First Time in Antigua
In December of 2022, I visited Antigua for the first time, on a solo trip at Christmas time during the pandemic. I stayed at an AirBnb in Fitches Creek and rented a small Toyota for transportation. For the week I was there, I visited beachside restaurants, downtown and shops, nature trails, the Fig Tree Studio Art Gallery, and the Betty’s Hope retired sugar plantation site.
The island of Antigua’s perimeter can be driven around in under two hours. There was not much road traffic. The island was clean and the people were accommodating.
I long to visit again.
Greenwood Great House
On January 8th of 2023, I visited the Greenwood Great House in St. James, Jamaica, a maintained plantation house of The English Barrett’s near Montego Bay.
On January 8th of 2023, I visited the Greenwood Great House in St. James, Jamaica, a maintained plantation house of The English Barrett’s near Montego Bay. The home is now owned by a historian couple that offer guided tour of the property. The home has a large collection of furniture, musical instruments, art, and remnants of plantation life.
Leffingwell House Museum
A week before starting a new position in Norwich, I attended a Revolutionary War reenactment at their Leffingwell House Museum. Walking through lapses time, with the living guides dressed for the era and in vivid character. By the end of the event, and after conversations with passionate reenactors, I wanted to continue the theme of the day. I enjoyed Potato Cakes and Captain Morgan with pineapple juice at the Griswold Inn in Essex.
