30 Days in Antigua and Barbuda

Today was the first and last taste of Antigua's 2009 Carnival, the Parade of Troupes and Group Las Lap. This parade is the culmination of the entire week that comprises the Carnival celebration here. All of the monarchs have been crowned.
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So I am recovered from my flu, but man am I still sleeping!  Liem had to wake me up!  Today was the big carnival parade!

 

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Today things were a little more back to normal, though I kind of scrambled Liem's day up a bit.  Feeling at about 9
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I didn't blog yesterday so you all didn't have to hear me whine.  Heheh.  I was feeling a little better yesterday, but still only maybe at 60%.  I'd had a very difficult sleep the night before...as in I got none!! I re
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While Jenn was getting her nails done in St. Johns, Hayley, Cohen and I went and explored the St. Johns Cathedral.
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Today the weather prevailed. We were intending to go to the last area to explore: the Dickenson Beach area. Through out the night it rained off-and-on, at times torentially, and the pattern extended into daylight.
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Is it so much to ask for a map that matches the actual road system?
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Since Cohen had withdrawn from sailing class, the kids and I slept in a bit today.  I think we rolled out of bed around 8:30.  Hayley and I had french toast and bacon...Cohen had a bowl of cereal.

 

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They day started out ok, working on the deck enjoying the easterly trade winds but then my notebook suddenly turned off. Ok....? Then I powered it back on and it went to battery. Eventually it ran out of battery and shutdown.
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The routine of everyday life is setting in.  To me, this is when the experiment really begins.  There are dishes to be washed, floors to be swept, toilet paper to buy, laundry to be done, electronics to buy, etc.

 

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