On 1/20/23, we checked out of the marina.  I felt as though I could have stayed in the marina another night or two, but it was time for us to leave.  We headed up to the northern part of Antigua and anchored off of Rabbit Island.  This is one of our favorite anchorages around Antigua because of its raw beauty.  Only a handful of other boats are ever anchored in this area, which is perfect.  We enjoy the tranquility of the location but know that we are not entirely alone in the anchorage.   “Tranquility” may not be the right word to use, as the wind is strong here and there can be some swells.  However, we have found a good location that minimizes both.

Soon after we arrived in our anchorage, we decided to go snorkeling to search for lobsters off of Lobster Island.  We have snorkeled here before and never seen any lobsters.  The last time we were here, however, our friends on Nova Star said that they saw a half a dozen lobsters around the island.  We were determined to find them.  We did!  It was so exciting to see them hiding under rocks with their antennae out.  Steve had worn gloves and tried to catch them.  While their eye sight isn’t that great, their antennae alert them to danger.  As soon as Steve tried to pull their antennae, they backed way down into their holes.  All in all, we saw a half a dozen lobsters.  It was awesome!  Unfortunately, we didn’t catch any so no lobster dinner for us.