On April 23, 2012, I had the opportunity to take a tour with Caribbean Helicopters from Antigua to the Soufrière Hills Volcano on the neighboring island of Montserrat. The entire flying tour of Montserrat is over the "exclusion zone", which is an area that has been designated off limits to habitation or ground transportation, so the best way to see the volcano is by helicopter. The island of Montserrat is a British overseas territory located in the Leeward Islands, part of the chain of islands called the Lesser Antilles ... (more)