A fast catamaran ride through the British Virgin Islands from Jost Von Dyke island, where Silver Shadow dropped anchor, over to Norman Island for a morning’s snorkelling. Saw lots of fishes and aRead more
A fast catamaran ride through the British Virgin Islands from Jost Von Dyke island, where Silver Shadow dropped anchor, over to Norman Island for a morning’s snorkelling. Saw lots of fishes and aRead more
This is a UNESCO world heritage site, so the guide proudly told us that it’s on a par with the Great Wall of China and Machu Picchu. Built by the British to defend the island from ……. well,Read more
The Blockhouse is an old fort constructed by the British in 1789 on a high headland giving great views of the west coast of Antigua. The buildings are ruins, but the great views remain! Also sawRead more
After a lovely lunch at La Cantina on the seafront, we had a look at the old Anglican Church (nice and cool!) then visited Fort Karl. One of four forts surrounding Gustavia, it was created in 1789 byRead more
Had a trip in this semi-submersible to look at the fishes, turtles, an old wreck (no lives lost) and the ‘coral farms’. A bit claustrophobic but I coped!
El Yunque means ‘the anvil’ in Spanish - this is the shape of the mountain this forest sits on. Previously the native people called it Yuké, or ‘white land’, in reference to the cloud coveredRead more
Lovely sunny day at sea, with fun, swimming and Piña Coladas!
The second half of our trip and most people left at Fort
Lauderdale to be replaced by new people.
Now we are sailing to the Caribbean, looking at
Miami Beach in the distance.
Took a trip up to the amazing water-filled grasslands for a ride on an ‘airboat’ (flat boats with plane propellers!) in search of alligators. We didn’t see any from our boat but it was a goodRead more