Halcyon Cove by Rex Resorts St. John's

... surface, flipping their tails in only brief moment. However, it was a very neat moment and so unexpected. To think that they passed only 10 feet under our keel!   Antigua - Our arrival in Nelson's Harbour couldn't have been timed worse as a regatta was just finishing and the boats were all entering the harbour and dropping the anchor simultaneously. This wouldn't have been so bad had they not all been bareboat charterers wreaking havoc. One boat went astern so close to us they ...

... 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 ...

... is English, spoken with a distinctive Caribbean accent. <br><br>Once we boarded our air-conditioned mini bus, me at the front again and Mi behind me, we drove through the center of Antigua, passing along various beautiful little villages, each one having charming little old churches and chattel houses. <br><br>A visit was made at Dow's Hill Interpretation Centre at Shirley Heights where we viewed a 15 minute multimedia presentation that traces ...

... 2 was.] Had Dynamite Punch at jungle bar at 8 in the morning. Slept overnight in Guadaloupe last night, then sailed here today. It was a nice sail. Greg gave me his copy of "The Power of Now' and treated us to a fantastic dinner tonight.

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>

... other people just decided to return to swimming despite the sheets of rain that kept falling. When the rain finally stopped and the sun returned, everybody just went back to lounging, drinking, swimming, and just enjoying another picture perfect Caribbean beach. After being served a delicious lunch, It was time to return to the van for the return trip back to the port. Once there, we had a few hours to kill before the ship departed so we decided to do some shopping ...

... labels and boarding passes from another airline and fills em in with her biro. Oh yes, a cheap flight. Its a little plane made of wood. Not really, but you get the idea. We chugged up and over Antigua and bumped along until Guadeloupe, where we had to have a stop over, 30 minutes into the flight. We landed and got off, as you do. We even asked a Airport woman with a radio if we were cool for the Dominica flight. She said yes and clucked a bit ...

... north. The islands of Antigua (pronounced An - tee - gah) and Barbuda (Bar - bew - dah) are a nation unto themselves. The official language is English, but sometimes you could hardly tell. When the natives speak among themselves, they use a pigeon-English, fortunately slowing it down for us poor tourons. Barbuda is even smaller than Antigua - boasting around 1500 people. The beach upon which we anchored was practically ...

... Cheeseburger in Paradise" and walked all over town. The mega yachts lined up along the quay were something to behold! They were even more impressive lit up at night when we dinghied back in for a wonderful dinner at La Route des Boucaniers on the waterfront. Al and I knew were delighted we would return the following week. We had an easy sail from St. Barts with a stop for fuel at Bobby's Marina in Phillipsburg and on to Marigot. Rich and Anne departed the next day and my brother ...

... that we are not leaving without a proper meal.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Well, an hour later, and we are indeed enjoying a proper lunch - at least we weren't fooled!!<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br ><br><br><br><br>We have to return back to the ship as soon as we finish lunch, and we are to be carried to the last but most beautiful Island of all.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>