Palm Paradise St. James

Barbados was great (we stayed in Holetown) &#8211; fabulous weather, a fully equipped apartment near the shops, bars and restaurants, in a great location with beach frontage.<br><br>We ate well, slept a lot, lay on the white sand beach, swam and snorkelled and went to the Cropover festival. We watched the amazing procession of floats, equipped with massive speakers, churning out reggae, as young (and not so ...

... 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.. :(

... on. Also up here there's a pole with signs pointing in all directions - not correct by any means, but still a good gimmick. We took some photos with it and hit the west coast. West Coast is significantly more boring for adventuring. It's directed mostly towards tourists who just want to relax, so we just enjoyed a leisurely drive down the coast road. We did however decide to make a quick diversion through the Sandy Lane golf course [which is a main road, not private!], where ...

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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 ...

... 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.<br><br>After the snorkel off we went to another beach where we relaxed and swammed for a while before returning to the ship. <br><br>Thankful for snorkeling,<br><br>Mo

... car....you work when you can. We spend an hour or so wandering around and buy some cool stuff...we would like to buy some local pottery but have no idea how we would get it home...if DHL at the airport was open we would have....but it's Sunday....and DHL doesn't work Sunday anywhere. Oh well! We are shopped out, and ...as if it had been waiting for the words, "ready to go back to the ship"...the roar of the rain on the roof comes back louder than ever ...

... in. What the heck was Michael thinking? We don't know this guy. But we figured there's four of us and only one of him, so how dangerous could it be (kids, please don't try this at home). David grabbed a huge bag from the backseat of the car, which contained some sports gear (most likely for Cricket) and walked to the trunk assuming the guy would pop it so he could drop the stuff inside. No such luck. Either the guy couldn't open the trunk from ...

... are used to the caribbean in general. therefore, they are NOT as interested in going on excursions around the island, going to the clubs, seeing the coastlines, and things like that. these are the activities which you remember from a trip like this, and as much as it sucks, most of these activities are done with other americans, which provides an incredible bonding experience. i do wish that i could bond more closely with caribbean people, but i wouldn't give up the bonding ...