Location: Antigua, Caribbean, Lesser Antilles
Published: ISLANDS Magazine
It’s early morning. Dew clings to the leaves of silk tree lining a path in Antigua’s rugged southern reaches. Up the trail I go past Wallings Reservoir. Built in 1890, the reservoir’s Victorian industrial terraces — in full view as they’re bone-dry — are a testament to more abundant times. But despite the drought that’s been plaguing Antigua and other islands in the region for several years, this verdant pocket is surprisingly lush. The canopy is a mix of 40 tree species, including mahogany, Spanish oak, Dominican kidney mango, hog…
