After Guadeloupe we made the 6 hour passage to Antigua and holed up in the very lovely English Harbour for a few days. This is a historical Hurricane hole - it is so well protected from the elements - despite the weather at sea the water here is like a lake! Nelson spent several years there and the Nelsons Dockyard is still going strong - he referred to the place as an "infernal hole" due to the mosquitoes but thankfully we were not bothered by them!

The whole place is very 'English' with several English Country Garden type houses. We were delighted to find 'The Inn Hotel' which had fabulous facilities all for the taking as long as we bought lunch there at the great restaurant - we took full advantage!

We had such peaceful nights here and began a new tradition of snuggling with Rex and Ruby on the bow before bed, singing songs with them and stargazing - heaven!