November 04, 2015

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.
The countryside on Antigua, the larger of the two islands that make up the sovereign nation of Antigua and Barbuda.
One of the ziplines in Antigua's rainforest canopy.
One of the ziplines in Antigua’s rainforest canopy.
A zipline and platform in the distance, across the valley.
A zipline and platform in the distance, across the valley.
More ziplines in Antigua's rainforest canopy.
More ziplines in Antigua’s rainforest canopy.
The MS Royal Princess and another cruise ship in port at St. John's in Antigua.
The MS Royal Princess and another cruise ship in port at St. John’s in Antigua.
The port shopping area in St. John's with three cruise ships in the background.
The port shopping area in St. John’s with three cruise ships in the background.
St. Mary's Street in St. John's, Antigua.
St. Mary’s Street in St. John’s, Antigua.
St. John's Cathedral, built in 1845 AD on the site of two previous churches.
St. John’s Cathedral, built in 1845 AD on the site of two previous churches.
A colorful shopfront colonnade in St. John's.
A colorful shopfront colonnade in St. John’s.
The Museum of Antigua and Barbuda.
The Museum of Antigua and Barbuda.
Shops along the port in St. John's.
Shops along the port in St. John’s.
The port shopping area seen from the cruise ship.
The port shopping area seen from the cruise ship.
Southern side of St. John's, seen from the top of the cruise ship.
Southern side of St. John’s, seen from the top of the cruise ship.
Looking out from the MS Royal Princess toward the southwest at St. John's, Antigua.
Looking out from the MS Royal Princess toward the southwest at St. John’s, Antigua.
Pulling out of port, in Green Bay, St. John's, Antigua.
Pulling out of port, in Green Bay, St. John’s, Antigua.

-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

 

An open journal or an exercise in narcissism.