St. John's Antigua

I don't have many pictures of this day. We went snorkeling and kayaking, so all of our pictures are on a waterproof camera. It was such a fun day though. We hopped on a tour bus with our driver "Mison." He was 70+ years old, and just like a cute little grandpa. He had 11 children. He said in his time they didn't have a TV, so he spent half his life with his pants down. He had this cute little hat on, and Julie asked "that's a cool hat Mison, where did you get it?" He said "The store." He drove a small bus and had a microphone and would tell us about the island as we drove to our kayaking trip. It was funny though, some of the time he’d forget to use the microphone, or else he was too busy steering/shifting to do all three so he’d be talking and talking, and then use the microphone once a hand was free to finish his last thought and would say something like “seven.” Matt and I were like, “what the heck is he talking about?” Good thing Eddy was in the passenger seat next to Mison, so we got all the info needed. He was a great guide, and told us all about the people, the island, the hospitals, the government, etc. It was fun.

Our kayaking trip was so awesome. I wish it would have been longer. Matt and I were reminded of our days guiding The Snake River. We kayaked around several little islands and then took a boat ride to a small island for more beautiful scenery and a brief history lesson. We went snorkeling here. There wasn’t much to see. I saw a lot of corral and a few fish. Nothing too exciting. I was proud of myself not getting sea sick. Our last snorkeling experience I was throwing up like crazy. The fish loved it, so that made Matt love it too because the fish swarmed us. Anyway, the boat ride back was fun. Our boat driver was a maniac and we drove so fast! It was a blast though. I think he thought our group was all wasted, because we were yelling and shouting and laughing out of control the whole ride. He would look at us and just shake his head. We made it back to our tour guides house and were welcomed with juice, bread, and towels to dry off. They were so generous, and so fun to be acquainted with for the day. They had this parrot that was very friendly and posed for a few pictures.