Recently, while on the island of Antigua we were joined for the day by friends who had recently set anchor in the bay with their well-traveled sailing yacht. Sitting on beautiful Pigeon Beach, we felt a passing urge to be somewhat more active, but only slightly more so. Stuart asked if I wanted to play a […]
The old adage states “There’s no Place Like Home”. But for us the adage couldn’t be any further from the truth. We love to travel, and more specifically traveling throughout the Caribbean, and we love everything that goes with it. Well I guess not really everything, we’re not that much on flight delays, lost luggage, […]
As the cold weather settles in on the Midwest, our minds are focusing on warmer days and places. This week we found ourselves thinking about our first ever Caribbean excursion, and decided to share a few of our memories. Today we’re going back to 1999, and Sailing Week as it is celebrated in beautiful Antigua. […]
In this season of hectic rushing to grab that perfect tie for uncle Ned, and a charming knitted hot pad for Nanna, we offer this Public Service Announcement: Slow Down and Smell the Sea Air. Fighting traffic in and out of the malls takes it out of all of us. This little video snippet shows […]
It’s not every day you encounter a hotel that can instantly transport your mind back to the warring days of a seafaring pirate. Recently however we found just such a location, and this gem is due all it’s lauding. The Admiral’s Inn on the island of Antigua is a true historic find, and walking it’s […]
Approaching from our descent along a rutted and washed out roadbed, our first glimpses of Bumpkins Bar & Grill, a small local bar situated on Pigeon Point Beach, was that of a quiet and lazy Local hangout waiting for the day to awake. Pigeon Point Beach is a perfectly quiet shore, nestled away from the […]
