Becoming intimately acquainted with the local Antiguan Flora. Nope the plaster is from a Christmas day UDI. Dont ask...I dont know.
Exploring Antigua is a dangerous affair, especially when you leave the path. But there was this cave and these two little kids, you know, of the mountain goat variety, not the screaming, sweet demanding type...
The kids we followed off the mountain top. They did seem intrigued by the 2 legged creatures that had insisted on leaving the path
There were a few incidents that could have taught Charlie Chaplin a thing or two. Like the moment I was innocently descending a gravel slope (in my slops of course), slipped, landed my butt in a cactus, my cherished Hiking/Snake Defence stick flying into the air only to land on the back of my head. I kid you not! (definitely not the goat or sweet kind) But the views were well worth it.
English Harbour from our hiking view point. Well, half way there.
English Harbour is where Nelson used to shelter when he had control of the Royal Navy here. Apparently it’s a hurricane hole so boats can safely shelter here during the hurricane season. Um well, not safe enough for the insurance companies so we get to leave at the end of winter. We're actually anchored in Falmouth Harbour at the moment which is a five minute walk away. Its bigger than English Harbour and despite the fleet of yachts that would make Nelson jealous anchored in the bay (without holding tanks i'm sure) it is still THE popular spot for wake-boarding given its calm waters.
Some Antiguan Fauna. Cute, quick and everywhere
Now its back to the boat for more varnishing and recipe research. Hmmm how many times in 2 weeks can you serve chicken??? Basically there is no beef on the island and our lovely owner's wife doesnt eat fish...but she does eat seafood, just not squid...or anything that tastes fishy...or couscous...or pasta more than um once...and please can we have some variety. Now there's a challenge. Anyone know how to cook a Yam? There seem to be an abundance of this root, a plethora of breadfruit recipes but no breadfruit and few yam recipes.
At least its doable as i now own FOUR Caribbean cookbooks!
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