Antigua

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Geo: 17.0833, -61.7

Here is a recap of what we did on our time on Antigua:

Arriving earlier than planned on Saturday at the VC Byrd Airport in Antigua, we drove to our B&B arriving around noon. After settling in we drove to the nearest restaurant, Mama's Homemade Pasta, at Long Bay beach. We had lunch and a then got a take out order of fettuccini and meatballs for our dinner that evening since the restaurant closed at 5:00 PM.

Sunday we drove to Indian Town National Park and did a bit of hiking around the Devil's Bridge coastal area and then along the shore of a small bay. Found a stash of hundreds of Conch shells on the shore there and got a few as souvenirs. Ate lunch on the shore of the bay - Anne had snacks and I finished her sandwich from the previous days lunch. Afterwards we took a scenic drive to the Falmouth Harbor area then back to the B&B.

Monday we had intended to do some hiking on some trails in the small rainforest area on Antigua where an old reservoir was located. However, true to its name, it was raining off and on making for quite wet and muddy trails. We walked up to the old reservoir but then decided to revisit the Falmouth and English Harbor area and the Nelson's Dockyard National Park. Lots of beautiful views from the Dow's Hill and Shirley Heights area and a neat trail above the Nelson's Dockyard. After our hike and a late lunch we returned to our B&B.

Here are some pictures from our travels on Antigua.

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Photos

The coast of Antigua
From our Early Liat flight

The driveway to the Song of the Sea B&B
The drive led down the hill to just above the bay

B&B Patio
All B&Bs should have a view like this.

View from the B&B Shower
The shower was open to the outside but still had plenty of privacy.

The B&B shower.
View from the outside.

The bay in front of the B&B
I'm standing at the foot of the walk from the B&B down to the waters edge. Did a little bit of snorkeling here.

Devil's Bridge
Apparently it is possible to actually walk across the "bridge". Not me. Waves were way too high making the bridge wet and slippery when we were there.

On Indian Town Point
At Indian Town National Park.

Indian Down Point Coast
Where Devil's Bridge is located.

Conchs
One of the piles of Conch or Whelk shells along the shore of the small bay at Indian Town NP.

Sunrise
At the B&B.

Double rainbow.
Taken from the balcony of the B&B where we ate breakfast. There is a faint second rainbow just above and to the right of the main one.

The Reservoir
This reservoir, now dry, used to provide water to the inhabitants in the old days before the current desalinization plants were installed.

View from Dow's Hill
Part of the Nelson's Dockyard NP

View from Shirley Heights
Shirley Heights was originally part of the defenses for the island. Today it is a tourist attraction with a restaurant and gift shop.