Graveyards at Shirley Heights and other Antigua and Barbuda Off The Beaten Path Tips

When at Shirley Heights, take a minute and see the old graveyards. There are two of them: One (larger one) close to the road at the beginning of Carpenter Rock Trail. The other one is behind the ruins of the old cistern, at the beginning of Jones Valley Trail. These 18th century graveyards were abandoned and the tombstones are missing or damaged. Many of the inscriptions were washed away. The graveyards give you an impression about death during this time of the British Empire. The people buried there are mainly soldiers who died from tropical diseases.

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A large area close to the airport, bought by texan billionaire Allen Stanford, has developed into a well-kept park with several facilities. While the high-class restaurants, the cricket grounds and the finance center are not on my list of preferred attractions, the park itself was. It offers you a nice place to walk around while waiting fro your flight.

An observation tower is open fot he public. However, you can only climb its steps together with one of the staff members. But that’s no problem, especially if it’s a beautiful girl who explains everything about the surrounding area.

If you don’t like the beautiufl artificial world of Mr. Stanford, the only option is heading back into the terminal and look around in the crowd. Outside of the airport, there’s only a road with its main attraction being a windmill ruin….

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