{"id":4580,"date":"2020-08-18T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T00:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/?p=4580"},"modified":"2023-02-02T17:06:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T08:06:23","slug":"ms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/ms\/","title":{"rendered":"Montserrat, #4 of &#8220;The World&#8217;s Least-visited Countries&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once popular Montserrat is now the 4th least-visited country in the world, in spite of being nicknamed &#8220;The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean&#8221;. Since the late 1980s, hurricanes and volcanic eruptions have caused catastrophic damage, scaring all the tourists away. It\u2019s difficult to even make a hotel reservation. Nowadays, are there any sights to be seen on Montserrat? We went to find out. The ccTLD (Country Code Top Level Domain) for Montserrat is &#8220;.ms&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>* This fact-finding mission was undertaken in early February, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/33.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4642\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/33-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/33-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/33-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/33-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/33.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\u25c6Where is Montserrat?<\/h3>\n<p>Montserrat is a volcanic island in the Caribbean Sea between north and south America. It is a British overseas territory. The local language is English and the currency is East Caribbean dollars.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1LHi6EDH04ll9bDqcopS0g8srdJInL_d6\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>= Table of Contents =<\/h4>\n<div id=\"ms1\"><\/div>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#ms1\">\u25c6#8 on the List of Shortest International Flights<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#ms2\">\u25c6Difficulty Making a Hotel Reservation Online<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#ms3\">\u25c6The Old Capital Plymouth &#8211; A Ghost Town \/ The New Capital Little Bay &#8211; Under Construction<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#ms4\">\u25c6Water that Will Make you Want to Come Back to Montserrat<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#ms5\">\u25c6What to Eat on Montserrat? Why is there &#8220;Yakitori&#8221;?<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#ms6\">\u25c6Interesting Things Around Montserrat &#8211; Don&#8217;t Forget Departure Tax and Your Tiny Boarding Pass<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#ms7\">\u25c6Finding the &#8220;.ms&#8221; Domain Around Town<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"#ms8\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u25c6How to Purchase a SIM &#038; Test the Internet Speed<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u25c6#8 on the List of Shortest International Flights<\/h3>\n<p>To get to Montserrat from Japan, you need to fly via Antigua and Barbuda. It takes 49 hours, 25 minutes to get from Japan to Antigua and Barbuda. From Antigua and Barbuda, the distance to Montserrat is about 48km and the flight takes 30 minutes. The flight is operated by Liat Airlines, which operates many of the flights around the Caribbean. This route is ranked #8 on the &#8220;10 Shortest International Flights in the World&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In order to balance the plane, small passenger aircraft usually weigh passengers at check-in (also known as the &#8220;Getting Weighed in Public Humiliation&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4610\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We can see the propeller plane we are going to board.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4611\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The pilot today is a lady. Very cool.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4612\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/3-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/3-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Including the pilots, only 8 can fit into the small cabin.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4613\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After takeoff, we can soon see Montserrat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4614\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/5-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/5-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/5.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And we are ready to land.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4615\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/6-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/6-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We arrive at the John A. Osborne Airport of Montserrat after about 30 minutes. It takes about 1 hour from Haneda Airport to Osaka International (Itami) Airport, but we made it to another country in 30 minutes. This airport is the smallest yet on the Domain Island Tour, it looks like a house.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ms2\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4616\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/7-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/7-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/7-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/7.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u25c6Difficulty Making a Hotel Reservation Online<\/h3>\n<p>For our tour of Montserrat, I tried to book a hotel through the usual large booking sites, but everything came up for Montserrat in Buenos Aires, Argentine, not Montserrat the island. I could not make a reservation. Even remote places like Ascension Island and Tuvalu could be booked through such sites&#8230; Finally, I took a look at the Montserrat Tourism website, and found two hotels listed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitmontserrat.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4617 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/8-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/8-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/8.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I chose the &#8220;TROPICAL MANSION SUITES&#8221; because they have a homepage. After inquiring by email, I was able to make a reservation. The hotel is about 1 km from the airport.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4618\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/9-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/9-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/9-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/9.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The reception staff welcomed us with a smile. Check-in went smoothly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4619\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/10-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/10-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/10-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/10.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The large and spacious room was fully air-conditioned. Very comfortable. The bathroom was very clean, and the water pressure in the shower was excellent. If you can&#8217;t find accommodations on the usual hotel reservation sites, I recommend checking the official tourism website.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4620\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/11-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/11-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/11.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ms3\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4621\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/12-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/12-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/12-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/12-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/12.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u25c6The Old Capital Plymouth &#8211; A Ghost Town \/ The New Capital Little Bay &#8211; Under Construction<\/h3>\n<p>In September 1989, hurricane &#8220;Hugo&#8221;, with wind speeds of up to 60 m\/s or more, hit Montserrat and caused damage to more than 90% of the island. Then, in July 1995, Soufri\u00e8re Hills, a volcano 915m high, erupted for the first time in 300 years. At that time, two thirds of the population had to be evacuated, and Britain sent warships to help rescue people from the disaster. Two years later, in 1997, the volcano erupted again. Plymouth, the capital city, was overrun by volcanic ash. Again, in 2003, the volcano had a major eruption. Many buildings were destroyed.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"An Experience of Creation: Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7h5XOS7uaWA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>To see the damage, we first take a walk on the north side of Soufri\u00e8re Hills. The buildings seem to have gently returned to nature, and some have almost completely disintegrated.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4622\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An abandoned hotel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4623\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/14-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/14-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/14-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/14-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/14.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4624\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/15-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/15-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/15-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/15-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/15.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u706b\u5c71\u7070\u306b\u57cb\u3082\u308c\u305f\u30b4\u30fc\u30b9\u30c8\u30bf\u30a6\u30f3\u306e\u30db\u30c6\u30eb\uff08\u30e2\u30f3\u30c8\u30bb\u30e9\u30c8\uff09\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_vIykaXVtFU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There are all kinds of ruined building to be found here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4625\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/16-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/16-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/16-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/16-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/16.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4626\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/17-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/17-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/17-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/17-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/17.