Green Island, Antigua

[Kevin's Post]After the craziness of English Harbour, we wanted to just get away from the crowds for a while. We had heard of a cool spot behind the barrier reef on the Eastern side of Antigua from our friends on Adventure Bound. Generally most of the anchorages are on the west side of the islands since that is the side sheltered from the winds. So we decided to go check it out, we were a bit concerned by the forecast of 17' seas which would be arriving in a few days, but Adventure Bound said that they were anchored there in 10' seas and it was still perfectly flat behind the reef. We figured if the reef could keep out 10' seas, it would probably be ok in 17' as well. And if not, we knew that they would be building gradually over several days and we could get out of dodge if things got too rolly.

We arrived at the anchorage to find beautiful turquoise water, several gorgeous beaches, a huge reef to snorkel and only a handful of boats. We motored straight past all the other boats and anchored well in front of everybody. The entire six days we were there nobody even came close to us (except an occasional kiteboarder tearing past). When the swells arrived, they put on quite a show. We watched them smash into Green Island a quarter mile away and shoot spray 75' in the air. After a few days we needed to get off the boat so we decided to dinghy over to Harmony Hall for Lunch. This is a small boutique hotel in Nonsuch Bay with a restaurant and art gallery. The food was good, although outrageously overpriced. For some reason we always seem to end up at these places. We never learn. We probably could have eaten a week's worth of lunches at a 'local' restaurant for the price of this one tourist meal. We always get suckered in by the tablecloths and the view. Oh well, maybe next time we'll wise up.

Where we are:
Location=Green Island, Antigua
Lat=17 04.540
Lon=61 40.268