Antigua, day 6 – west coast
Monday 21 May: Day 2 of hire car in Antigua. Yesterday we covered the eastern region, today we cover the west. We wake after a peaceful night’s sleep at anchor back in…
Monday 21 May: Day 2 of hire car in Antigua. Yesterday we covered the eastern region, today we cover the west. We wake after a peaceful night’s sleep at anchor back in…
Sunday 20 May: All blinds shut and alarm off. We sleep till 8:30. Bliss! After research on Jolly Harbour it seems we cannot anchor there. At least, not within the Harbour. So…
Saturday 19 May: Another busy day with maintenance, our 3rd in a row now. Mark, from Marine Power Services, arrives at 9:30 with the heavily welded end for our generator exhaust manifold.…
Friday 18 May: Another busy day, but not quite so manic as yesterday. First off, we try to find parts to re-secure the mainsail battens together: very small roll pins and thin…
Thursday 17 May: An absolutely chaotic and exhausting day. Alarm goes off at 7:30am so that we can get a hire car and go out for the day. But the discovery of…
Wednesday 16 May: No alarm this morning, and all the blinds are closed, keeping out the light. We sleep for 10 hours, waking up to a lovely bright day surrounded by turquoise…
Tuesday 15 May: Ooph, half way through May already. Only 6 weeks till we plan to be up in New England. We are starting to think about how we get there, by…
Monday 14 May: A lot of drama today, as if we needed any more! Alarm goes off at 4:15am for a very early departure from Martinique, as we aim to reach Les…