The Antigua Racer is thought to be the rarest snake in the world, with only about 200 snakes left. The only place you can find an Antiguan Racer is on a small island outside of Antigua called Great Bird Island. By surprise we found ourselves on the beach of that island last Wednesday…

On Antigua itself, our friend the mongoose has gotten rid of all snakes and we were feeling pretty comfortable. What we didn’t know when we signed up for a kayaking/snorkeling trip was that they stopped on that island for a short hike. We even got to see on of those 200 snakes when a local pointed one of those out right next to the beach. It seemed pretty harmless and it isn’t poisonous but was slightly disgusting when it slithered around in the sand. But in an odd, twisted way it was a bit cool to see it before it becomes extinct.

It was a nice little island with a lady selling beer at the beach. “What kind of o'silver do ya’all have?” she said with a pirate accent when we dug up the local currency Easter Caribbean dollars from our pockets. For some reasons we seem to be the only tourists who pay with the local money instead of US dollars. They quote all prices to us in US dollars. Come on tourists show some courtesy and get the local money!

The stay at Antigua is coming to an end and we are heading over to Guadeloupe today. It is sad to leave because the people here are very nice and the beaches are just fabulous. We have spent quite some time at the beach, done some sightseeing, done a boat trip around the island, and I am becoming a big fan of snorkeling. Oh, and we have had quite a few Wadadli beers which is the local beer and is quite good.

I hope I will be able to post few pictures soon. We are having some technical difficulties with the Internet here but I will explain that one later :) .