We are back in Antigua three years since we were last here and when Covid restrictions were still in place.
It was a grand 14 knots on the beam sail from the north tip of Guadeloupe to the anchorage at Jolly Harbour. We were too late to clear in yesterday so went in in the dinghy this morning to complete our official entry.
What was the good feeling? Being in a new country and spotting SV Relax anchored 200m ahead of us. We met Ralph and Carmen in the Maldives and haven't seen them since South Africa which is six years ago though we have kept in touch by email. They've had the boat in Florida since completing their circumnavigation. It is wonderful to see them. It may have been 6 years, but, as it feels with so many of our cruising friends, it feels like last week as conversation bubbles and flows.
In contrast it was a most disappointing return to the Curry House in Jolly. We travelled in in high expectation of a banging Indian curry and returned in low spirits after a bland and flabby meal.
However, when we popped into the supermarket, our spirits were lifted as I spotted a known Scottish gin on the shelves at a bargain price. It would have been rude not to buy a few bottles ready for Christmas, or Easter. Easter comes first.
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