Easycruise....

We checked out of gateway at abt 2pm and made our way to the ship. It was fairly simple to check in. We went up to our room, which is about 5x4m, which consists of bright orange bunks and bright orange bathroom and a white toilet. Cool - thing is - we have hot water - wohooooo! We chowed at the restaurant on board which wasnt badly priced, and moved to the bar for a few drinks afterwards till abt 11ish i think. There was a DJ that started playing at 10. He didnt get much of a crowd going. We should have seen it coming cos his shirt said "I'll lower my standards for you"- which he did cos it was crappy! We crashed, and at abt 3ish the ship left from St Kitts to go to Antigua - it was a bit bumpy, and I heard someone honking their guts out down the passage. This got me a little nervous, so I just lay still waiting for the gag reflex. Being a seasoned pillager and rum drinker - there was no sign of that!

In Antigua, we docked at the deep water port of St Johns, and had to take a taxi into town. There was a shopping mall that was duty free which was at the main port - which truly sucked! So James had the idea of going out to English Harbour cos the tourist book recommended it. So we did. BUT - we were wise - we took the bus which was 7.50 EC (abt 3 US) to get there in stead of 25U. The bus drove as fast as he could, and stopped at the various letting people off and taking people on. There were a few close misses, but we made it!

We climbed off the taxi where we thought was English Harbour, but it was actually the Falmouth Marina. This was cool - cos there were LOTS AND LOTS of super yachts! It was a truly humbling experience. Those that can remember Foreplay that was at the last boatshow in capetown. That had absolutely nothing on these! these were around 3 decks and just beautiful. We cruised around there a bit looking at the boats, and then headed to English Harbour to Nelsons Dockyard, which was a 5min walk. This was interesting - it was the harbour where Horatio Nelson which is why it was called Nelsons dockyard. This was first used in 1671, and British started using it from 1725 as Naval Dockyard, and built in strength till it was closed in 1889. It was pretty much Englands maion dockyard protecting them from Pirates and privateers etc.

There were also a lot of boats parked at English harbour. There was a super yacht that had a blue hull that must have been fully automatic - it was about 100-120ft. It was stunning. We watched one cruise from Rhode Island that was leaving. He struggled for about 30mins to pull his anchors up. The engines didnt sound too good when they were trying to pull them up.

We left there and headed to Pigeon beach to try and swim. This was about a 15min walk, and it was worth it - nice sandy beach and warm water. We parked off there for abt an hour then headed back to the mad mongoose for a beer only to discover that SA needed abt 2 runs off 18balls. This was shocking considering when we left it was - 63 off 29 overs. We won- thank god! and then had a few beers and rum punches till about 7ish, then caught the bus back to town.

We went to the BIG BANANA PIZZA place, for pizza of course, but the service was undoubtedly the worst ever. Our total wait was about 45mins to an hour. The guy gave James his pizza, which we saw sitting on another table for 10mins, and he complained. We eventualy got up and left, and looked for another restaurant, but the only reasonably priced place was subway. So - back to subway it was! We chowed quickly and went back to the boat to shower and prepare to PULL IT! Luckily I remembered that there was a sign that te easy cruise boat was moving to St Johns main port, so we checked there first, and indeed - it had! This saved 6dollars taxi ride.

After showering we headed out looking for a party and settled on THE COAST. There were quite a few people there, but I suppose we werent in the mood anymore. And had two drinks and called it quits.

The ship moved to Nevis after that, and dropped anchor off shore, so we had to take a tender to get ashore. We are sitting on Pinneys beach now at the Double Deuces having some drinks and lunch, and hopefully the bonfire party will be good later!

Speak later and will post some pics!