Alagana House Antigua

Hi everyone!, So far in 2009 we only updated our cruising blog when we were in Dominica. For those of you who have loads of time, we have now included an update with the highlight of our stops on route from Grenada to St Martin. Read the intro for starters; we put a 'star' next to the entries that make better reading, either for the tale they tell or for a curious observation we must detail. We apologise for having so few photos - we got really lazy! Doesn't mean that everyday ...

... pointed out to us, apparently he's done an awful lot for the islanders and is held in high regard; one of the many things he's done is to build a rehab centre to help locals deal with their addictions. From there we went to the Betty's Hope Sugar Plantation for a Caribbean style buffet lunch, which was just amazing, Creole chicken, rice, salads, dressings, fruit bread, rum punch, fruit, after 2 large glasses of punch a couple of ...

Dear Blog,<br><br>Another day, another adventure. We arrived at Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda at 8:00am this morning. Today promises to be a beautiful warm and exciting day as the sun is already rising along the island and showing off its bright golden rays.<br><br>Antigua boasts one of the Caribbean's most spectacular coastlines with secluded coves and beaches. The capital is St. John's and approximately 70,000 people live on the island. The official ...

Today we arrived in St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda. We debarked the ship and walked a bit until we reached what seemed to be some sort of plaza, where a local was balancing a pineapple on her head while grooving to music, hoping to make a few dollars off of us tourists. Later in the day, we took a tour of the island and saw two gorgeous beaches: Dickinson and Runaway.<br>

... to see some new beaches, and so far it's payed off. A few weeks ago I went to Gopher Beach in Barbados which was very nice, and had a bar right there on the beach with cheap (and good) local beer. Again this Wednesday in Barbados I went clear across the island (about 45 min drive) to a beach called Crane Beach for the HUGE Crane resort there. The beaches were quite large with reddish sand, and the waves were amazing. I took a little boogie-board I bought and surfed most of the ...

... with the Regatta in Antigua! The 40th Stanford Antigua Sailing Week just wrapped up! Sailing week commenced with Race 1 on April 29th and ended on May 4th! To check all of the entries and the results, go to www.sailingweek.com. There are several other fabulous events that are a "must see" in Antigua, depending upon the time of year you visit. For the tennis lovers out there, Antigua hosts Tennis week around the second week in May each year, with a pro-am tournament and ...

... town and surrounding area. With my money running out quick I headed to London via Puerto Rico and New York where I am now in search of a job.

... explained that during the passage the boats on the ARC encountered one serious tropical storm and one hurricane. Despite forewarnings via the ARC communications net, Oystercatcher XXV did not divert as the others did and one night at 2:30 AM, moving without sails up, they were dismasted. The crew had to cut off all rigging including their huge in-boom furled main. Last Mike had heard the yacht had headed back to the Canaries for repairs. However, that morning both Al and Mike saw ...

... if Al and Jackie were about at Horizon Yacht Charters in the marina. They were and we had a fun, short visit. I needed to see a doctor and Jackie gave me a name and number. We found Eugene (Horizon dock manager who had taken me on a powerboat tour of Antigua anchorages on my January 2004 visit) and had a short visit. We learned from them that the active Montserrat volcano had started to rumble that morning shortly after our departure. Timing is everything! That evening we had a ...

<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>SAINT JOHN ISLAND<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>< br><br><br><br>We are at St. John and it is 07.00 am. It is the most "Virgin" out of all the other Virgin Islands .<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Our sailing ship stops in the Ocean, and another one comes to take us to the shore. We get in line and we step in the smaller one which carries us out ...