Second stop was Antigua, where food is full of plantain and surf n turf spiced stew pots and the colours were so vivid it was like watching the Wizard of Oz (tropical version) for the first time! We stayed at the very colonial feeling Carlisle Bay, white washed shuttered rooms and afternoon tea at the beach...
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| Carlisle Bay beach Daily choice of eggs, florentine today Conch and shrimp fritters Afternoon tea on the beach Aromatic goat curry with roti and peppery mango chutney Local lizard on our balcony Dries sunnies - spiced veg stew Caribbean rum punch and freshly grated nutmeg - 85% rum 15% juice! banana palm fan - tricolour fruit kebab coi karp and topped scones turquoise swimming pool ripples |
