Anchor at Folkestone

Last day in Barbados

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August 22nd 2007
We are booked to fly at 18:55 on BA2152 - so today we got up packed a little more and then went to Folestone where the Marine Reserve is as we wanted to use the other underwater camera. Folkestone is quite nice and used by quite a few locals - it is also roped off so the nutters on the jetskis cant get to you, though they still circle the edges trying to entice tourists on board. We swam out ... 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