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Boat on up shore
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Hiking in Nelson’s Dockyard National Park

by Airpunk

There are five hiking paths in Nelson’s Dockyard National Park, all maintained by The Royal Naval Tot Society of Antigua. In fact, I didn’t know how many of there are until I came back. I discovered four, with one being to the west and three to the east of the bay. It’s quite simple to follow them: Just look out for stones and trees marked with a white dot and you’ll find the way through this incredible landscape of southeastern Antigua. Sometimes you’ll have to look twice before you find the next white dot and sometimes you think for yourself: “Do they really want me to go THAT way?”. This means that basic rock climbing skills are useful while high heel shoes are surely not (Before you ask, I have some of A and none of B). Especially the last two pathes are a little more difficult to walk on than the others. But Number 4 is also the one with the best views among them. All paths are...

Middle Ground Trail

by Airpunk

…is the only hiking path I discovered in the national park which was on the western side of the bay. The distance of this path is around a mile and goes from Pigeon Beach to Fort Berkeley (or v.v. of course…). It leads you through an arid landscape with an interesting flora, including many of the “Turks’ Head Cactus” and “Cephalocereus nobilis” (the publishing of this cactus’ nickname may lead to this tip being censored...). It is not uncommon to see goats on this path, but they do not any harm – at least not unless you come too close to them. That means that you also have to be careful with their dung and that you may encounter unpleasant odours at some part of the hiking trail. In terms of sights, you’ll see Fort Berkeley (see separate tip), One Gun Battery, some baracks and cistern ruins and the ruins of Fort Cuyler. Fort Cuyler was left mainly intact, with only its weapons removed...

Jones Valley Trail

by Airpunk

...is the darkest of the hiking pathes in Nelson’s Dockyard National Park. It is also the only one which splits in the middle just to have the parts joined again some hundred meters later. It leads through a forest and a large part of this trail is located in a dry creek. Coming from the Lookout, the path starts right behind the large barracks building. You’ll see the ruins of a cistern, and afterwards a small graveyard. There, only a single one of the tombstones is readable, while the elements and time have washed away the letters on the others. Shortly after leaving the graveyard downhill, the path splits into two parts. I considered the one on the right hand side to be the more interesting one. Why? You’ll have more of the creek that follows. It goes through the ruin of a watermill, which is also the place where the two parts of the path join again. Throughout the creek, you’ll see...

Carpenter Rock Trail

by Airpunk

In my opinion the most interesting of all the trails in the Nelson’s Dockyard National Park and also the most difficult to walk on. It takes you along the coastline with all its cliffs, its plants and also the usual goats. I walked it downhill from the barack ruins close to the “Lookout” to Fort Charlotte, close to Galleon Beach. The path starts quite idyllic with a wonderful view of the sea. As you continue the direction of the trail, you’ll come to an old, abandoned 19th century graveyard. Although this place is interesting in its own way, it means that you are on the wrong way. Return to the place where you got the last wonderful view on the ocean and look downhill. If you see the white dots there, you’ve found the rest of the path. And it will not be the last time for you to think “Do they really want me to walk THAT way?”. A walk downhill to the cliffs give you an even better view...

Lookout Trail

by Airpunk

I don’t know how (and even where exactly...) the Clarence House Trail is, so I can’t give all five hiking trails a ranking. However, among the four I used, Lookout Trail was the less exciting when it comes to terms of landscape. Most of the time you walk through an arid landscape and do some rock-climbing, while a part of this trail goes through a forest. But for forest, Jones Valley is the better choice, while the cactus forest is better represented at Middle Ground. And if you want the challenge of rock-climbing, Carpenter Rock is the best choice. And of all the trails, it is the only one without any ruins. Of course, it’s not that bad that you should avoid it by all means. I surely didn’t regret it and every new perspective you get at this beautiful landscape is worth some detour. But if you don’t have that much time, that’s the hiking trail I would skip.

Cricket - The National Game

by CADspark

Shortly before we departed for Antigua our home team England played the West Indies.Best Man at our wedding (Steve) is a cricket fanatic so it only seemed fair that we should take a look at the Antigua ground.I believe that there are scheduled tours of the ground but our wedding co-ordinator told us just to turn up at the ground and have a walk round. We couldn't believe our luck when we turned up and the grounds man just waved us in.Minutes later Steve was on the pitch getting the photo he had wanted so much.For fixture dates please check the website link below

Water Sports

by grandmaR

Because the cruise ship passengers that come to Antigua are usually interested in warm water and beaches, the cruise ships are sure to offer a large number of beach activities. (A beach is pictured in photo 5) We don't do beaches, but some of the possibilities on our two trips were:Catamaran Sail: (Photos of various catamarans, 2, 3, and 4)As your sleek catamaran slips away from the mainland, enjoy the thrill of sailing on the Caribbean Sea. Feel the sun on your skin and the wind in your hair as you sail along the reef-protected northwest coast of Antigua. Kayak & Snorkel Adventure: 'Paddle in paradise' with excellent guides on this fantastic adventure for everyone. Arrive at beautiful Mercer's Creek overlooking the North Sound Marine Park and 12 uninhabited islands. Fast motorboats transfer you from the kayak clubhouse to a remote lagoon where, after instruction, guides will lead an...

Water Sports at Rex Halcyon Cove

by CADspark

Rex Halcyon Cove has a variety of water sports on offer, most of them were free. Please see below for all the activities that we found during our stay here.Kayaking / CanoeingJet SkiingWater SkiingSun Fish SailingSnorkellingThe only activity that required payment was Jet Skiing which was provided by independent operators. Although we didn't try any of the activities below we did hear that you did not have to travel far to find these other water sports;Kite SailingScuba Diving All equipment needed for water sports at the Rex Halcyon Cove Resort was provided free of charge.One thing worth noting is that if you are out at sea and need assistance you may get charged by the Hotel for them to come rescue you. Sandals offer this service for free but at Rex Halcyon you may get charged.

Cricket

by Rachael71

Cricket is a national obsession in Antigua, and the capital, St. John's, is home to one of the West Indies cricket grounds, where many internationals are played. We took and island tour, and out guide took a special detour just for us to show us where Brian Lara made his world record, as well as showing us the homes of many famous cricketers. One of the things that struck us about the cricket ground was that it was completely open to the public, and that there were children playing inside, even though it is a ground that isused at world-class level. We couldn't imagine that ever happening at home!

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