Another pretty morning as we docked in Antigua. Celebrity Eclipse (3000) was already there. Our excursion took off in a small bus for a tour of the island. This island has a totally different feel from yesterday's St. Maarten, which was Dutch and French. This small island is part of the British Empire, although it's independent now. So, cars drive on the "wrong" side of the road, a bit disconcerting at first when you have to drive around a roundabout the opposite direction! All the cars are right hand drive; they come from Japan where they drive this way, too.
The locals are very black with that distinctive Caribbean accent and constant "Ya Man"!
We drove the length of the island on a terrible, rough road. First stop was a National Park which displayed some ruins of an old British fort on the hill. A spectacular view of the harbor below. We bought a gourd bird house from a local guy; seemed like a good souvenir!
Then down to Nelson's Dockyard a National Park and a UNESCO Heritage Site featuring restored buildings from the British Navy's facility built in the 1700s. A secluded harbor with lots of zillion dollar sail boats. We were treated to a glass of rum punch or fruit punch.
We were back to the ship about 1:00 and time for lunch. At our tour guide's recommendation, we found a local joint called Hemmingway's and had a great meal of a fish sandwich and a bowl of fish chowder.
Ship is underway at 4:30. Our entertainment this evening was the magician we saw on our first night. He is great!!
Tomorrow we will tour Martinique.
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