| Summary: | With 365 beaches on this Caribbean island one could explore a beach a day for a year. But this program shows us there is more to Antigua than just sand and surf. Here we discover islanders are busy restoring their colonial heritage by visiting Betty's Hope, a mill that was founded in 1650. Also we tour the Nelson Dockyard, named after Admiral Horatio Nelson who fought and won the Battle of Trafalgar. And we learn that Christopher Columbus discovered this 108 sq. mile island in 1493, but evidence of stone age tribes living here date back over 4000 years. Beyond its heritage, Antigua (pronounced An-tee-ga on the island), is a tropical paradise inhabited by just over 100,000 people. Our tour of Antigua continues as we view Devil's Bridge, a natural wonder, and travel down Fig Tree Lane to explore its lush rainforest filled with exotic plants and animals.
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