The tourist board claims 365 beaches scallop Antigua's lacy shoreline, one for every day of the year. While that number seems suspiciously convenient, there are indeed more coves than the most industrious couple can tackle on one vacation. Where to

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The tourist board claims 365 beaches scallop Antigua's lacy shoreline, one for every day of the year. While that number seems suspiciously convenient, there are indeed more coves than the most industrious couple can tackle on one vacation. Where to start? Try unfurling your towel at Half Moon Bay, a perfectly named three-quarter-mile-long arc of sand that smiles away on the distant east coast, near Freetown. Set against the ruins of a hurricane-plundered hotel, Half Moon is one of the island's biggest yet least-visited strands, awash with velvety white sand, and often empty but for the marine life percolating along the north end (bring snorkel gear, snacks and water; there are no services here).

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