Location: English Harbour, Antigua
I wake up at 9 am to the sounds of splashing water. Alejandro and Anda were jumping into the water to shower after a long night passage. We have finally arrived in Antigua. Mary and Carolina took out the yogurt and bagels as we were all too tired to cook. After eating our breakfasts and getting ready, we get to have our laundry done! We shoved all our dirty clothes into our mesh bags and threw them into the dinghy to have our laundry done.
Along with our dirty clothes, we got into the dinghy to get a tour of the English Harbor. English Harbor is filled with history as it was built in the 1700s for boats to get repairs and maintenance done. We had a tour guide to show us around and tell us all the interesting stories about each building. After the tour, we had some shore time to ourselves. At first, we stayed as a group, but as time went on, we all split off into little groups. I had lunch, where I ate a great lobster enchilada, and when I was leaving the restaurant, I saw Jada and Mary. We walked around for a little until we spotted a litter of kittens, and Jada and Mary were in awe. They stuck around them while, but I broke off and headed back towards the boats as it was almost time to go. After a few hours chilling on the boat, we headed out on a hike to watch the sunset. I took a 2-3 minute dingy ride with Claire and Alejandro to the start of the trail.
After everyone had arrived, we started our hike. There were some great photo spots that we stopped at, which made me wish I had brought my camera. When we reached the top, we were looking over the whole island. It made me feel like I was on top of the world at that moment. I was talking with Anno, Claire, Ari, and Anda at the top, enjoying the view and the company. We took a taxi down the mountain as it was too dark for us to scale our way back down. We got back to the boat, started making dinner, and started to settle down as it was the end of the day. Tonight we got to take refreshing fresh water showers, which is a nice change of pace from our saltwater showers.