Tuesday 26th St John's, Antigua St John's is the largest city and capital of Antigua and Barbuda. St John's has a population of around 22,000 - the majority of which are of African descent - and the official language is English. Many years ago we visited with our friends Joyce and Richard and went to Nelson's Dockyard. We arrived early morning to discover three other large ships in port. P&O Brittania, Costa Magica and a German ship called something like...

Monday 25th Basseterre, St Kitts Basseterre is the capital of St Kitts and Nevis and is a beautiful town bursting with history. On our last visit we went on St Kitts Scenic Railway - a tremendous day of which we still have lots of memories, particularly the rum punch! Much of Basseterre's original Georgian architecture still stands, including the domed Treasury building on the waterfront and the green and bronze Berkely Memorial Clock, a four-face cast iron tow...

Saturday 23rd Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Grand Turk is a haven for both swimmers and those who just want to sunbathe. It is renowned for its picture perfect white beaches, and there are many for visitors to choose from, including Pillory Beach and Governor's Beach. Donkeys wander freely everywhere, there are no snakes or poisonous spiders. The Grand Turk Lighthouse, which stands on the northern tip of the island, was built in 1852 and is the only lighthous...

Thursday 21st Road Town, Tortola We were last here with our friends Joyce and Richard but nothing looked familiar due to the last hurricane destroying everything and massive rebuilding since. The day did not start well. We disembarked to walk into the city but not far from the port, Avril tripped on a raised drain cover and went a flying onto her right arm. Lots of help to get her back on her feet and headed to a nearby pharmacy, who took us round to a Medical...

Tuesday 19th. Kralendijk, Bonaire Bonaire is a small island on the Leeward Antilles. Along with Curaçao and Aruba, it forms the 'ABC' island group. Krakendijk is the capital city and the main port of the island. We didn't book a tour from the ship but took up one on offer in the town. It was classed as an Island Tour to last 2 1/2 hrs at a reasonable rate. We were told to come back at 10.30, when it would leave however many people they had managed to book. We...