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Caribbean Cruise April 2013 - St.Johns, Antigua Page |
St.Johns, Antigua
Sunday 14th April
The South view of St.Johns Harbour, photoed pm, otherwise there would be no Sun on it
Like the last two ports, we came in from the West, rather screwing photography. Berthed next to us was the Delfin, full of Krauts from Hamburg. I was up at 0620 for photos I did not get. I walked round the very quiet town (it was Sunday), occasionally meeting Gerries & practising my Kraut. I went up to the cathedral, which is being restored but there is a pile of rubble in front of it. Then, I walked down to Sir Vivian Richards Road to photo his Mum's house, in which she still lives, apparently. I photoed a lot of buildings on the way there & back.
Tourist trap at the harbour |
Old buildings |
Local inhabitant |
...tests for HIV, Blood, Glucose etc |
Semi-derelict Cathedral.... |
...under restoration |
How do they cure the broken heart? |
Music school |
...a bit rough here |
Local hero Sir Vivian Richards' shrine |
His Mum's house (She's still there) |
Close up |
The tour was essentially, to Nelson's Harbour, as we went through rather dull countryside first. On all the islands so far, they seem to import food that they could well grow on the land that used to grow sugar cane. We went up to the defences of the harbour entrances above the lagoons, three different locations with excellent views over the Dockyard & Falmouth Harbour beyond. I got the photos I need for my Berlioz talk.
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The most Westerly defence above Nelson's Dockyard |
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Shirley's Battery right above Nelson's Dockyard |
Views of Falmouth Harbour from Shirley's Battery. The dockyard is in the middle. |
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Nelson's Dockyard from Shirley's Battery |
Dockyard behind the posh 'yacht' |
Sideways view of the Dockyard |
We did not really have enough time to look round the actual dockyard, (especially after the extra strong rum punch). This is the only remaining Georgian Dockyard & in current use.
Entrance to Nelson's Dockyard |
Governor's House (now museum) |
Sail & rope store, now hotel |
The show in the evening was a new entertainer, a magician who used Hollywood as a background, on which he must have put in a lot of work but the overall effect gave the impression of needing even more work on it.
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