Antigua and Barbuda
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    • Day 170

      Die Küste Antiguas entdecken

      January 22, 2020 in Antigua and Barbuda ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

      Ach war das heute eine entspannte Entdeckungstour. Auf einem Segelkatamaran schipperten wir die Küste entlang. Inbegriffen waren natürlich einige Schnorchelstops um sich im türkisfarbenen Wasser zu erfrischen. Anschließend nahmen wir noch Kurs auf einen einsamen Traumstrand. Idylle pur!Read more

    • Day 10

      Antigua

      December 21, 2022 in Antigua and Barbuda ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F

      Our second port of call — St John’s, Antigua. An early arrival at 7:00a. Since we had agreed to join fellow-passengers Terri and Jim on a tour they had organized with a 9:30a departure, we didn’t have to hurry off the ship.

      Our guide, Lawrence of Antigua, was waiting for us at the head of the North Pier. Following inland roads, we crossed over to the south coast where we made stops at the Block House and Shirley Heights for spectacular views … especially from the lookout point at the latter spot.

      Then, we drove down to Falmouth Bay, where we had a wander at Nelson Dockyards … which bills itself as a UNESCO World Heritage site. What I found disappointing was all the “commercialism” … shops and restaurants housed in the historic buildings. Kind of ruined the ambiance if you ask me.

      And now we are at Valley Church Beach. The water is an amazing color … all different shades of bottle-glass green to deep navy way out in the distance. The beach is a long stretch of white sand. Lovely. If only it was a quiet beach like the one we went to yesterday on Tortola. As peaceful as Brewer’s Bay was, it is the opposite here … loud people who seem to think everyone has to listen to their conversations … loud music that makes those people talk even louder. Oh well, you win some … you lose some.

      Tomorrow is another day … another port.
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    • Day 2

      I AM serious, and don't call me Shirley.

      January 22, 2023 in Antigua and Barbuda ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

      We wake a little before 08:30. Probably around the time our taxi was booked to pick us up yesterday actually. We've both slept the sleep of the righteous - deservedly or not. Suitably refreshed, we grab a late breakfast, and almost immediately follow it up with a Carib, a Trinidadian beer that's found throughout the Caribbean. I comment to Vicks that it's really only on trips like this that I still drink lager. There's something about the combination of tropical sun/heat and ice-cold, crisp pilsner that works brilliantly together. That - and the total lack of other beer based alternatives, obvs.

      We repair to our room as the sun is beginning to toast our alabaster skin, and are able to reflect in daylight how beautiful it is. The star turn is the terrace, with an open-air bath, and a plunge pool that looks out over the beautiful, tropical gardens of the hotel. I decide to take a dip. It transpires 'plunge pool' in the local dialect means 'fucking freezing.' It certainly stimulates the pink bits.

      It's quickly time for some lunch and some wine, and then to head off to Shirley Heights, the social Sunday focal point on the island. An amazing steel band, a big barbeque cook-out, rum punch so strong it would be illegal in most countries, and a band. Oh, and all accompanied by a stunning view of the sunset, and down to English Harbour. It's one of our very happiest places.

      This is the first time we've travelled to Antigua in January, all of our previous trips having been in May. It's demonstrably busier at Shirley Heights than we've seen it before. By 18:00, the bar queues are something to behold. We switch our boozing strategy to a bottle of wine in place of individual rum punches, as it stretches the time required between bar visits. The steel band build to a frenetic finish - every time we see them, they amaze me.

      Our eating strategy has been less successful. We're heading back to the hotel for dinner later, but Vicki is rapidly becoming hangry. The queue for the BBQ is massive, so we concoct a variety of frankly idiotic schemes to feed her - ranging from distracting someone while we steal their plate of food, to begging one of the BBQ chefs for a bread roll. A bottle of Rosé seems to do the job temporarily, and all too soon we're back in our bus back to Escape.

      Dinner is a delicious, if slightly hazy affair. We're tucked up in bed once again by 22:00.

      ROCK. AND. ROLL.
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    • Day 3

      We have misplaced the calypso window.

      January 23, 2023 in Antigua and Barbuda ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

      I wake early. 05:45 or thereabouts. Little bit of jet lag I think. Vicki purrs quietly next to me, so I go and sit outside on our terrace. It's still dark - dawn is a good half hour away, and the sky is just beginning to grey up where the sun is on its way...

      I write and read for a couple of hours, and then realise I'm being eaten alive. Mozzies everywhere. I figure 10 hours is enough sleep for Vicki, so head back into our room. She stirs.

      We're planning a day of doing absolutely fuck all. A late breakfast, and suddenly the bar is open (10:00 since you ask). We have a beer each, followed by another. Somehow I end up drinking wine before 11am, while Vicki makes the sensationally sensible move into Vodka.

      The clouds build, and we have a couple of short, sharp rain showers. The calypso window is missing in action. We befriend some people, and prop up the bar for most of the afternoon. By sunset, the clouds have largely shifted, and the view across the bay is stunning.

      If you ask me what I had for dinner, I'm not sure I'd be able to tell you. We collapse into bed around 21:00, and moments later are asleep.

