Antigua! This was our favorite island, it is so clean, full of color and simply beautiful. The island literally has a beach for everyday of the year, 365 beaches. There are so many that some are completely vacant. There are cricket stadiums all over the island, seemed like 1 built for each leader and rich influential person there is on the island. This island is small, and not very populated. But the richand the poor seem the live together mixed, we went through very few areas that looked like they were "rich" only. We toured the island with Kim, Flora and Sam we are getting to know them quite well and enjoy our time with them on the island.
One of the biggest and newest cricket stadium
The oldest church on the island - this is common among all the island. I look around and wonder what it would have been like 150 plus years ago to pull up to port at this island and the main structure was a church. Amazing that building a church is the first priority, how times have sadly changed.
This is Devil's Bridge, it is a washed away cut out bridge where the plantation slaves would come here to jump off the bridge into the depths to take their lifes. It is sad to think what the rich drove people to doing.
Another view of the bridge
Darren and I at Devil's Bridge
This is the Atlantic Ocean's view from Devil's Bridge
This is a small bay on the other side of Devil's Bridge, those buildings are a big resort here on teh island. There is no trick photography, the water is amazingly blue
A view of the bay and resort a bit further in, again, amzingly blue and clear water. It was so pretty to look at. 
This is the opening to the bay, you can see the waves break on a reef and come to a calm still in the bay.
This is our first beach, Darren promtly handed me his sunglasses and shirt and jumped in to cool off. The water really is irressitable. The tax driver then made him dry off at which point Darren removed his swim trunks... this is where Darren and Evon's (our driver) relationship started.
This is that same beach just looking out to the ocean a bit more
This tree and momument marks teh spot where the plantation slaves meet and stayed to demand their freedom. The turn out was so successful that they were granted their freedom... it's about time.
This is the Harbor on the other side of the islnad. It is private and costs to get in, but you can access the fort. We didn't go in but we snuck a peak still.
Another view of the harbor
Well Car Wash.... Need I say more.
This is a rope, zip line course through the rain forest. We wanted to do this but it was really expensive and took all day. I am glad we didn't it was not too safe looking
People doing the rope course - how much good is a helmet when you are falling through trees?
The rainforest, it is so pretty and green
One of the beaches taken from the top of a hill as we are driving by, again vacant
Darren - "Forest Gump" - out to catch some fish
Another amzing beach - known as Darren's beach...
Darren enjoying his first Heiniken, or atleast holding a bottle
Darrenm, now buzzed, looking off to teh ocean
Another view of Darren's Beach, again only 1 local was out swimming
In the middle of the picture you'll notice a cement home. They build their homes in stages on all these island. We found out from Evon that they get money enough to get up walls and then have to wait and then inside and then and then, it is a progressive build. Those who have completed homes are either wealthy or have been working on it for a long time. However a lot of the homes that are completed inside stay unpainted, Why? Well an unpainted home is considered unfinished and you don't have to pay taxes on your home until it is 'finished' so they can get away with it for about 10 years till the government catches on. Funny, we are all trying to work the system.
On more amazing beach
This is the walkway (to teh left) that we took to go to Jolly beach where we would spend our afternoon. So pretty and exotic.
This is Jolly beach, not to shabby for Kat and Darren!
Our view to our left at Jolly Beach, so pretty.
Darren and I on the wave runner, a completly different experience in the ocean. I was so terrified to fall in teh deep part (convinced that a shark would eat me up) that the entire ride I threatened Darren not to dump me.
Darren ad I way out on the Wave runner - thanks Sam for being our photographer.
Darren and Evon, they had a good day givening each other crap. He was a good driver and told us everything about the island and the tour was amazing.
Color, color and more color... man I love it.
Antigua down town, so pretty. Again so much color.
The water is still so pretty, even in the harbor. This is the east view of the island
Antigua as we are leaving port
There was a parade on the Promenade tonight, it lasted about 8 minutes, thousands of dollars of costumes and it lasted 8 minutes. They try to fit everything in on the ship, sometimes I wish they would do less and take more time and what they do.
The parade on the promedade, the costumes were so great with so much detail
They left a card a rose petals on our bed tongiht for our anniversary
Our Towel Monkey - this was my favorite one! - a perfect ending to our favorite day
Darrenm, now buzzed, looking off to teh ocean
Another view of Darren's Beach, again only 1 local was out swimming
In the middle of the picture you'll notice a cement home. They build their homes in stages on all these island. We found out from Evon that they get money enough to get up walls and then have to wait and then inside and then and then, it is a progressive build. Those who have completed homes are either wealthy or have been working on it for a long time. However a lot of the homes that are completed inside stay unpainted, Why? Well an unpainted home is considered unfinished and you don't have to pay taxes on your home until it is 'finished' so they can get away with it for about 10 years till the government catches on. Funny, we are all trying to work the system.
On more amazing beach
This is the walkway (to teh left) that we took to go to Jolly beach where we would spend our afternoon. So pretty and exotic.
This is Jolly beach, not to shabby for Kat and Darren!
Our view to our left at Jolly Beach, so pretty.Darren and I on the wave runner, a completly different experience in the ocean. I was so terrified to fall in teh deep part (convinced that a shark would eat me up) that the entire ride I threatened Darren not to dump me.
Darren ad I way out on the Wave runner - thanks Sam for being our photographer.
Darren and Evon, they had a good day givening each other crap. He was a good driver and told us everything about the island and the tour was amazing.
Color, color and more color... man I love it. Antigua down town, so pretty. Again so much color.
The water is still so pretty, even in the harbor. This is the east view of the island
Antigua as we are leaving port
There was a parade on the Promenade tonight, it lasted about 8 minutes, thousands of dollars of costumes and it lasted 8 minutes. They try to fit everything in on the ship, sometimes I wish they would do less and take more time and what they do.
The parade on the promedade, the costumes were so great with so much detail
They left a card a rose petals on our bed tongiht for our anniversary
Our Towel Monkey - this was my favorite one! - a perfect ending to our favorite day
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