{"id":838,"date":"2013-05-09T19:55:19","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T19:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/?p=838"},"modified":"2022-01-16T09:09:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T16:09:05","slug":"antigua-east-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/?p=838","title":{"rendered":"Antigua &#8211; East Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We had heard good things about Green Island from S\/V Salty Ginger so decided to head down the coast\u00a0hoping for some sun, again. Green Island is Antigua&#8217;s easternmost tip and is right at the entrance to a bay called Nonsuch Bay. Green Island itself is a private island and is still in its natural state with no buildings just birds perched in trees. We picked up a free mooring buoy and looked up to see S\/V Salty Ginger in front of us. Too funny. We enjoyed a couple of evenings with Graham and Julie. A little too much wine one night that&#8217;s for sure.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020071a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-842 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020071a.jpg\" alt=\"P1020071a\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020071a.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020071a-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020071a-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We decided to stay in the bay a few days as it was so peaceful and beautiful. We got the kayaks out and went out to the reef which protected us from the Atlantic ocean. The Atlantic was pretty calm, which was surprising given the stories we have heard.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020053a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-840\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020053a-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"P1020053a\" width=\"253\" height=\"237\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020055a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-841\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020055a-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"P1020055a\" width=\"247\" height=\"208\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There were kite surfers out reminding us of Tobago Cays.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020065a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-843 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020065a.jpg\" alt=\"P1020065a\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020065a.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020065a-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020065a-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020058a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-844 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020058a.jpg\" alt=\"P1020058a\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020058a.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020058a-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020058a-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We went snorkeling off Bird Island where the water was clear with mainly shallow coral.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020069a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-845 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020069a.jpg\" alt=\"P1020069a\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020069a.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020069a-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020069a-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are a number of sandy beaches off Green Island so we couldn\u2019t resist going for a swim in the warm waters. The Northwest corner of the island has been made available to yachties.\u00a0 When you go ashore you get that feeling of being on Robinson Cruso&#8217;s Island as it\u2019s not developed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020040a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-846\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020040a-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"P1020040a\" width=\"276\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020042a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-847\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020042a-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"P1020042a\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020042a-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020042a.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We went for a dingy ride around Nonsuch bay. There were a lot of places that you could anchor to get away from it all. There were some beautiful homes on the cliffs. On the way back our outboard engine overheated so we ended up rowing back part of the way. Good exercise for one of us. It ended up being a cooling system blockage, which Brett fixed when we finally got back.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020073a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-848\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020073a-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"P1020073a\" width=\"260\" height=\"237\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020074a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-849\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020074a-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"P1020074a\" width=\"244\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We continued along the rocky East coast past a few resorts and Eric Claptons house perched over Indian Creek Point.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020078a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-850 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020078a.jpg\" alt=\"P1020078a\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020078a.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020078a-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020078a-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020079a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-851 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020079a.jpg\" alt=\"P1020079a\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020079a.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020079a-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020079a-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_853\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020084a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-853\" class=\"wp-image-853 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020084a.jpg\" alt=\"P1020084a\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020084a.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020084a-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020084a-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-853\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eric Claptons House<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020080a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-852 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020080a.jpg\" alt=\"P1020080a\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020080a.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020080a-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020080a-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We rounded the corner past English Harbour into Falmouth Harbour, Antiguas largest yachting harbour and some rather dark clouds. Oh no!<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020087a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-854 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020087a.jpg\" alt=\"P1020087a\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020087a.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020087a-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020087a-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had heard good things about Green Island from S\/V Salty Ginger so decided to head down the coast\u00a0hoping for some sun, again. 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