Destinations
Antigua 2
After enjoying Five Island and Pinching Bay for a few days we pulled up anchor and headed north, under full canvas! With light winds out of the east we sailed a few miles to Deep Bay, our staging point for the trip to Barbuda. It’s exhilarating to have all the sails flying! The island of … Continue reading
Antigua
We have been enjoying Antigua for the past two and a half weeks! Initially we anchored on the west coast in Jolly Harbour, checked in, reprovisioned and left the next day. A quick three mile trip north put us in Five Island Harbour, a nice place but we moved on after a couple of days. While … Continue reading
Nevis 5 Montravers Estate Ruins
Montravers Estate Ruins, Nevis. http://www.explorenevis.com/the-montravers-estate-baobob-tree/ While on Nevis we took a nice walk directly up from Pinney’s beach to the Montravers Estate Ruins. Very interesting. Although the estate changed hands a few times, it produced sugar and rum for 300 years. Click on the pictures for a larger view. Just a few hundred feet up … Continue reading
Nevis 4 Plantation Tour
Golden Rock Plantation http://goldenrocknevis.com/home.htm We took a bus across the island to Golden Rock Plantation Inn. The grounds and the views were beautiful. After walking around we had a great lunch and caught the bus back to Charlestown. Click on the pictures for a larger view. Another great day on Nevis! We have one more … Continue reading
Nevis 3
Nevis heritage tour http://www.nevisisland.com/nevis-activities/heritage-trail We have had a great time on Nevis. There is so much to do here and most of it is within walking distance or a short bus ride away. We got a Nevis heritage map from the tourist office and walked to a few of the sights around Charlestown. We walked … Continue reading