Our Very Eventful Trip to Antigua

If I was a person who believed in luck, well this trip would have been just for us :o) We left home on Friday the 13th around 5:45 am to go to the airport here in Cayman. Everything went well or so we though. Finally, we boarded the plane and were off on our trip with the first stop being in Miami. Really that was to be our only stop before arriving in Antigua. When we got to the airport there, Dennis & I went to pick up our one checked bag. We thought we'd head right to American Airlines to board for our next flight to Antigua. That didn't happen!! When we were at Cayman, the lady there didn't put an Antigua tag on our check in bag. That really messed us up badly!! We couldn't get on our scheduled flight as it was due to leave in 45 minutes and the lady at the counter told us they had to have check baggage at least one hour before boarding. We were sick!!! It took her about 30 minutes to get four people's tickets straightened out. We ended up having a couple hours of layover there at Miami. Then we had to go to San Juan, Puerto Rico, which was not on our itenary! But it's someplace Dennis and I had never been to :o) We were in San Juan for a couple more hours before boarding our last plane to Antigua. Originally we were to get there around 2:30 pm and then that changed to around 8:30 pm!! What a mess!! That was just the beginning of a very long three days. We were beyond glad to get home!!

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Coming into San Juan, Puerto Rico It was very pretty
Many, many big buildings

Getting Ready to Leave San Juan, Puerto Rico

Waiting to board the plane
Looking at the beautiful mountains through the window of the plane

Finally, on our way

Seeing the Sun Setting Up In the Air

When we took off in Miami and were headed to Antigua it was pretty close to dark on the ground. But when we got up in the air this is what I saw. Just took away my breath!

Arriving In Antigua

Coming down to the airport in St. John's At the airport where I wasn't supposed to be taking pictures, but I didn't know it! One couple got caught and were in major trouble with the Immigration Officers!!

Unfortunately for us nobody met us at the airport like they were supposed to. We had to take a taxi to the Resort where we were to stay!

Dr. Rev. Wingrove Taylor

Here Dennis is with the Dr. Rev. Wingrove Taylor. Dennis was privileged to hear him preach several times, but unfortunately I never did nor did I get to meet him. I was so happy to see that he made it to Conference. He is now 92 years old and he is still very keen! What a Godly man he is. That is his wife standing behind him. He is now very stooped and frail but still a GIANT of a man!!!

My Favorite Shots From Antigua

Outside the Hall at sunset where we attended Conference Cheese!!

I just love sunsets!!

Pretty!

See the mountains across the Sea?

My very favorite!!

S0 pretty!

Dennis gazing out at the Sea

I love the silhouettes of this family!

The Moon and Palm Tree's

Do you see the moon? It was pretty peaking through the trees!

Around the Resort

Some of the buildings
A new little palm tree

The hall where the Conference sessions were held

I'm not sure how many acres this Resort is but it's really huge and spread out!

Scenes From the Wesleyan Holiness Church Conference 2010

There close to 100 Pastor's & Delegates attending these sessions from the Caribbean The Director of the Women's Ministries

Listening intently to something at the close of Saturday afternoon's session

Honoring the Taylor's During Conference

The Wesleyan Holiness Churches honored Dr. Rev. & Mrs. Wingrove Taylor during their Conference. He served as the Conference President/Superintendent for years.

At the Restaurant At the Resort

At breakfast. They had a delicious buffet for every meal & here we were enjoying it!

Waiting patiently!!

Here are a few paintings that were in the restaurant!

Part of the restaurant area was screened in BUT there was a huge area that wasn't and this is the result of not being screened in!! On morning when I went up to the buffet to get my food there were birds literally eating food left on the serving spoons!! Now that was disgusting!!!

Dennis with his good friend, Dr. Rev. Wingrove Taylor. He had the privilege of getting his food for him!!

The lady in the pictures is the Superintendent of the North American Wesleyan Churches. I;m not positive, but I think they live in Indianaopolis. She was there visiting for the Conference and was very nice.