Antigua Sunny Temp 29c Feels quite warm.
A little bit wobbly during the night but it calmed down as we approached Antigua. We took our time getting up today because only tended to walk into town and nothing opens before about 10am particularly as today is Sunday. We have done the only tour that appeals to which is to Shirley
Heights and Nelsons Dockyard. Bev, Ian & Coral have taken this one.
We walked off the ship to the town through the throng of taxis drivers all trying to sell you a drive around the island. Quite close to the pier is a all full of shops selling normal tourist items and a lot of clothing. In one area there is barely room to walk between the stalls. As usual we managed to get our souvenir plate & frig magnet. Jake we looked for a Pirate card to send to you but could not find any.
For those of you who may not have been to Antigua it is in the centre of the Leeward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean and it is the largest of all the English speaking Leeward Islands. Nelson's Dockyard was a British naval yard used extensively by Lord Nelson. Shirley Heights has commanding views of English Harbour & Nelson's Dockyard. It was originally built as a signal station to alert troops of approaching ships.
Bev & Ian must have worn themselves out today because they did not come down to dinner. Our entertainment tonight was in the Princess Theatre to listen to Bobby Brooks Wilson take us down memory lane. He traded a bit on his father's reputation who had wrote songs for other singers as well as performing himself. Bobby did not quite make it. He tried to impersonate some other singers but he would have been better to just sing.
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