They Are Back! – Jolly Harbour, Antigua, April 25, 2023

Since we had odd winds out of the west, we decided to take our opportunity to see Antigua and took the day to sail over.  It was awesome because as we were approaching the island a whole pod of dolphins came to see us.  Buddy & Biscuit are back!

We picked up a mooring ball in the harbor but boy was there a lot of seaweed!

Jolly Harbor is a lovely little seaside community but outside of a good grocery store it was mostly private houses.  We walked around a bit but there wasn’t much to do here.  Since it was the first day here we dinghied to snorkel “the five sisters” which is a little group of island and some surprisingly good reefs.  Sadly, the coral was about 50% dead but I am not sure if this means it is recovering from the two major hurricane hits (Maria & Irma) a few years ago or if it is dying due to rising ocean temperatures.  It was nice to get back in the water since it has been too rough to snorkel at all in St. Martin (although we tried) and we had been moving ever since.

The next day we tried to rent a car, but the guy couldn’t have cared less and since he had such a bad attitude towards us that we decided not to give him our business and as it turned out, he was the only game in town.  So we walked the town but there is surprising little to do here and the vibe of the island was rather unwelcoming.  It is the first island where we have felt that way.  The good news is there is a fantastic Mexican restaurant.  Gotta love that!