The last few days here in Antigua have been absolutely fabulous. Apart from dropping a pair of tweezers on the top of my foot and bruising my third and fourth toes, I couldn't have asked for anything better.
Sunday, we just relaxed. We were both achy and sore from dancing the night away on Saturday night. Yes, it's ok to say we're approaching middle age. But, hey, it was fun anyway. We took a stroll over to the Jolly Harbour shopping center and found there are more real estate offices than anything else. There's a Greek style building over in that area as well that used to be a casino and sports bar. It's closed down now, but it looks like they are working on it, so hopefully it will be opened up soon. I have no doubt that business makes Jolly Harbour a hoppin' spot to be.
Monday, of course, was the 4th of July. Kind of strange to be on an English Colony on the 4th of July. Needless to say, there were no fireworks for the American guests on the island, but we did get a "We'd like to wish our American guests a Happy 4th of July today...cheers!" Eddie and I spent the entire day on the beach Monday. The sun was out, the water was great and we were either on the sand or in the water. I'm still in the middle of a love affair with the beach here in Antigua. I usually prefer the pool to the beach, but not here. The beach is to die for.
Beginning the first week in July, the owner's of Tranquility Bay Resort have a complimentary cocktail party out in the grassy area near the beach. Eddie and I went, and they were serving Rum Punch, Fruit Punch, and red or white wine. I went for the red wine as did Eddie. We met a fabulous family from England...they are from a town about 40 miles west of London and work in technology. Richard and Carol are the mom and dad...kids are Rhianna and Steve and Steve's girlfriend is along as well....Nez. They have been coming to Tranquility Bay for 6 years, every year, sometimes more than once, so they know most of the staff and all the good places to eat. It was nice talking to them for sure.
After the cocktail party, we headed down the beach for the bonfire/dance show. The show lasted about 20 minutes and there were about 12 dancers total. They were dressed in native outfits and the dancing was nice. One of the dancers, Elroy, (who was our water aerobics instructor last Thursday) breaths fire. He uses gasoline and blows it onto a fire torch, making sure he is blowing it in the same direction the wind is blowing. I had the chance to talk to him about how he learned to breath fire last night at the 'disco.' He is 17 years old and learned by just watching he said...very impressive to me.
Tuesday, we bought drink passes again. We spent the day at the pool because we were super hot on the beach. (Yay for sunshine!) The pool was quiet and the drinks were flowing. So, another relaxing day in the books for Eddie and me. The pool closes down around 6, but the drinks stop at 5. We headed back to the room for some pasta and garlic bread and then took a short nap. We had to gear up for another night of dancing. Turns out that Richard and Carol came to the bar to enjoy the music and we did more talking than dancing, but it's always nice when you make friends on vacation. Elroy was on duty last night to talk to guests, dance with them, and make everyone feel comfortable. There's a little boy about 7 years old on vacation with his parents who is into break dancing. Elroy was showing him all kinds of moves last night...truly adorable to watch. Eddie and I did get to dance for about an hour and had a great evening.
A walk back home on the beach was a perfect way to end a perfect day on Antigua.
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