destination: Antigua
* Land area: 108 sq. mi. (280 km²)
* Location : 17.09° N 61.80° W
* Capital and largest city: St. John's, pop. 31,000
* Climate: tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation.
* Terrain: mostly low-lying limestone and coral islands, with some higher volcanic areas.
* Elevation extremes: 402 m (Boggy Peak), sea level.
i'm armed with books, a camera, a tablet, nicorette, and a huge squeezy-tube of sunscreen. a bit nervous but this is. going. to. be. fun. dammit!