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Zone V&#8221; on the south side of the island is a no-entry zone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4627\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/18-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/18-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/18-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/18-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/18.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Inside this zone, there used to be a recording studio called &#8220;AIR Studios (Associated Independent Recording)&#8221; owned by George Martin (the producer for the Beatles), but it was forced to close by the 1989 eruption. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4628\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/19-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/19-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/19-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/19-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/19.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Sugar mill dome, formerly used to crush sugar cane and to make sugar. A flock of free-range goats passed in front of me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4629\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Currently, Brades is the temporary capital, but we&#8217;re going to Little Bay, which is now under construction as the new capital. Little Bay is north of Plymouth, the former capital.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4630\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/21-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/21-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/21-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/21-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/21.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The police station, fire department, post office and prison are all in the same spot.<br \/>\nThe police station.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/22.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4631\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/22-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/22-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/22-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/22-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/22.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The fire department.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/23.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4632\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/23-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/23-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/23-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/23-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/23.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The prison. Barbed wire wrapped around a high fence.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ms4\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/24.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4633\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/24-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/24-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/24-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/24-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/24.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u25c6Water that will Make you Want to Come Back to Montserrat<\/h3>\n<p>Are there any tourist spots on the current version of Montserrat? I checked a pamphlet I found at the hotel reception entitled: &#8220;Top 50 things to do in Montserrat&#8221;, and decided to try some of the suggestions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/25.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4634\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/25-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/25-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/25-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/25-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/25.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>First, we head to Jack Boy Hill, where the local young people like to barbecue. We went by taxi. The charter fee for a day was 200 USD.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/26.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4635\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/26-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/26-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/26-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/26-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/26.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jack Boy Hill, complete with roaring reggae music. The music isn&#8217;t coming from the barbecue area, it\u2019s from the speaker system on the car of someone who came to hang out. Nice sound system.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/27.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4636\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/27-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/27-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/27-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/27-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/27.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u7206\u97f3\u306e\u30ec\u30b2\u30a8\u30df\u30e5\u30fc\u30b8\u30c3\u30af\u304c\u6d41\u308c\u308b\u30b8\u30e3\u30c3\u30af\u30dc\u30fc\u30a4\u30d2\u30eb\u30ba\u306e\u30d0\u30fc\u3079\u30ad\u30e5\u30fc\u5834\uff08\u30e2\u30f3\u30c8\u30bb\u30e9\u30c8\uff09\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7yOovLw4IkU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Quite a few of the local young people are barbecuing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/28.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4637\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/28-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/28-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/28-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/28-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/28.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/29.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4638\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/29-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/29-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/29-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/29-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/29.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The chicken was kindly given to us by a young lady. The sweet and spicy barbecue sauce was delicious!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/30.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4639\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/30-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/30-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/30-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/30-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/30.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4640\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/31-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/31-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/31-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/31-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/31.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I gave them some Japanese chocolate as a token of our gratitude and it was soon gone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/32.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4641\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/32-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/32-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/32-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/32-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/32.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For tourists, Jack Boy Hill is a scenic spot overlooking the gorgeous seas of Montserrat and the Soufri\u00e8re Hills volcano.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/33.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4642\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/33-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/33-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/33-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/33-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/33.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/34.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4643\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/34-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/34-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/34-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/34-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/34.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After Jack Boy Hill, we went to the nearby Runaway Ghaut. There is a legend that if you drink the natural water here you will surely return to Montserrat again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/35.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4644\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/35-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/35-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/35-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/35-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/35.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So anyways, I drank some.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ms5\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/36.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4645\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/36-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/36-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/36-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/36-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/36.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u25c6What to Eat on Montserrat? Why is there &#8220;Yakitori&#8221;?<\/h3>\n<p>As a British overseas territory, Montserrat cuisine revolves around British and Caribbean food.<br \/>\nWe enjoyed some local cuisine at Isles Bay Beach Bar, recommended to us by the taxi driver.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/37.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4646\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/37-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/37-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/37-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/37-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/37.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/38.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4647\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/38-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/38-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/38-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/38-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/38.