Antigua Pictures
Jolly Harbour
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John, Pete & Susan on the beach on our second day on dry land.
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A tame pelican outside a restaurant
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Enchantress and other BWR boats stern to the pontoon.
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The view coming out of Jolly Harbour
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The Jolly Harbour beach.
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The key buoy which marks the start of the channel
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One of the channel markers - they are not very well maintained.
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Scott & Kathy on their first morning.
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Susan showing there is still some work to do on the overall tan!
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A sunset with Jackamy in the foreground.
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Nelson's Dockyard
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Boats anchored outside Nelson's Dockyard
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Looking back at the dockyard and some of the superyachts at the end.
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Susan relaxing at the fort.
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Freeman's Bay where we anchored for a few days off the beach.
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Spot the mountain goat!
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One of the old buildings dating back a couple of centuries.
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Pete, Judy and Horace on Fai Tira along with John.
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Approaching English Harbour and Nelson's Dockyard.
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The fort at English Harbour
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Carol Singing round the BWR boats.
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Finishing off our Huricane device - the Jordan Series Drogue
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Enchantress in the dockyard with our new boarding ladder.
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The pillars which supported the sail loft in Nelson's time.
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The capstans round which we had a champagne celebration on Xmas day.
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General Antigua Pictures
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The cathedral in St John's
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A couple of the windmill driven sugar beet grinding towers at a sugar plantation.
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Nativity Caribbean style.
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Kathy having negotiated a deal.
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Three cruise ships in St John's
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The fruit and veg market in St John's
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Some of the surf shooting up at Devil's Bridge
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Looking out to Barbuda
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Waiting for our Pinacoladas in Harmony Hall (an old plantation house) beside Nonsuch Bay.
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Looking across Nonsuch Bay.
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Scott trying to work out what went wrong with Susan's fins (flippers for most of us)
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Susan enjoyed this sign in St John's.
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Another interesting pharmacy sign.
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Xmas Eve
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A posed photograph!!
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Bill and Sue enjoying themselves.
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Ian & Glenda - just one of Ian's amazing shirts!!
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Jamie & Carmen showing their considerable dancing skills.
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Hans and Monica moving and grooving.
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Xmas Day
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A childrens steel band - they were very good and brought tears to the eyes of some of the ladies - missing home and kids/grandkids.
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A champagne toast
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Another toast, including from Horace, Pete's 88 year old dad!!
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A gathering at some of the BWR boats.
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Paul being 'seduced' by his wife Derry and Michelle.
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Susan showing the fish we had for our Xmas day barbeque.
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Bill & Sue enjoying there lunch.
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Some of the kids at the barbeque - including David from Roundabout.
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Mercury Rising
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David and the kids doing some synchronised swimming.
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Shirley Heights
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The view over English harbour and in the background Falmouth harbour, from Shirley Heights.
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The steel band.
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Scott & Cathy enjoying the views.
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The sunset from Shirley Heights.
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The lights from English harbour.
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Pete and his dad, Horace enjoying the music with Scott looking on.
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Kathy and Susan enjoying a laugh.
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DLS strutting my stuff with John's wife Dee.
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Enjoying a rather nice rum punch or two.
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Old Year (hogmanay)
