We are staying at a villa in Galleon Beach, a small gated resort. There’s a small reception building, staffed from 8am to 11pm, that sells some basic provisions.
Calabash restaurant and beach bar is open from 11am to 5pm.
There’s a beautiful beach.
Most importantly, there’s snorkeling right off the beach.
Our villas are the highest up the hill. It’s a steep climb back from the bar and beach.
Sitting at the beach bar enjoying the weather…
It’s cloudy and raining…
…a minute later it’s clear and sunny!
A large buganvilia at the foot of the drive nicely frames the view of the bay
Chloe the ridgeback rescue dog comes with the villas
the bird feeder isn’t as popular with the birds as at some other places we’ve stayed.
but then the lizards seem to drive the birds away.
View of the bay from the villa
John with his morning coffee
lobster plant
fern by the hot tub (which turned out not to be a time machine)
succulents garden by the hot tub
The finches liked to help with the crossword
Neighbouring English Harbour is full of
At night the yacht masts look like a city scape. Venus, the moon and Jupiter (just off picture) are bright in the sky.
A palm tree wrapped in a ficus inside an enigma
Heading into town
on the (complementary) water taxi from Galleon Beach to Nelson’s Dockyard
yachts at Nelson’s Dockyard
Nelson’s Dockyard
The ceiling of Temo Sports – cafe/bar in English Harbour
spare engine outside Big’s Taxis
crabs at English Harbour
You can see our villas (with their unsightly cupolas) from Shirley Heights
Michelle and John enjoying mud slides @ Shirley Heights. I think Shane got the better picture!
Dinner and sunset at Shirley Heights.
Sunset over Redonda
25 years together and still
the band at Shirley Heights were pretty good
What was I doing taking a picture of this fern?
EC & US dollars
We had a
…and a million tiny visitors!
Someone’s sitting there, mate!
English Harbour from Sun Ra
Come back Shane!
Bananaquits having a spot of lunch at the cafe
a yacht from London
Admiral’s Inn (with blueprints of HMS Boreas 1757). This is the only bar to make a daquiri from scratch using fresh limes.
hummingbird at Admiral’s Inn
Copper and Lumber Store Hotel
What’s so funny?
cat @ Nelson’s Dockyard
Carolyn (Little Miss) Tidy’s Life on the Water has moved to new premises and become Life on the Corner
Chloe
HRH Prince Edward arrives on Leander.
Leander
red carpet at Nelson’s Dockyard
…to the mast
view of Galleon Beach and Nelson’s Dockyard from the mast
view of the sea from the mast
us at the mast
…That’s all folks!