      This is our Caribbean lifestyle, and I adore it.
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    • Day 9

      Jolly beach

      February 3, 2023 in Antigua and Barbuda

      I dag fick vi golfbilen som vi ska hyra under tiden vi är här, och körde den till mataffären. Kul! Det gäller att komma ihåg att det är vänstertrafik😊Sedan strosade vi till närmsta strand och njöt av värmen och det svalkande turkosa vattnet. Många amerikaner från kryssningsfartyg. Vackra blommor och snäckor, och fågelläten som vi inte är vana vid. Ljuvligt!Read more

    • Day 4

      Mammogram

      January 17 in Antigua and Barbuda ⋅ 🌬 28 °C

      We had the car until 3pm today. This morning we woke up, had our coffee and breakfast, and I put more things away as Brian wrote. We then headed for the car around 10am. Driving during the daylight was much better!
      We went to Woods Radiology to get a mammogram (cost $180 Canadian) as mine was scheduled for March in Moncton but I wouldn’t be there and although I could reschedule…. I wasn’t sure what times I would be in Moncton. You walk in, show past reports, pay and have it done all under we 45 minutes. Results arrive the same day and all is clear!
      Next was Harper’s to exchange the mouse Brian bought so it will work with both Mac and Surface Pro…. As I forgot mine at home.
      Then to food stalls along the road for fruit and Epicurean for groceries. We bought 3 big bags and headed back to Falmouth, gassed up and dropped off the car. Then took groceries to the dingy and back to the boat.
      We were invited out to dinner by Brian’s friends Babs and Tim. There were two other couples (Diane and Jeremy on Lema and Susan and Steve on Thursdays Child). We went to a pizza place and had a lamb pizza.
      Back to the boat and off to bed.
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    • Day 194

      Cades Riff

      February 29 in Antigua and Barbuda ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

      Abtauchen in die Welt der Ruhe. Das Cades Riff liegt südlich von Antigua. Richtung Westen ist es offen und mitten im Hufeisenförmigen Riff liegt hauptsächlich Sand - ideal zum Ankern. Ideal für uns, um einen kurzen Zwischenstopp zu machen und abzutauchen.

      Tauchflaschen sind hier nicht von Nöten. Den das Riff liegt größtenteils in maximal 1 m Wassertiefe und erlaubt auch Schnorchlern sehr nah an die Korallen und Fische heranzukommen.
      Vorsicht ist geboten, die Pflanzen nicht zu berühren oder gar mit den Flossen zu treffen. Doch wir sind geübt und halten uns an der Oberfläche. Je ruhiger man ist, desto mehr Fische sind um einen herum.

      Aber auch hier merkt man die Klimaerwärmung. Viele Teile des Riff sind bereits abgestorben. Ausgeblichen. Und in Trümmern. Doch auch neues Leben wächst bereits zwischen den verstorbenen Korallen.

      Jonas findet ein altes Segelbootwrack und gemeinsam entdecken wir die Umgebung.
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    • Day 195

      Abschied

      March 1 in Antigua and Barbuda ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

      Wir können es kaum glauben, dass wir das letzte Mal unseren Anker neben die weiße Yacht werfen, die uns so ans Herzen gewachsen ist. Das blaue Logo strahlt uns übers Wasser an. Bald heißt es Abschied nehmen. Nach Wochen und Monaten, in denen sich unsere Wege immer wieder gekreuzt, ja lange Zeit sogar komplett mit einander übereingestimmt haben, werden sie sich diesmal ein letztes Mal auseinander bewegen.
      So viele schöne Erlebnisse haben wir geteilt und jetzt gehen wir wieder eigene Wege. Für die "LeeLoo"s geht es Richtung British Virgin Islands, Bahamas und dann zurück nach Europa. Für uns geht es bald weiter Richtung Westen. Der Pazifik ruft!
      Lebt wohl, ihr tollen Menschen - Lena, Dirk, Hannes, Emilia und Luise! Danke, dass ihr Teil unserer Reise ward!
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    • Day 32

      Antigua

      March 12 in Antigua and Barbuda ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

      Getreu dem karibischen Motto "Sail fast - live slow" entscheiden wir uns, eine Bootstour zum Schnorcheln mitzumachen. Schließlich wird das heute der letzte Tag an Land für die nächsten sechs Tage. Einmal noch im türkisfarbenen Wasser baden und den weißen Sand unter den Füßen spüren. Die Tour entpuppt sich -nach reichlich Kuba- libre- als 🥳 Partyschiff🏝️. Fast einer ganze Woche geht es nun über den Atlantik zum nächsten Ziel Teneriffa. Dann melden wir uns zurück aus dem Winterschlaf an Bord.🚢Read more

    • Day 74

      Sherlys High - Enjoy treibt ab

      January 31, 2020 in Antigua and Barbuda ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

      Wir liegen mit unserem Boot in der Bucht von English Habour und laufen nach dem Frühstück zum Aussichtspunkt Sherlys High auf einen steilen Berg hinauf. Oben angekommen erfrischen wir uns mit kühlen Getränken und genießen die phänomenale Aussicht. Plötzlich sehen wir das die Enjoy einige Meter abgetrieben ist. Es scheint als würde der Anker nicht richtig halten. Regina und Jens rennen den Berg hinab, um Schlimmeres zu verhindern. Als wir am Boot ankommen fehlten nur noch zwei Meter bis zum nächsten Boot. Da haben wir nochmal Glück gehabt! Wenig später treffen dann auch Matze, Bella, Marina und Olaf wieder am Strand ein.Read more

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