Music and more...

Yes, we are settling in and finding our rhythm here on Antigua. We like to 'be" in a place until we feel that we "own" it or it owns us. And we are taking ownership of this beautiful island.

There is a high vista point on the south side of the island called Shirley Heights. It is a magnificent place to go and watch the sunset and see the island of Monserrat to the west. It also overlooks English Harbor and Falmouth Harbor as shown in this picture:

And of course, we always take the time to acknowledge and thank the sun for another day, and so made our way up to Shirley Heights to do just that:

Now another important thing about Shirley Heights is the long honored tradition of Sunday nights music venue and barbecue. People from all over the island, tourists and locals alike, meet here on Sundays and it is common for 400-600 people to gather. And we were not about to miss this either.
Now we believe that music has a unique way to take our inner joy and bubble it up and over into dancing, rhythmic feet. And we are not sure that any music does that better than steel drums. The steel drums are the heart of the Caribbean music as far as we are concerned and not only do they make the feet move but every cell begins to dance ecstatically!!!! So....ecstatically we danced the night away....

There was a band with 10 steel drums and no other instruments (none were needed) and it was unlike anything we have ever heard....

Since then we have found music everywhere around the island and love the happy feet that always show up with the steel drums and Caribbean rhythms. We dance a little triple time, a little Latin, a little free-style and a lot of whatever moves us. And the point is---we have dancing feet going on here on the island of Antigua...Yeah!!!

We also have lots of rainbows going on here:

And we have discovered the magic anchorages of the North Sound. They are a little tricky getting to because of the many shoals and reefs but well worth it. And the sunsets here are spectacular also:

Yes, we are dancing fools and "owning" this paradise called Antigua!!!