Very lush countryside, lots of rainforest here! Eddy the taxi driver was first in line and he had a nice a/c van, he grabbed us for an island tour, but we had to wait 10 minutes while he recruited a few more people (then the price would go down, but it didn’t!). He gathered up another 8 folk from the ship and off we went, to see one of the churches (there are 110 religions on Barb….who knew there were that many anywhere??). Lots of mahogany trees here, so the churches have wonderful carved mahogany everything in them. Beautiful flowers, Christmas candle & pointsettia bushes, very lush. Eddy showed us the white sand beaches, but on the Atlantic side there are dangerous currents, so no swimming, but there is a surfing beach. They have green monkeys here, their bellies are green, and Blackbelly sheep that have…. Eddy said we would laugh when we saw their sheep…because they look like goats. Sugar cane (for brown sugar) is the second industry after tourism. They are very friendly and happy people.
Eddy dropped G & I off at Carlisle Beach, we had the National park lady take us to a scuba shop down the beach where we could go out on a boat with scuba divers, to snorkel over some shipwrecks that we had read about. We had lunch while we waited, fried flying fish which is the most common local fish. They are small and look like mackerel. So about 15 of us went out in a boat and Shaun was assigned to go with us. There are 2 sunken war ships and then someone has added a large anchor, a log, a barge and another ship, so it is very interesting to see the barnacles and sea life that has grown on these metal pieces, with lots of colourful tropical fish nearby. The sand here is pure white and the water clear aqua, so it is easy to see everything and the bottom is only about 40 ft. It was cool to watch the divers also, they were working on their advanced class. Shaun had a bag of bread pieces, he gave us each one and we fed the fish, so there were 100 pretty fish nibbling at our fingers. So cool, Gerry went back in and Shaun took my hand and we went around to all the shipwrecks again, so sweet!
We have recreated our “at home” routine here, our little drinky poo of rye, with a snack we have to plan to get at lunch when there is cheese and fruit available, put in fridge, pull out at 5:30 or so, sit on verandah, then shower for dinner. Dinner in the Vista Lounge, we have open seating (we can go anytime from 5 – 9), and we get seated with whomever else has just sat down, tables for 6 – 10. So it is always interesting to meet new couples or singles. People from all over Canada and US. All meals are 4 courses, apps, soup/salad, entrees, dessert, with lovely teas after. Tonight we sit with 2 couples, one from S Carolina, they have 2 adopted children, their daughter found out at 35 that she had a twin sister and they wrote a book together called “Identical Strangers”!! Sounds fascinating, I have to read it! Later we attended the Lido Pool Party, Caribbean party, with glow lights and lots of music and dancing. The rec coordinator, Jazzy keeps everyone moving and showing line dancing, etc.
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