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Caribbean arrival
Just a short entry to say that we arrived in Barbados yesterday morning (9th December) after approx 24 days crossing the Atlantic. Weather was a bit of a mix with some good winds mid trip and also for the last couple of days with some very light winds and even calms at times. Not much marine life sighted on the way over. The usual Dolphins ...
And so it begins......
... expressed here are solely my own that I have developed through my experiences and are in no way those of the Barbados Museum & Historical Society, MAC, PIMA or the Solomon Islands National Museum.
I am writing this entry as I fly from Barbados to Miami on the first leg of my journey to the Solomon Islands. I hate long flights. It seems like there is nothing to do but sit; such a waste of time.
For the longest time in planning this ...
Pain stopped play
... Steve being the good Samaritan decided he would walk to the supermarket and get some. I took a seat in the bar overlooking the sea and had some juice, a catch up on Facebook and a read of my Kindle.
Well Steve came back and the sweat was literally running off his face. He told me how he had decided to walk back along the beach instead of the road which has at best narrow pavements but in ...
Barbados
... time 2 land masses that merged. Politically, it is split into 11 parishes (like provinces, I guess).
A blast from the past...two Amerindian tribes (Arawak & Caribs) inhabited the island for over 4000 years. The Caribs were a savage cannibalistic tribe who conquerred the Arawaks in 1200.
It is now part of the British Colony. As with ...
Chica Habibi
... was probably the best I'd had so far but that means admitting that the biggest disappointment here has been the food. It's just not noteworthy nor is it fresh or tasty or healthy.
Our second stop was an area to snorkel. We all put on our flippers, vests and masks and jumped in the water where Walter was feeding the fish. I dipped my head in and saw a myriad of colorful schools of fish: gray, yellow striped, black and white--all ...