Dover Beach Christ Church

... people gyrated (I suppose it was dancing?) in colourful costumes &#8211; or rather accessories! All to celebrate the end of the sugar cane harvest and the success of the rum production!<br><br>On one day we hired a car and explored the island &#8211; marvelling at the ferocious seas of the Atlantic at Animal Flower caves and Bathsheba compared to our gently lapping, clear, warm, blue waters on the west coast ...

... going to Cuba and making a raft - anything to just get onto American soil. People were fighting to get whatever ticket they could. I was trying to avoid doing that but left it a little too late. So if I was going to be buying a ticket to get anywhere next week I may as well go to Canada, as that part of my itinerary is set whereas nothing was booked for the US. The nice guy at the AC desk ...

This is my third day trying to get out of the island on standby. I was 38/47 on the list earlier. So many families of staff members using their tickets for holiday.. It's insanity. It seems to be impossible to get out of the Caribbean right now! Hopefully I'll figure out something soon, otherwise I may have to cancel parts of my itinerary.. :(

... standing there on the beach shooting pictures, several Barbadian walkers passed me by. One toothless guy introduced himself to me - Seymour - and inquired as to why I wasn't out there surfing too. We chatted for a bit, and he said, "Willl you be goin' down to de Oistins fish fry tonight?" I said we would, and he said, "Good, good. I'll see you 'dere." :o)<br><br> After a nap and some lunch, we caught a bus down to the fishing port of Oistins ...

Dear Blog,<br><br>As much as I enjoyed this morning's excursion, this afternoon, I am off to a coast to coast scenic drive of Barbados. I opted for this excursion because I wanted to take in as much as possible of the island's highlights.<br><br>After we boarded our air-conditioned mini bus, off we went through the center of Bridgetown. We saw sights such as Heroes Square and the Houses of Parliament. We then drove by the Lion at Gun Hill Signal ...

... br><br>After being given a safety briefing and snorkel lesson by the guide, everyone on the boat entered the water to swim among the turtles. Mi did not take any time. Off he went in the water, as for myself, well, I was a little bit hesitant. I went in the last one. The water was pure crystalline and warm as I slowly made my way in. <br><br>Adrenaline started to take effect as I spotted underneath me four ...

... any choice?" "Not unless you want to go on the 15th." "No, that won't work." I'm supposed to be flying from Jamaica to Cuba on the 15th, and anyway, I don't know if Barbados Immigration gave me enough days for that. Later I decide to check. After searching for about an hour, I finally found the stamp. If I'm reading it correctly, they gave me one day. Huh? I had asked for five and had a pleasant enough chat with the nice lady ...

... ont atteri sur le bateau pendant la nuit. Pour ceux-la, pas de chance, ils termineront dans l'assiette de ma tres chere et tendre. D'ailleur ils savent tres bien ce qui les attend, et acceptant leur destin, ils sautent directement dans la cuisine. Une autre formidable activite : la peche. Nous avons remonte 2 poissons de toute la traversee : 1 dolphin fish (mahi-mahi ou dorado pour certains) et 1 rainbow runner, et nous ...

... of life. There's more to the world than us than humanity, so enjoy and celebrate everything about life. Enjoy the process, every sunrise and sunset. I hope you all made it through this long update ok. Have a fabulous Thanksgiving and I'm sorry I won't be there to see you all. I miss you so much! I love you. Always, Elisabeth p.s. Dad, try to make it through Thanksgiving dinner without me. I know it won't be the same without my snide progressive comments. Love you, you crazy economist.

... could. my favorite thing was when the turtle and i would surface for breath at the same time: as the turtle swam towards the surface, i swam up; as it took a breath i cleared my snorkel and took another deep breath; and as it plunged back down towards the ocean floor, i followed suit. it really was an incredible experience. on the second snorkeling stop there weren't any turtles, but this time we snorkeled over a vast corral reef and some sort of wreck. i couldn't tell what the wreck ...