After one night at the Valley Church anchorage, we spent a couple of nights in the Jolly Harbour marina. Last year we visited the marina so it was easy to resume a routine, as we knew where things were located. We washed the boat, had our laundry done, went grocery shopping, and disposed of our trash. We also had the opportunity to get together for drinks with some new friends that we met at the customs house.

After a couple of days, we set sail to the south-eastern part of Antigua to Nunsuch Bay. While we had visited Antigua a couple of times, we hadn’t made it to this windward bay yet and were looking forward to exploring it. It was a bit of a bumpy ride as we rounded the southern tip of the island. However, once we arrived in the bay, the waters were very calm with only wind waves. We actually had to move our boat in this anchorage because the wind died down and the boats started to swing. We determined that we were too close for comfort to a boat near us so we moved out a little further. In our first anchorage we were able to watch the kite boarders having a blast in front of our boat. It made for great entertainment.

One day we took our dinghy out to some reefs and snorkeled. The snorkeling wasn’t great here but it was nice to get into the water. Our anchorage was just to the side of the private island called “Green Island.” It was unfortunate that we couldn’t walk on the island to get some exercise.