The last couple of days have just been so laid back. Pam says the weather in June has been most unusual and she should know having lived here for 50+ years.
It is hot so no option but to head back to one of my favourite beaches, Long Bay, paradise in miniature - especially when there are so few people around.
Swimming in the warm, crystal clear waters, reading and even better..... reading on the green engine (lilo) whilst floating endlessly on the sea! Nothing better....... just bliss.
My last day in the West Indies was a bit of a bonus. The morning was spent packing and then I had the opportunity to spend the afternoon for the third time as Ann's guest at The Athletic Club just beside the airport.
I enjoyed the Caesar Salad once again. The facilities are superb with a well appointed gym, a ladies locker room which is on a par with Gleneagles and the swimming pool beside the well tended green pitches and gardens.
The staff are so welcoming and helpful. Perhaps my only comment would be that it would be good to have some "healthy food options" available on the menu at all times eg choice of fresh smoothies/juices/ fresh fruits perhaps reflecting Antiguan specialities.
Even so I look forward to returning there in the future.
A last farewell to Pam on top of the hill and it was time to pay my transfer dues out of the country before my 8.30pm flight home.
I have come away from the West Indies with a little more knowledge about the history and the culture and many colourful and vivid memories.
Maybe for the first time ever on my travels I have spent more time physically chilling out and just enjoyed being without feeling the need to do or to work!
A new stage in my life perhaps?
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