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In October 2002, I was fortunate enough to accompany a friend to the
West Indian Island of Montserrat. Although the people of Montserrat
are still dealing with a newly active volcano, the island remains
alive and just as beautiful as ever before. I could not recommend
this more as the greatest place on the Earth to get away from the
drudgery of day to day life. I met so many wonderful people and
had some great experiences. I will definitely go back.
There are quite a few sites where you can find information about
Montserrat. I recommend David Lea's
www.priceofparadise.com. If you want to see what Montserrat is all
about, I would highly suggest buying a few of his videos. His newest
The Magic Of Montserrat is great!
A few other sites are:
To view some of my pictures from this great trip, select a gallery from
the lists below.
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Montserrat |
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Antigua |
 Flight :: Tampa to San Juan, PR |
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A very uneventful flight. However, I did want to take some
pictures of the beautiful seascape of Puerto Rico and some of
San Juan's Skyline.
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| Getting to Montserrat from Antigua |
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A few pictures of St. John's Antigua and the Montserrat
Ferry Service. The best pictures here are those of Montserrat
taken from the ferry as we approached the island.
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| The Soufriere Hills Volcano |
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These are several pictures of the volcano from an area above and
on the old golf course. This area is now part of the Exclusion
Zone.
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| Views from Jack Boy Hill |
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Jack Boy Hill is on the eastern side of the island and overlooks
the old W.H. Bramble Airport. It is one of the better vantage
spots for the volcano.
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| Around Montserrat |
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This collection of pictures so some of the great vistas and people of
Montserrat.
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| La Soca |
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Tom and Mary Ann Walker were so nice to allow Mike and I to stay at their
beautiful home -- La Soca. After Mike worked our fingers to the
bone, this was the resort we came back to.
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| Woodlands |
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Just so everyone knows I wasn't kidding about this being a working
vacation I have included some pictures of our "workplace".
This is known as "The Ruins" and is on part of Mike's
Property.
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| Dinner at the Lea's |
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David and Clover Lea were kind enough to have us over for a delicious
dinner one night. They already had a houseful with other missionaries
and there their 3 sons (Jessie, Sunny & Noah) but they made us feel
perfectly at home.
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| Leaving Montserrat |
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Some more wonderful views of the island from the ferry back to Antigua.
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| English Harbour / Nelson's Dockyard, Antigua |
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This is one of Antigua's most historic sites, it is
focused on the fifteen square miles of Nelson's Dockyard National
Park. Developed as a base for the British Navy in the great age
of sail, the harbour served as the headquarters of the fleet of
the Leeward Islands during the turbulent years of the late 18th
century. Although the dockyard was greatly expanded at that time
by Horatio Nelson, it was gradually abandoned in the nineteenth
century and was closed in 1889. Today Nelson's Dockyard has been
completely restored, and it is now the only Georgian dockyard in
the world.
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| Touring Antigua |
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Mike and I had a great drive around Antigua. What a beautiful island.
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| Shirley Heights |
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What a great place for a Sunday afternoon BBQ, rum punch, and
the plangent strains of steel band and reggae music. From here
the views of English Harbour and Nelson's Dockyard are
absolutely breathtaking.
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