Postcard from Antigua no.1

We were very lucky to go away for a fantastic holiday to Antigua over Easter. (Warning Photo Heavy Post!!)

The view of the sea from our apartment 

If you have read my previous post you will know it is not the trip we had planned but was a bit rushed in choosing an apartment and actually in what area of Antigua we were going to stay......thank goodness for the internet!

Our apartment was the Pool Room on the ground floor of this lovely house.

Our local beach....and our favourite as it turned out!

Our favourite beach was Dickinson Bay, just a short drive from where we were staying.

On our first full day we had breakfast at Coconut Grove.

 We were not far from St John's the capital of the island.

We had hired a car so we could explore the island. Hubby can now say he has driven on every main road in Antigua! (It isn't that big!)

Dickinson Bay

 We had a few lovely lunches at Ana's

 A look around a very quiet Jolly Harbour

Jolly Beach

 We visited Betty's Hope, Antigua's first Sugar Plantation built in 1650 with some restored buildings.

 We were lucky enough to catch a few spectacular sunsets while we were there.

I will be back with more postcards soon.

And so we go on....

Shan and I with her artwork

Sorry about the absence, I have really not wanted to post but decided today that I actually miss my blog and all the lovely people who bother to read or leave comments....so here I am.
The reason for my absence is a personal one but I think I need to explain a little. My best friend of over 30 years died suddenly and unexpectedly. Some may remember me talk about my lovely friend Shan and she did indeed comment occasionally on my posts, Shan lived in Montserrat having moved over there to follow her dream of owning a gallery to sell her beautiful artwork. We were due to visit her over Easter and after hearing the tragic news we made the difficult decision to still fly to Antigua but stay there and have a very different holiday to the one planned. I will do a post about our trip soon but wanted to first give you a reason for my absence.

Shan and I in 1987

I do not often share personal information or photographs but as Shan was a follower of my blog and I feel the need to acknowledge our friendship I thought here was a good place to remember my KS.