So after hanging out in Barbuda for 10 days it was time to head back to Antigua and get some provisions. I wasn’t ready to leave Antigua yet, so I suggested we sail back over to Nonsuch Bay after an overnight in Jolly Harbour. It didn’t take long for Paul to agree to that one. We had a lovely 5 hour sail.
While heading into Nonsuch Bay we noticed that both mooring balls on the south west side of Green Island were available. We always look longingly at these as they are always occupied, but as luck would have it, we could have one. We immediately took the one nearest the beach and were greeted by 2 sea turtles. What luck.
This particular bay has two beaches. One which Charlie loves to walk on and the other he likes to swim at. The water is crystal clear and there are reefs all around. As our time here progressed we had daily sightings of the turtles, as many as 5 of them at once. Paul got good at spotting them while snorkeling.
We got ourselves into a bit of a routine while here taking Charlie ashore twice a day. Most days a tour boat or two show up for some snorkeling of one of the reefs. They stick around from 11-1 and depart after everyone is fed lunch. It’s entertainment for us to see them on a daily basis. One of them had guests on board who started cheering “Go Canucks Go” for us as they departed. What fun. The rest of the time we share the bay with one or two other boats.
We also managed a few projects while enjoying this serene place. I pulled out the sewing machine and made a suncover for the dodger and repaired the cushion cover on our salon settee. Some hand sewing was also in order with repairs to the strapping on the sail cover. I also cleaned up the stainless and removed rust from the fiberglass. Paul repaired the stanchion on the bow and tightened up the lifelines and did his usual scraping barnacles off the hull.
Often in the evenings we’d head to the bow to watch the stars. On one of these nights we noticed what looked like fireflies in the ocean. They were lighting up for about an hour and then stopped. We looked it up and discovered it is a type of bioluminescence. We saw it again a few nights later, deciding that it seemed to occur with the incoming tide.
It was easy to spend 10 days here. The days went by like a flash in this little piece of paradise. It fast became my absolute favorite place to be in Antigua and I’ve already put it on my wish list as a place to return to as often as possible.