Antigua Land Tour
Taking an Antigua Land Tour. Our blog is primarily all about boating and boating and more boating. But there was so much to see and do in Antigua, that I wanted to share what we did on land. All boaters have to disembark some time, so here’s what we did on Antigua.
In my previous blog, I shared the photos of Nelson Dockyard, which we saw both by boat and on foot. We did a land tour with a cab driver named “Wall”, which Sandals arranged for us. Our first stop was Jolly Harbor. We knew it had some condos on the canal and beach and wondered what it looked like. So that was our first stop.
We took a few photos on the beach and also with Wall before heading off to our next stop.
From there we drove south towards Falmouth Harbor and onto English Harbor. Follow the yellow line on the map from Jolly Harbor .
Nelson’s Dockyard
We did the full tour of Nelson’s Dockyard with a guide (see photos in previous blog). The buildings are still all original as they were in the 1700’s. From there we went up to Fort Shirley, where there is a museum (and quick history movie) and Admiral Nelson’s former home. From the vantage point, the British could watch out from all directions for intruders.
This view is overlooking the Caribbean and Nelson’s dockyard down below.
This is one of the fort buildings.
This is what is left of Admiral Nelson’s home.
This view is behind his home, facing the Atlantic Ocean.
This is the view from the 2nd floor of his home, again overlooking English Harbor.
Just down the road from Fort Shirley, is Lookout Point. The views here were absolutely stunning. To give you an idea of where we were, here’s a map. Look out point overlooks both the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.
A closeup view of the “hook” you will see a house on top. That belongs to Eric Clapton.
looking towards Africa if you turn left and then South America if you straighten out.
Yes, it was straight down, no fence!
This one was of the original fort buildings still standing at Lookout Point.
Shirley Heights Lookout
From here, we drove down the road to Shirley Heights Lookout. This houses the original Guard House. This spot is famous for it’s sunset party they throw every Sunday with a steel drum band. We didn’t make the party (so we didn’t take this photo), but you get the idea.
Instead, we took in the views and enjoyed the scenery. Photos don’t do it justice – so make time to go visit this famous site!
Again, looking down on English Harbor and Falmouth Harbor
It too, was treacherous on the edge with no fence. Beware.
In all, it was one of the best tours we’ve taken! There is so much history on Antigua dating back to the early 1700’s. You won’t regret visiting the sights of this island! Part 3 coming soon!