Blogs from Antigua, Antigua & Barbuda, Central America Caribbean - page 7

Hello, I have to say again, because I just typed all this and somehow lost it! Arriving back in Jolly Harbour this time has been so different. I think I love Delroy because the boat is amazing! It is clean, polished, and good. Still lots to do, but it has made such a difference. Even the stainless steel has been cleaned. We have put up the bimini and spray hood and Alan has replaced the alternator, and checked generator, engine etc etc. Cannot believe so much has been acheived in one day. When we arrived last night we were really tired but managed the basic stuff , like huge rum punches at the sit up bar, and got up early this morning to put the genoa back on, really glad we did, it has blown ever ... read more

Waking up on our first morning aboard, we hadn’t even had time to digest our first banquet, let alone our thoughts, and we were already at our first destination. The previous few nights roughing it in a tent contrasted so markedly with the onslaught of rich food and warm fluffy duvets that we emerged a little later than planned from our air-conditioned cabin, sauntering out into the full glare of the midday sun and down one of the many boardwalks serving the cruise ships that towered overhead, toward a brightly-colored parody of colonial Caribbean architecture. Life quayside at St John’s, Antigua, gives just enough of a feeling you’re exploring somewhere new to make it seem adventurous, when in reality you’re captive in a one-stop shopping mall, complete with diamond shops and casinos. No surprise then, that ... read more

Resume de nos vacances mars 2008. Pendant q'on prend notre petit biere dans sud , les gens du quebec prends le chocolat chaud entre deux pelletes de neige. ... read more

Today is Pete's birthday. I made him a Key Lime Pie a Lo Belliard. We played dominoes with Perseverance and Non Linear last night on Perseverance. Non Linear leaving this afternoon for Deep Bay, a few miles North. We are staying put here till Tuesday, then we will go for Barbuda. The wind is finally going down. We are waiting for the seas to moderate some more. Looks like Tuesday through next Sunday we will be traveling. 1 island at a time.... read more

No, we did not go AWOL, we just haven't had time to write...We are in Fallsmouth, Antigua. Long story, but we got up at 0400 Monday morning to traverse the Riviere Salee, the salt water marshes that divide Guadaloupe in to 2 islands. There are 2 bridges, the North bridge opens at 0430 and 0530, that's it. The South bridge opens at 0500, with South bound traffic having right of way. There were 3 of us sitting there in close proximity. The 1st was a catamaran professionally Captain by a local. And then 2 of us cruisers, the other being a French one. At 0615 we gave up, bridge did not open. The Captain was really upset cause he was on a time frame. We 1st thought to put dinghy down in Pointe Pitre, go into ... read more