Galleon Beach

Galleon Beach is my favorite hangout in Antigua. It formes part of the English Harbour area that is UNESCO listed and a National Park. It's a stunning little bay in the south of the island and mostly deserted at the moment although there is a tasty looking resort right on the beach



I park my wheels at the entrance to the bay and it's less than 25m to the sea

As the crow flies it's 1.5km from where I am staying but the actual trip is quite extreme and ends in a hill that is the limit of what I feel comfortable with on Genny. As with anywhere hot and sunny tarmac melts and cracks. The final descent is about 500m of dead steep white-knuckle terror. Maybe that is what keeps the crowds at bay. The obvious approach would be by water taxi

Over the last couple of days on every swim I have encountered Green turtles. These lovely creatures feed on the sea grass that grows throughout the bay. They seem happy to ignore me as long as I keep a distance and I can get quite close when they surface to breathe.

I feel I have an affinity with these animals ever since I read 'Turtle Diary' by Russell Hoban