Singing in the rain

Hurricane Dean the day after

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August 17th 2007
It was grey and overcast when we got up today - but it was still warm and Matthew was in the pool even though it was lashing it down with rain. As it was raining we went shopping to Cave Shepherd in Holetown which was surprisingly good and then went up the West Coast to see if we could find the bay where the harbour master had stopped. On the way up we missed it, so we went to North Point and ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Barbados

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The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. Slaves worked the sugar plantations established on the island until 1834 when slavery was abolished. The economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production t... ... read more