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fish &#038; Chips, $45 East Caribbean dollars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/39.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4648\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/39-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/39-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/39-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/39-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/39.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I ate mine with malt vinegar, a vinegar of fermented barley malt and corn extract. It\u2019s one of those things, fish and chips in the UK can&#8217;t be eaten without it. The flavor is like malt and vinegar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/40.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4649\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/40-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/40-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/40-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/40-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/40.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Grilled Fish lunch. $35 East Caribbean dollars. A very tasty white fish, with no odor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/41.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4650\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/41-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/41-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/41-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/41-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/41.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Someone swimming waved at me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/42.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4651\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/42-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/42-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/42-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/42-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/42.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I thought we could eat dinner at one of the restaurants around the hotel, but the restaurants I found on Google Maps were all closed. It&#8217;s a Sunday night so not only the restaurants but pretty much all the shops are closed. Only the Richard Samuel Shop was open.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/43.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4652\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/43-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/43-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/43-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/43-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/43.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/44.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4653\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/44-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/44-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/44-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/44-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/44.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So, for tonight&#8217;s dinner, we chose the hotel restaurant.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/45.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4654\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/45-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/45-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/45-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/45-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/45.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Blackened Catch of the Day&#8221; was the special. $55 East Caribbean dollars. The fish is perfectly grilled and easy to eat, soft inside like chicken and again, no fishy odor. The side vegetables were also fresh and delicious.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/46.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4582\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/46-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/46-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/46-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/46-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/46.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Chicken Yakatori&#8221;. $50 East Caribbean dollars. &#8220;Yakatori&#8221; I assume is meant to be &#8220;Yakitori&#8221;. Although it looks a bit too brown, it was delicious with a grilled ginger flavor. I was surprised to find Japanese food on the menu on an island with so few tourists, 14,000 km away from Japan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/47.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4583\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/47-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/47-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/47-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/47-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/47.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Montserrat English breakfast. Johnny cake was served instead of toast. Johnny cake is a kind of cornmeal flatbread. It tastes a little like doughnuts, but drier.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ms6\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/48.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4584\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/48-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/48-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/48-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/48-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/48.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u25c6Interesting Things Around Montserrat &#8211; Don&#8217;t Forget Departure Tax and Your Tiny Boarding Pass<\/h3>\n<p>A made-in-Japan truck with &#8220;Taiyo Kenki Rent-A-Car&#8221; written on the side drove by.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/49.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4585\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/49-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/49-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/49-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/49-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/49.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Supermarket &#8220;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/VyAJbnAgaWzNxmVz5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aravins Enterprises Inc<\/a><\/span>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/50.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4586\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/50-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/50-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/50-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/50-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/50.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vegetables are imported from Florida.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/51.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4587\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/51-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/51-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/51-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/51-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/51.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can buy imitation crab too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/52.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4588\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/52-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/52-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/52-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/52-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/52.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is a spicy sauce that will set your mouth on fire like a volcano. $12 East Caribbean dollars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/53.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4589\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/53-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/53-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/53-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/53-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/53.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At first, I thought these guys were coming back from fishing, but it turns out they are mobile fishmongers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/54.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4590\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/54-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/54-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/54-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/54-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/54.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/55.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4591\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/55-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/55-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/55-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/55-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/55.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The local grown-ups playing a game. In Cyprus I saw people enjoying backgammon while sitting on their open terraces. What kind of game is this?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/56.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4592\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/56-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/56-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/56-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/56-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/56.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u5730\u5143\u306e\u5927\u4eba\u305f\u3061\u304c\u8208\u3058\u3066\u3044\u308b\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\uff08\u30e2\u30f3\u30c8\u30bb\u30e9\u30c8\uff09\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wjh0qIhU1ko?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Souvenir shop &#8220;LAST CHANCE&#8221;, near the airport.<\/p>\n<p>There are no souvenir shops at the airport, so this is your last chance to buy souvenirs, as the name suggests.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/57.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4593\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/57-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/57-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/57-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/57-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/57.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s quite spacious inside.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/58.