Antigua, Days 1 and 2

So, we finally arrived in Antigua for our big 2011 summer vacation. We are missing Little Eddie, by the way. :( We had to circle the island for 30 minutes before finally getting to land because of major backups at the airport. Those major backups also translated to major backups in the immigration line. At times, it seemed as if the line wasn't even moving. They had two lines open for citizens of Antigua and 4 lines open for all the other visitors of Antigua. Seemed kind of lopsided to me. Anyway, because of this, we were forced to stand in line for over an hour before getting our bags, car, driver's license, and heading to the condo.

Upon first observation, we immediately found that the people of Antigua are not friendly...there is no ALOHA here! I find this to be strange because their economy on the island is directly dependent upon tourism. This was initially a turn off to me, but I've gotten over it. Hey...it's a chance to be rude, right? :)
So, our first day on the island was all about getting the things done that we needed to. We unpacked, went to the grocery to pick up fresh items to eat, explored the resort, then settled in for a good night's sleep.

Day 2 was more relaxing. Eddie talked me into a 40 minute run on the beach. He even wanted to go to the gym later on in the afternoon, but the gym is closed from 11 to 4 in the afternoon. Weird, right? After the run, we got hooked up with two beach chairs and spent the rest of the morning soaking in the sun. The sun's rays are intense here, which is to be expected I guess since we are closer to the equator here. After a tuna sandwich lunch, we went for a drive down to Shirley's Heights. This is the highest place on the island of Antigua and was used as a lookout for the English Military when they occupied the island. The old lookout is now converted into a restaurant and they have live steel music every Sunday. We did go on Sunday, but were too early for the music. It's a nice place...would like to go back.
After an hour or so at the pool, we ventured back to the room for some rum punch. Eddie has already perfected his concoction and I'm looking forward to having more rum punch tonight!

It looks as if we are going to be here when it rains...a lot. Cross your fingers that the forecast will change and we will be blessed with a lot of sunshine.