crazy pic, very psychedelic

Not to put a damper on your stay there, but I do hope you guys are aware of the terrible crimes in Antigua? You may have missed the latest, gang rape of two British woman, a couple of months ago, Chef from the AYC, killed a while ago, even that nice hotel you had the romantic weekend in, in the hills, a couple on honeymoon 2 years ago, were murdered in it. etc.

I only raise this because from this entry you're walking around late at night on streets like that. Also being from the Caribbean I know you'll never ever get the clear picture locally of what is going on, or for that matter, from regulars to any one island.

Of course "crime happens everywhere" blah blah blah, but the sum total is Antigua doesn't have a very good reputation out of all the islands, so while "safer than Paris or Barcelona", just please be aware and don't let your guard down.

Particularly there. In "secured resorts and clubs" and out on the streets at night.

Thank you for the good advice but we're already aware of those sad crimes that have happened around here. We are careful here like wherever else in the world.

Also I don't think that these kind of crimes ever could hold us back or keep us inside of the "touristy areas" as that is not our way of exploring cultures. It is important for us to be able to feel the real life that is going on around and we also easily make friends with the local people. We have been traveling quite a lot in our past in both ghettos and suburbs in crazy parts of the world and off the beaten track on most areas we visited so I believe that we have some sort of consciousness built inside that we rely on. But of course, you gotta be careful and not stupid.