Antigua

This is the view from the patio. Not too shabby.

I had a nice lounging area and place to rinse off all...

Here's the room

and the living room.

Not surprising, there were a lot of honeymooners.

Sitting on the beach at Galley Bay

The full view of Galley Bay. It was 3/4 of a mile long...

I took daily walks on the beach

While walking on the beach I saw this Coconut Tree "art"

Another view of Galley Bay

Here are some crashing waves just before a storm (I got...

This is the Seagrape Restaurant

where I had breakfast each day.

Breakfast al fresco every morning!

The view from the breakfast table one morning.

Georgio Armani didn't invite us to stay with him so we...

Yea, it's nice - really, really nice.

Galley Bay had a lot of great places to watch the sunset.

and what amazing sunsets they were!

Here's another sunset at Galley Bay

Here's a view from inside the TeePee Bar (I saw this...

I had lunch almost every day at Gauguin Restaurant. Who...

Lunch at Gaugin

Gaugin at night

Gauguin at night

Care to cool off with a Reef Runner?

Lots of rock stacking done on the beach.

more rock stacking

The Frigat bird has a large habitat on nearby Barbuda Island

and this little guy was building a nest right by the patio.

Tons of lizards of all sizes and colors were around.

Sunday I went to Shirley Heights to watch the sunset and...

Here's a view of the English Harbor from Shirley Heights

and another view of Shirley Heights

People started strolling in for the evening festivities.

I took a short hike while waiting for the sun to set

and some cactus along the way.

On the trail I found an interesting caterpillar

Midway down the trail I stopped for a photo op

and met Paul and Katie

Hi Paul and Katie!

Finally, what I've been waiting for, the sunset.

Here it is again...

...and again...

Ah right, there was music too. Lots of people are here...

...to listen to a small portion of this steel drum band...

On the way to ziplining on Tuesday I made a quick stop...

...and saw this interesting fence made of car parts!

Here's the waiting area of the Rainforest Zipline Canopy...

The longest zipline was 326 feet long with a 350 foot drop!

...and had a blast!

After ziplining I stopped for lunch at Roadhouse Cafe. ...

After lunch I headed to Stingray City

This little guy would peek in at you in the bathroom and...

There were lots of other birds at Stingray City too.

And lizards and monkeys too.

Shortly after getting out to the sand bar, Tropical Storm...

So I had no choice but to ride it out.

"Scooby" tried to keep us occupied by introducing us to a...

...and then the rain lightened up and Scooby showed Tommy...

His wife Kristyn was next.

Hi Tommy & Kristyn!

Apparently this is NOT how to hold one as I got splashed...

Here's Kristyn underwater.

One of the many stingrays.

I think he's looking at me.

Kristyn getting brave and trying to touch one.

The boat ride back was FREEZING cold since the rain...

...but Kristyn and Tommy were troopers.

Since it was such bad weather, Stingray City was nice...

and had a MUCH better experience

Ah, there's the shot! I think I got this holding a...

...and then went to the TeePee Bar

Here's a view of the ocean from Guest Services

and my lunch at Seagrape

Here's guest services at night

Sitting in the rocking chairs at night.

Your beach vacation isn't complete without a drink from a...

All meals were a la carte with music...but one night...

...with a steel drum band. Very fun night.

Natasha mixing up my FAVORITE drink...

the Banana Slide! (served with an abundance of alcohol;...

Loved it so much had to copy the menu. BTW - I sampled...

...oh, and the other side too...

It must be Thursday - here comes the cruise ship.

The Wadadli Cats coming in for a pick-up.

SCUBA got cancelled at the last minute on Thursday,...

Picking up some folks at Sandals

I think I want to live on THIS Long Island! Gorgeous!

I stopped at Green Island to snorkle but I quickly got...

Much better! Enjoying the view from the safety of the...

The staff on the Wadadli really know how to ride the waves!

These poor Brits did NOT pick the right spot to sit but...

To get away from the jellyfish, I moved on to another...

Some of the bluest water I've ever seen was at Jolly Harbour

This is near the end of the tour at Hawksbill Bay

Here's Ismay's during the day. Ismay's was named after a...

... a very tranquil atmosphere.

with simply elegent place settings.

Cheese risotto with smoked salmon for my starter. Yum!

...and of course dessert...Lava Cake with Raspberry Sorbet.

Goodbye Antigua. What a great trip!

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