On Antigua we decided to take an island tour to a feel for the island.  On other islands we had rented a car and driven around but Ryan told me he was on strike from driving anymore so we signed up for a tour!  We used Tropical Adventures and really enjoyed it.  I decided I was going to be that person who took pictures of everything (and I mean everything!) along the way. The full day tour had many parts; the first was a rough ride in a 4×4 jeep around some of the villages on the island.  Then we went up on a hillside overlooking Falmouth and English Harbors.  It was a lumpy, bumpy ride but our guide was a nice gentleman named Kendrick who assured us not to worry, he was a professional driver! 🙂

After driving through the villages and bouncing our way up the hills we stopped at a donkey sanctuary.  Here you can look at and pet the donkeys but not ride them!  Ryan thought they all looked sad like Eeyore but he made a few friends!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After all that excitement at the donkey sanctuary we had lunch at Betty’s Hope which is an old sugar plantation.  Most of it burned down at one point but the sugar mill is still standing.  We looked around here for a while and then had lunch delivered by some local ladies who had cooked it up themselves.  Yum!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing our action packed day our next stop was kayaking.  We kayaked through the mangroves on the east side of the island and found some interesting sea life!  Our guide pulled sea cucumbers and jelly fish from the water as well as pointing out many different crabs wandering around.  He also showed us a small island in the mangroves where they grow weed.  Nice…

 

 

 

 

 

 

And we’re still going!!  Next stop was some snorkeling off the boat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our final stop of the day was Bird Island where we enjoyed some rum punch and a small hike up to the top to see the view.  It was such a great day and we enjoyed been shown around the beautiful island of Antigua!