We spent only one day at St Kitts, the main highlight being the baby monkey in a diaper that we came upon in the main township. It isn't as odd as it sounds, there are wild monkeys on the south side of the island, and it appears some locals take them as pets and have a trade exhibiting them to tourists.
I saw the little monkey sitting on a local's shoulder, and must have looked interested. He asked me if I would like to come and meet the little monkey. Not usually one to fall for the tourist traps, I couldn't resist. When he told the monkey to go meet me, it crawled down his arm and jumped onto mine. It crawled right up to my chest for a cuddle and grabbed my finger and held on tight. Very cute. Unfortunately, we didn't have our camera with us.
We left St Kitts at 5am the next morning to head to Antigua, another 10 hour journey. The sea was calm and only a little 1.5metre swell rolled in. We motored the first half watching the sun come up and the local fisherman pull up their Cray-pots.
The wind began to fill in with a big black cloud, and we had a fast sail the last half, touching 9 knts on occasion with only a 15knt breeze.
We anchored in English Harbour, and headed to Nelson's Dockyard to check in. Nelson's Dockyard is fantastic. It is an old English settlement with stone buildings. All the buildings have been restored and are in use, including the old pub and bakery.
That night, we headed to a harbour side restaurant for dinner - finally a meal that isn't Wahoo. The restaurant opens out onto the harbour and has a dinghy dock for us to tie up at. Astrud Gilberto is playing over the speakers. We order dinner and watch the pelicans dive for fish just a few metres away.
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