{"id":1551,"date":"2017-03-08T20:42:21","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T01:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eglin.net\/2bikes\/?p=1551"},"modified":"2017-03-08T20:42:21","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T01:42:21","slug":"exploring-antigua-with-boat-guests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eglin.net\/2bikes\/?p=1551","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Antigua with Boat Guests"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The first of our boat guests, Angela and Sharron, arrived in Antigua on February 5th for a week-long, all-inclusive holiday in the sunny south, aboard the luxury sailing vessel Kinship. <\/em><\/p>\n

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Sharron\u2019s initiation to sailing was rather dramatic.  We waited for a rain shower to pass then set out on the Caribbean Sea. No sooner were the sails up, then the wind picked up, the rain came back, Matthew donned his ski goggles to protect his eyes from the salt spray, and Sharron\u2019s eyes got as big as saucers! She was certain we were doomed! First of all, she didn\u2019t know that sailboats are supposed<\/em> to heel over, so she was definitely freaked out by it leaning over. The fact that Matthew was wet and not a happy Captain, of course added to her anxiety! We decided to head back to the anchorage, and just like that, \u266a up came the sunshine and dried up all the rain, itsy bitsy Sharron went out to sail again\u266a<\/em>  We were treated to a lovely rainbow, then went to a beach, had a swim, collected shells and had lots of girl-talk. Back on the boat we had celebratory beers for surviving her first sail, a nice dinner and a beautiful Caribbean sunset. <\/p>\n

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the three “sista’s”<\/p><\/div>\n

From there the week just flew by, and what a success! I was overdue for a dose of sister time, and they were overdue for some holiday time. Antigua provided a lovely venue for both those things. I don\u2019t think it could have been any better. Here are a few of the highlights:<\/p>\n