Half Moon Bay

This is Half Moon Bay, Antigua. It is located on the southeast side of the island. As the Atlantic approaches the island, two outcroppings of rock narrow the passage of water, which brings in big, loud waves. The water is clear and blue, and the sand is fine and white. This really is one of the most beautiful areas I have seen in our travels so far. At one end of the beach there are ruins of an old hotel. A little past the ruins there is a path which leads up into the mountain. Our destination was a natural stone arch that faces the Atlantic. We made it up to the first ridges and had a time finding the markers to follow, which were just blue paint on rocks. We finally found the path and made it up a ways until we really needed our machete. Somehow, I don't think Carib Aviation would have appreciated us dragging a machete onto their plane. LOL. Anyway, we turned back with a lot of scrapes from thorny bushes. It is funny, in the Caribbean, the plants are so beautiful yet have the thorns to match. That, and we reached a point where all you could see was sky, which freaked me out. So, we headed back down. It was time to head to the airport anyway. I am glad we made the trip to Half Moon Bay. It was definitely worth the time to see such a beautiful place.