 1 Galley Bay Resort, Antigua |
 2 The entrance to Galley Bay with the ruins of an old sugar mill |
 3 From the front entrance, a small bridge crosses freshwater ponds to the rest of the resort |
 4 The bar overlooking Galley Bay |
 5 The bar is on the left, the Sea Grape restaurant on the right |
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 7 View from the front of the Sea Grape |
 8 View of the resort from in front of the Gaugin restaurant at the far end of the bay |
 9 Ismay's, the third restaurant at Galley Bay |
 10 In case you might miss the imposing fitness center and internet stations! |
 11 Our home away from home, with our own private plunge pool |
 12 The hut on the right is the bath and dressing room |
 13 The hut on the left is the bedroom |
 14 The Gaugin restaurant is the most romantic, with individual cabanas for each table |
 15 Yes, the well meaning strolling Caribbean musicians are a bit annoying. Especially the guy playing the corrugated thermos! |
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 17 On Saturday morning, Peter James (and his wife Marie) from Hamilton, Canada joined us for a trip into town |
 18 Our shopping trip into St. Johns starts on Market St. near the statue of Vere C. Bird |
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 20 Several days before inauguration, Antiguans were still proudly displaying their support for Obama |
 21 Saturday morning is the big public market day |
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 24 Bright eggplants and long beans |
 25 The red flowers from the sorrel herb are used to make a Christmas beverage spiced with cinnamon |
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 27 The inside of the public market |
 28 Where good advice is provided.... |
 29 Peter and Marie James joined us as we tasted a sample of the sorrel beverage |
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 31 Then we visited the meat market, where the Antigua & Barbuda Small Ruminants Association was hacking up various naughty bits |
 32 Downtown St. Johns |
 33 Interesting books that caught our eye in a shop window, published by the British Medical Association |
 34 Lots of pretty flowers around Galley Bay and around our room |
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 37 Geckos galore |
 38 Mongoose were originally brought by the plantation owners to control the rat population. Now they are everywhere. |
 39 The birds are not very aggressive, but if you leave the door open and there are any sugar packets around... |
 40 Gecko gigantis |
 41 Feeling crabby after a long day |
 42 Wadadli was the original Amerindian name of the island, now it is the name of the local beer. To the right is the remains of the sorrel beverage from the previous day. |
 43 Sunday night at Shirley Heights is a big party. From the top you can see English Harbor nearby and Falmouth Harbor further distant. |
 44 The steel pan band plays from 4-7pm when a reggae/ska band takes over |
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 47 The sun starts to go down as the crowd gradually grows |
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 50 The sun sets over the northern tip of Montserrat |
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 52 One of our last nights at Galley Bay, we hung out at the bar with Peter James and newlyweds Eric and Brittany from Virginia |
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 55 We bid farewell to Galley Bay, having had a wonderful week of rest and relaxation |
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