Kings Beach Hotel Bridgetown

... people gyrated (I suppose it was dancing?) in colourful costumes – or rather accessories! All to celebrate the end of the sugar cane harvest and the success of the rum production!

On one day we hired a car and explored the island – 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 ...

... in front of them, others staff members trying to use their benefits but falling short. The customer service of the AA representatives was horrendous enough to be worthy of its own blog, but it's not one I feel like writing right now. We were all trying different options. We thought about trying from different airlines - everything is full. Different islands, everything is full. We even thought ...

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.. :(

... lot longer than I thought.. The route must've been about 10 miles long and we were only halfway there. Added to the fact that the trucks were all driving at about 3mph, and you see where I'm headed. So by the time we actually GET onto Spring Garden Highway, at about 2pm, we're all absolutely exhausted. People started to ask me if I had too much to drink cos I looked smashed. I was actually quite sober, I only had about 3 mugs worth of the mystery rum punch ...

... of a tired schoolgirl. And I realised that our little capital is actually really, really pretty.

Besides the annoying guys trying to get my attention. Calls of "pssssssst.." "my sexy friennn'.." "sweetness commuh" and so on.. If one thing changes while I'm away I hope to hell it's that. Ugh.

I avoided walking down bustling Broad Street and crossed the bridge over Bridgetown Harbour. Yes, there is a bridge in ...

... too expensive if ill get the excursion from the ship. I encourage Ricky to go with me but he dont want to Scuba..he's a chicken! Actually im scared too, i always had a problem in breathing but i want to conquer my fears this time! Today we decided that we will leave Makayla at the Camp Carnival for babysitting, and will just take the bigger kids instead. So after breakfast we went to activity center and left Makayla there, theres plenty of staff and ...

... the church that dated almost five hundred years ago. It was kind of creepy walking all around them, but this is what made the whole place intriguing and captivating.

We stopped for while along the ocean to admire big huge boulders right on the shore. It was absolutey beautiful seeing them.

Our next stop was at the Highland Adventure Center where we sipped a complimentary soft drink. It was relaxing and we enjoyed the view once ...

... is so beautiful. I just couldn't believe my surroundings. At the bottom of the ocean, the corals were spectacular. Words cannot describe beauty. You have to see it to believe it. What a fantastic experience that I am not about to forget soon.

After the snorkel off we went to another beach where we relaxed and swammed for a while before returning to the ship.

Thankful for snorkeling,

Mo

... it might offer something else. In the south Caribbean it doesn't just rain... it precipitates. Expecting storms maybe? The air thickens until it reaches 100% humidity and then water just seems to ooze out from everywhere like someone squeezing a sponge. And that ceiling fan just keeps slapping air around as if to keep the mosquitoes honest. I lie here exhausted, finally succumbing to a higher power, that fan turning in my mind's ...

... to swim and snorkel with sea turtles. Since our excursion didn't begin until 9:30, we took full advantage of the chance to sleep in this morning. Once we exited the ship and met with our group, we all packed into a bus for the short 5 minute ride to our catamaran. When we arrived at our catamaran, everybody took off their shoes and immediately switched to relaxation mode. The cruise took us along the western coast of Barbados, past many upscale ...