We had a 10am flight to Antigua which seemed like a reasonable hour, except the Caribbean still counts as an international flight :( so we were up at 5ish, took a taxi to Union and then UP Express to Pearson. We find the UP Express more relaxing than a taxi ride straight to the airport.
Air Canada Rouge had pretty decent food on the flight down. They also had free wifi so I checked the location of my AirTags, they showed in the North Atlantic Ocean so all good :)
Customs and immigration in Antigua was more about administration, as long as all the boxes were filled in I’m not sure they cared about content.
We got some cash from a CIBC (!) bank machine in the airport. Both Antigua and Dominica use the East Caribbean Dollar and it’s easier to get cash in the larger Antigua. I think USD and Euros are mostly accepted everywhere we’re going but it doesn’t hurt to have some local currency.
There was a well-organized shared taxi service just outside the airport, $25 USD flat rate for the two of us. I forgot to bring small USD bills so the driver got a larger tip than normal (likely, this is by design).
We booked overnight at the Weatherills hotel, a restored 17th century estate house. It has lots of character, and a windmill that you can climb up.
Checked in, got ourselves situated, and walked around the grounds. We had a drink at the bar in front of the lawn bowling area. There was a nice breeze and it was really relaxing, plus the bartender made a super refreshing non-alcoholic cocktail. There were some cattle grazing in a field in the distance; we couldn’t see that far so had to ask what they were (sheep).
Cleaned up back in the room and then headed down for dinner at 7pm. There was just one other table but we were just early. The hotel restaurant is popular for non-guests and by 8pm it was full. The food was pretty good. Our favourite was the marlin crudo.
We were tired from our early start so were in bed and asleep by 9pm. It didn’t seem like a transit day though.
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