlers, Verandah Resort is not for you. But, if you want a true tropical oasis that blends into the natural landscape, is laid back and offers suites with views of the turquoise sea, then look no further. Verandah Resort and spa meets that criteria and provides a friendly, dedicated staff to meet your needs. The resort is managed under the watchful eye of Ms. Jenny Liu who is very visible around the resort. The resort is located in Long Bay and is an approximate 30 minute taxi ride from the airport in St. John’s. A private taxi is about $38.00 or $7.00 per person in a collective taxi. The reception area is in a simple building separate from the rest of the resort. The desk is operational 24 hrs. ... read more

Hi all, This will have to be a short message I'm afraid and I'll post a much longer entry when the chance presents itself. Delphine and I arrived safe and sound in Antigua (love British Airways after years of Easyjet and Ryanair!). The place we're staying in English Harbour, next to Nelson's Dockyard is fine and the person running it is lovely. We're lucky to experience the cooling breeze of Hurricane Egor at the moment, which is about 600 miles south east (everyone talks about the hurricane weather here), otherwise we would be dying of heatstroke, the first few days here were very hot and sticky. The sea is like a bath and the beaches are like any photograph you've ever seen of the Caribbean - stunning! We've travelled round by local buses, which have been ... read more

We spent a week at the Hawksbill Resort in Antigua for Jo's cousins wedding. It was AMAZING!!! Here are some pictures to prove it.... read more