Everyone slept fairly late and then woke up to the smell of Patti making french toast. Then some of the crew had a rough 100 ft walk to the bar, which was now open, for a morning rum punch. We found a great little museum with a presentation on the history of Nelson dock yard and the early 17th century naval history of the Caribbean. Tracy and Jimi also found a cool Antigua tile from the gift shop. Then we picked up the laundry and went looking for lunch. We found a French place called Cathrine's that was now open (it had been closed when we tried to go there for dinner). It was a really nice lunch, but it wasn't cheap. There was also a very interesting place that had a book exchange (where you could turn in novel you had finished and pick up 'new' ones) and showed movies most evenings. We were sorry we could not stay long enough to see a movie that night.
After lunch, we sailed up to deep bay – a harbor on the north end of the island. We wanted to get as far north as possible to shorten the sail the next day. The starboard engine started to overheat during the trip so we tacked into the bay. This was slightly tricky because right in the middle of Deep Bay is the wreck of the 'Andes' – a freighter from Trinidad that sunk over 100 years ago when it's cargo of pitch caught fire. The wreck is in relatively shallow water and the top few inches of its smoke stack still sticks above the water. It was easy to spot as we came into the bay because a bird was sitting on it.
After anchoring, David, Pamela, and Jimi took the dingy over to the wreck and tied off to the top of the smoke stack. It was a very cool place to snorkel but would have been better if there was more sun – they finished the dive right at sunset. There were lots of jelly fish to dodge (no one got stung) and Jimi saw a big barracuda. The rest of the crew climbed the hill to the ruins of Fort Barrington on the ridge top. Kaylynn took Jimi up quickly after the dive. The ruins were amazing, and it was easy to imagine why the fort was built there to protect the entrance to Deep Bay and St. John's (an important town in the next bay over). There were great views into Deep Bay and over to St. Johns.
Everyone slept fairly late and then woke up to the smell of Patti making french toast. Then some of the crew had a rough 100 ft walk to the bar, which was now open, for a morning rum punch. We found a great little museum with a presentation on the history of Nelson dock yard and the early 17th century naval history of the Caribbean. Tracy and Jimi also found a cool Antigua tile from the gift shop. Then we picked up the laundry and went looking for lunch. We found a French place called Cathrine's that was now open (it had been closed when we tried to go there for dinner). It was a really nice lunch, but it wasn't cheap. There was also a very interesting place that had a book exchange (where you could turn in novel you had finished and pick up 'new' ones) and showed movies most evenings. We were sorry we could not stay long enough to see a movie that night.
After lunch, we sailed up to deep bay – a harbor on the north end of the island. We wanted to get as far north as possible to shorten the sail the next day. The starboard engine started to overheat during the trip so we tacked into the bay. This was slightly tricky because right in the middle of Deep Bay is the wreck of the 'Andes' – a freighter from Trinidad that sunk over 100 years ago when it's cargo of pitch caught fire. The wreck is in relatively shallow water and the top few inches of its smoke stack still sticks above the water. It was easy to spot as we came into the bay because a bird was sitting on it. 
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