Caribbean Sea
On Board the MS Royal Princess: Day Fifteen
St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
[NOTE: I’ve grown weary of writing the usual bullshit narrative; so I’ve decided to dispense with it and present the raw notes I took on my iPhone instead.]
![The countryside on Antigua, the larger of the two islands that make up the sovereign nation of Antigua and Barbuda.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151104-01-300x160.jpg)
![One of the ziplines in Antigua's rainforest canopy.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151104-02-300x228.jpg)
![A zipline and platform in the distance, across the valley.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151104-03-300x225.jpg)
![More ziplines in Antigua's rainforest canopy.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151104-04-300x228.jpg)
![The MS Royal Princess and another cruise ship in port at St. John's in Antigua.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151104-05-300x201.jpg)
![The port shopping area in St. John's with three cruise ships in the background.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151104-06-300x220.jpg)
![St. Mary's Street in St. John's, Antigua.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151104-07-300x225.jpg)
![St. John's Cathedral, built in 1845 AD on the site of two previous churches.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151104-08-300x229.jpg)
![A colorful shopfront colonnade in St. John's.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151104-09-300x228.jpg)
![The Museum of Antigua and Barbuda.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151104-10-300x211.jpg)
![Shops along the port in St. John's.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151104-11-300x209.jpg)
![The port shopping area seen from the cruise ship.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151104-12-300x180.jpg)
![Southern side of St. John's, seen from the top of the cruise ship.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151104-13-300x152.jpg)
![Looking out from the MS Royal Princess toward the southwest at St. John's, Antigua.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151104-14-300x161.jpg)
![Pulling out of port, in Green Bay, St. John's, Antigua.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151104-15-300x128.jpg)
-woke up at 08:10, showered, dressed
-exited ship at 09:00 and waited on pier for tour group; two other Cruise ships were in port today from what I could see
-drove from pier to zip line canopy, took about thirty minutes
-did 13 lines, pretty gay
-finished around 12:30, had a cold beer and then had to wait thirty minutes for everyone else to spend 12-45 dollars on digital photos and/or video of their “adventure”
-walked around town, first to a fort that was closed off, then to a prominent church that was abandoned and run down, after that, I returned to the ship
-showered, dressed, took photos on the sun decks of Antigua
-early dinner at Horizon Court: tuna salad, pulled pork, beef stew, baked potato with cheese and sour cream, iced tea; then a cup of oolong tea
-watched ‘This is Where I Leave You’ with a break for early dinner
-walked to Princess Theater to watch the ‘What the World Needs Now’ show, a tribute to Burt Bacharach
-watched ‘Aloha’ (terrible movie and not realistic)
-started laundry
-late dinner at Horizon Court: iced tea, honeyed pecans and hazelnuts, cheese (pepper jack and Munster), salad with croutons, bacon bits, and balsamic vinaigrette
-coffee
-watched another episode of ‘The Love Boat’
-two Piña Coladas at Club 6 happy hour
-went to bed