Monday, January 14
We
decided to take our bikes ashore and bike around the southern part of
Antigua. The swells had subsided a bit, so it wasn't as difficult to
get the bikes on the dingy as we had thought. We rode out of the
marina and headed south on the main road. The elevation change was
minimal for the first portion of the bike ride, so it was really
enjoyable. We stopped along the road at Dark Woods Beach which has a
beautiful view of Montserrat and the erupting volcano. We continued
along the main road, passing one of the main pineapple farms where
they grow the Antiguan Black Pineapple. After passing a couple of
high-end beach resorts, the road started to head inland, away from
the coast, through the tropical rainforest and farms of banana and
mango trees, pineapple, and lots of wild goats. We even saw a random
donkey running down the road which appeared to have gotten loose from
its post since it had a collar and rope tied to its neck. As we rode
further inland, the hills got steeper and steeper. After walking our
bikes up two very steep hills, we decided to turn around since it
appeared that there were many more hills up ahead that were longer
and steeper than the ones we had gone up! We rode back to the
harbor, and stopped at a local fruit stand on the way back to buy
some black pineapple and mangos.
Dark Wood Beach with view of Monserrat volcano errupting
Antigua Black Pineapple Farm
Downhill view of Morris Bay
Biking Through Tropical Farms Inland
When
we had arrived back at the boat, we decided to change anchorages to
hopefully avoid another sleepless night of large swells. We sailed
south to Carlisle Bay which is a beautiful and very protected bay at
the southern end of Antigua where the luxury Carlisle Resort is
located. We had a much more comfortable night in this bay, and with
fewer neighboring boats.
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