I must say that I definitely prefer the Caribbean to running the wood stove. Not much need for a wood burner in Antigua, it was 82 every day 75 every night.
Beautiful country with some fantastic people as well. We were there for 7 days, stayed at an all inclusive, but spent most days bombing around the island on the wrong side of it's narrow roads with a crappy map and NO signage due to a big storm in November that apparently took most of them down. Several signs can be seen laying around, some have been propped back up but not always facing the right way, kept things pretty interesting.
We stayed on the less populated side of the island, away from "town" St. John, away from the busy beach resort area (Dickerson's Bay). I think we were one of 5 couples in a 180 room resort that had a rental car, everyone else just takes a taxi to the resort, stays there for a week or two, and heads back home, it's a GREAT place, but I can't imaging not getting out and seeing the country.
![[Hearth.com] Antigua, much more fun than burning wood!](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/153/153230-d68021bc08a6716f6ffc42f157175863.jpg?hash=_QBmRSYhlE "[Hearth.com] Antigua, much more fun than burning wood!")
The "main road" leading to the resort.
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The view from the room.
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Mongoose. Their version of a Squirrel.
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Me, with a cold beer, loving life, not thinking about burning wood.
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Fig Tree Drive view, cut through road through the mountains.
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English Harbor, big bucks here. These are the dingy's, the 200+' yachts are around the corner.
![[Hearth.com] Antigua, much more fun than burning wood!](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/153/153236-fc6ca242de2eeda24bea274ed46e066d.jpg?hash=gzRNGggHQy "[Hearth.com] Antigua, much more fun than burning wood!")
Happy to see buildings older than our house (1830's) depressing to see they're in better shape.
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The good way to swim with the fishes.
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Camera hogs. (Taken with regular cannon powershot in a $15 waterproof case)
![[Hearth.com] Antigua, much more fun than burning wood!](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/153/153239-1d292a6c20c27f7cf598c7120f66bee0.jpg?hash=2TjmJ1U-8u "[Hearth.com] Antigua, much more fun than burning wood!")
Not the most sophisticated air port, but after the week we just had, no one was complaining.
Beautiful country with some fantastic people as well. We were there for 7 days, stayed at an all inclusive, but spent most days bombing around the island on the wrong side of it's narrow roads with a crappy map and NO signage due to a big storm in November that apparently took most of them down. Several signs can be seen laying around, some have been propped back up but not always facing the right way, kept things pretty interesting.
We stayed on the less populated side of the island, away from "town" St. John, away from the busy beach resort area (Dickerson's Bay). I think we were one of 5 couples in a 180 room resort that had a rental car, everyone else just takes a taxi to the resort, stays there for a week or two, and heads back home, it's a GREAT place, but I can't imaging not getting out and seeing the country.
The "main road" leading to the resort.
The view from the room.
Mongoose. Their version of a Squirrel.
Me, with a cold beer, loving life, not thinking about burning wood.
Fig Tree Drive view, cut through road through the mountains.
English Harbor, big bucks here. These are the dingy's, the 200+' yachts are around the corner.
Happy to see buildings older than our house (1830's) depressing to see they're in better shape.
The good way to swim with the fishes.
Camera hogs. (Taken with regular cannon powershot in a $15 waterproof case)
Not the most sophisticated air port, but after the week we just had, no one was complaining.
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