Antigua Yacht Club Marina English Harbour

... that affect the boating world. Most mornings on the VHF radio there was cruiser net that would announce social events, items for sale or wanted, weather and a forum to ask your questions.  There was always a lot going on with dominoes, book swaps, barbeques, pot luck meals, outings, Happy Hours... Between the Yacht club, the various Happy Hours or just by doing laundry it was easy to meet other boaters. On Grenada we were able to get away from the boating world and explore ...

Sunday 05/04/09 St Johns - Antigua Temps Air 28°C Sea 27°C Our berth once again is ideally placed being right alongside the city's main waterfront, straight off the ship to the many bars & cafes. Although it's Sunday the place is already humming as already berthed is the Holland-America Lines ship Maarsdam, and 15 minutes after our arrival the Fred Olsen Lines Booddica arrived and there's another due in later in the day We'd ...

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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.

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 ...

Christmas day at English Harbour. An alternative to the traditional cold weather Christmas, complete with steel drum renditions of Christmas carols and a dingy full of ice and cheap champagne in the very attractive Nelson's Dockyard in English Harbour - well worth a visit!

... tegen overbelasting, zijn gewoon in de handel wereldwijd te koop. Alleen de bladen zijn uniek en precies uitgekiend voor het systeem. Daar kopen we dus nog maar een reservesetje van. De molen werkt perfect en maakt weinig lawaai, in tegenstelling tot de, ook erg populaire, Air-X die een ware helikopter simuleert en in menige baai de rust verstoort. Met bomvolle accu´s vertrekken we noordwaarts. Steeds hoog aan de wind hakken we 3 eilanden voorbij. Vooral de Tobago Cays ...

... Its capital is St. John's. The official language of the nation is English, often spoken with a distinct Caribbean accent, and the official currency is the Eastern Caribbean dollar, although U.S. dollars are widely accepted.

... Or maybe it's just that they have found "Me Ma" to be a tastier target? I'm not sure whether I'm happy with that or not, I always thought I was attractive to something, even if it was just mozzies!??! Unfortunately, Dave and Glynn are a little behind schedule with the start being delayed and winds going the wrong way. So we have decided to have a look at another island, St Kitts and Nevis (I'm convinced they named it after me but just got the spelling wrong as it's pronounced Niamhus ...

Just arrived back in Antigua after cruising back up the island chain :-) The last 2 ports of call were the the Saint Island and Day-Hay Northern Guadalope. the french island are totally different from the other islands. Far more organised, better managed, more european!!! now down to a couple of days cleaning and then a flight home :-(

... br> Here we find local small colorful buses, waiting for us. We have a ride round this beautiful exotic island.....here looks like paradise!







We are supposed to have lunch here and then leave back for the ship, to be carried to the Island of Saint Tomas.







The food is ridiculous. We ...