Blogs from Barbados, Central America Caribbean - page 6

Friday 26th December, 2014. Barbados, West Indies Barbados is the most easterly island in the West Indies out of the chain of Leeward and Windward Islands. It stands in splendid isolation with the powerful Atlantic Ocean on its east coast and the clear, calm waters of the Caribbean Sea on the south and west coasts. Measuring 21 miles long and 14 miles wide at its widest point (and with an overall area of only 166 square miles), the island is only just larger than the Isle of Wight. From its founding in 1627 to its independence in 1966, the island was a British colony, and unlike the rest of its Caribbean neighbours, was never taken by force. It has and endearing blend of British and West Indian cultures, which allied to the Bajan's reputation as the ... read more

Saturday 13th December, 2014 - Barbados, West Indies On the Friday night we made our way to some friends who live in Epsom who had kindy offered to put us up for the night, store our car and act as taxi service the next morning. Thanks Rosemarie and Philip. The flight left without a hitch, the airport having caught up with the flight delays from the evening before (when a computer failure had caused all of London's airspace to be shut down)! We travelled on a Boeing Dreamliner which was a first for us. It was quite nice with plenty of leg-room and daylight. We landed after 8 and a half hours and disembarked straight onto a coach which took us to the ship which took about 40 minutes. We had time to go in to ... read more

The people of the West Indies seem endlessly intrigued by my wilder tendencies, which tend to surface every time I visit the Caribbean. "You're sporting bare feet man!" a woman in Barbados exclaimed in amazement the other day. The locals will stare at my feet likes it's an amazing sight to behold, but ever since I was a kid I've always loved to get around sans footwear. Sandals and other footwear can pinch and grate after a while, so it's great to feel wild and free here in the sun, that is between swims in the glorious blue waters of the Caribbean! So here I am in Barbados, a legendary resort island on the Caribbean circuit, and the island considered the most British in the region. The ties between the locals and the British are strong ... read more

Barbados in February. Sunshine and warm winds - its about 28C. Occasional showers of light, warm, rain. Hummingbirds visiting the tropical flowers in the garden while we breakfast on our verandah. At only 21 miles by 14, Barbados is just a big coral island, unusual in the Caribbean where most islands are volcanic. So no mountains, just a hilly ridge. The island's coast is a succession of sandy beaches. Some long; some in little bays. Some with posh hotels or villas at the back; many with just palm trees. Some with sunbeds, a bar and water sports; others with a man selling refreshing coconuts; some with just us and the ocean. The ocean on the two sides of the island is markedly different. On the Western side, warm waters lap the beaches. On the Eastern coast, ... read more

W sobotę wyruszylismy z domu o 7 rano, żeby dostać się ma barbadoski targ śniadaniowy. Trochę nie mogłam uwierzyć, ze faktycznie trwa on do 6 rano do 10 rano, ale może to ma sens, bo pozwala uniknąć upału. Ci, którzy wiedzą, jak wielką jestem fanką targu sniadaniowgo w Wwie, zrozumieją, że musiałam zaliczyć podobną atrakcję i tutaj. Marzyłam sekretnie, że będzie tam mini plac zabaw dla małejEm i był! Market odbywa sie na plantacji Brighton co tydzień o świcie. I jest absolutnie rozrywką dla białasów. Dzieciaki myją samochody, panie robią jajka na boczku, gruby pan smaży omlety, są domowe ciastka i duperele, mamy rozmawiają, że muszą swoim dzieciom "extend social network". Trochę taki angielski flea market. No i miał być też farmers' market z warzywami, ale okazało ... read more