Thursday 9th January 2025
No rush this morning as we are only heading into St John’s heritage centre down by the docks; having looked on line for “decent” flip-flops and found a proper shoe shop but overpriced no-doubt as this is where the cruise liners discharge their passengers!!
The small roads around the docks were full of taxis and folk trying to sell day trips to the passengers but we managed to find the small car park we used on many occasions in the past only to find it cordoned off which then forced us into a pay car park; what a cheek!!!
We parked-up and headed to Redcliffe Quay, firstly to C&C for a coffee and book a table for Saturday night. The coffee part didn’t materialise as they don’t do tea, can you believe that?? So just booked a table and moved on to another place, again no tea but ordered a coffee. When it came it was $4US, in a paper cup and it was undrinkable, whatever it was it was not coffee as known to man, so we left and gave up. We now headed to Heritage Quay and with a little help from one of the attendants, found the shoe shop, success. Though they hadn’t got what I wanted I did get a good pair of flip-flops so left the shop a happy chap.
Back at base Christine cooked our main meal at lunchtime, before we headed to Runaway beach, a mere mile and a half away. This local beach is a very long, quiet, out of the way beach which suits us fine. The access road is extremely damaged, pot holes and un-made up stretches, which probably keeps many away. Also there are no vendors, bars or beach furniture but one can park literally on the edge of the beach and usually under a tree, very satisfactory. There are 365 beaches in Antigua, we’ve done two and we are here for another 29-days, oh dear we will fall short of the total so need to return!!!!!
Because we now live in U.K. we are now not used to hot weather and by early evening we are ready to settle down but this will all stop on Saturday night; Lee and Sarah arrive to liven things up👍👍