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4594\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/58-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/58-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/58-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/58-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/58.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/59.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4595\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/59-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/59-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/59-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/59-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/59.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s volcanic ash for sale. $13.5 East Caribbean Dollars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/60.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4596\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/60-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/60-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/60-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/60-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/60.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A carnival to celebrate St. John&#8217;s Day is held every year in late December. It seems people go around wearing unique masks for this carnival.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/61.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4597\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/61-500x410.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/61-500x410.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/61-768x629.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/61.jpg 979w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"St John&amp;apos;s day - Montserrat\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KVrlrLQQHag?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Black sand on Woodlands Beach.<br \/>\nIs it black because of the volcanic ash?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/62.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4598\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/62-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/62-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/62-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/62-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/62.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u9bae\u3084\u304b\u306a\u8272\u3092\u3057\u305f\u30c8\u30ab\u30b2\u304c\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/63.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4599\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/63-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/63-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/63-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/63-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/63.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Non-reserved seats on the flight from Montserrat back to Antigua and Barbuda. Be careful not to lose it, as this small receipt will be your boarding pass (right side).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/64.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4600\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/64-485x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"485\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/64-485x500.jpg 485w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/64-768x791.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/64-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/64.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also, there is a departure tax. Embarkation Tax is $10, Airport Tax is $4, for a total of $14, plus a $37.50 departure tax if you do not return to Antigua and Barbuda within 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/65.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4601\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/65-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/65-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/65-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/65-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/65.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s what it says at the immigration desk.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ms7\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/66.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4602\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/66-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/66-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/66-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/66-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/66.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u25c6Finding &#8220;.ms&#8221; Around Town<\/h3>\n<p>The &#8220;.ms&#8221; domain is often associated with Microsoft. However, &#8220;.ms&#8221; is the ccTLD domain (top level country domain) assigned to Montserrat. Which has nothing to do with Microsoft. But there are cases where Microsoft uses &#8220;.ms&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/appcenter.ms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">appcenter.ms<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/appcenter.ms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4603 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/67-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/67-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/67-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/67-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/67.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/devcamps.ms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">devcamps.ms<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/devcamps.ms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4604 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/68-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/68-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/68-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/68-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/68.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft also operates &#8220;xbx.ms&#8221; and &#8220;wndw.ms as URL shortening services. The &#8220;.ms&#8221; used by the people of Montserrat could be found everywhere on the island.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Montserrat Red Cross\u3000<a href=\"http:\/\/redcross.org.ms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">redcross.org.ms<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/redcross.org.ms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4605 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/69-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/69-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/69-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/69-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/69.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Water and Electric Company\u3000<a href=\"mailto:mul@mul.ms\">mul@mul.ms<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/70.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4606\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/70-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/70-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/70-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/70-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/70.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ms8\"><\/div>\n<p>A Florist\u3000msjflowers@candw.ms<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/71.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4607\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/71-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/71-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/71-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/71-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/71.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u25c6How to Purchase a SIM &#038; Test the Internet Speed<\/h3>\n<p>I bought a 3-day, 1 GB, local SIM at FLOW. It can be used on other Caribbean islands as well. $16 East Caribbean dollars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/LhbA723Bt4yi9ZV27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4608 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/72-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/72-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/72-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/72-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/72.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The speed is 2.8Mbps. It was nice and stable.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/73.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4609\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/73-231x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/73-231x500.jpg 231w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/73-472x1023.jpg 472w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/73.jpg 554w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also a Digicel store on Montserrat. The Wi-Fi at the Montserrat Airport was 1.2Mbps. GigSky&#8217;s eSIM was 7.1Mbps. Wi-Fi at the &#8220;Tropical Mansion Suites Hotel&#8221; where we stayed was 4.7Mbps. There&#8217;s no difficulty connecting to the internet on Montserrat.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>\u25a0 List of Places Visited<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1E0ZEL9ZIZJ9uSLnG6h7djhVkonJ8oqRE\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>\u25a0 For access to Montserrat<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/ms2\">click here<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4>\u25a0 For &#8220;.ms&#8221; domain details<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gonbei.jp\/reg\/domain_detail.cgi?p1=ms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">click here<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>\u25a0 For &#8220;.com.ms&#8221; domain details<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gonbei.jp\/reg\/domain_detail.cgi?p1=com.ms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">click here<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once popular Montserrat is now the 4th least-visited country in the world, in spite of being nicknamed &#8220; &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/ms\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Montserrat, #4 of &#8220;The World&#8217;s Least-visited Countries&#8221;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,285],"tags":[52,287,198,106,288,286],"class_list":["post-4580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-caribbean","category-montserrat","tag-sim","tag-287","tag-198","tag-106","tag-288","tag-286"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4580"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5310,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4580\/revisions\/5310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}