We chartered a fishing boat for half the day and all of us set out to enjoy the waters around the northern part of Antigua. Here are the troops and their grandparents as we got ready to leave the dock.
Here is Rhiannon wearing her life jacket as we started underway. It was a gorgeous day and we felt so lucky to be able to spend it out on the water.
Actually what happened was that the fishing boat (who had the crew of Lucian, Justin and Toby) group dropped some of us off at Great Bird Island while they went fishing and we played in the water and sand. We found a perfect little spot all to ourselves which had picnic tables at the edge of the water in the shade. Lovely! And we had a cooler full of food and beverages so we were all set for the day.
Eventually another boat came to 'our' section of the island. Then another. And another. And another until it was swarming with people! Ack! At this point, Grandma Bucky and I hiked up to the top of the hill to see what we could see. Here is the view looking down on 'our' section of island (right where the 2 boats are parked).
Mandatory self-take of me and Grandma Bucky.
There was a path that cut through to the other side of the island which was only about 150 feet away. It was beautiful on that side too, and even more crowded (but not when I took this photo with a green color accent feature).
Soon enough the fishing boat gang returned to pick us up and we headed back. Tryfan was pretty tired by then so he cuddled with Grandma Debi.
And then back on the boat, both of the kids conked out on a nest of life jackets while other people went snorkeling and swimming in the lovely water.
Here is Rhiannon wearing her life jacket as we started underway. It was a gorgeous day and we felt so lucky to be able to spend it out on the water.
Actually what happened was that the fishing boat (who had the crew of Lucian, Justin and Toby) group dropped some of us off at Great Bird Island while they went fishing and we played in the water and sand. We found a perfect little spot all to ourselves which had picnic tables at the edge of the water in the shade. Lovely! And we had a cooler full of food and beverages so we were all set for the day.
Eventually another boat came to 'our' section of the island. Then another. And another. And another until it was swarming with people! Ack! At this point, Grandma Bucky and I hiked up to the top of the hill to see what we could see. Here is the view looking down on 'our' section of island (right where the 2 boats are parked).
Mandatory self-take of me and Grandma Bucky.
There was a path that cut through to the other side of the island which was only about 150 feet away. It was beautiful on that side too, and even more crowded (but not when I took this photo with a green color accent feature).
Soon enough the fishing boat gang returned to pick us up and we headed back. Tryfan was pretty tired by then so he cuddled with Grandma Debi.
And then back on the boat, both of the kids conked out on a nest of life jackets while other people went snorkeling and swimming in the lovely water.
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