I truly enjoyed my on the spur of the moment mini-holiday in Barbados. I had the opportunity to be adventurous but not too crazy. I felt safe at all times and met many nice friendly people. Like virtually all countries the island of Barbados is beautiful. Yes, I truly believe that each and every single […]
Oistins Fish Fry
The Oistins Fish Fry is one of those things that everyone tells you must be experienced. I don’t really care for fish but I figured an experience is an experience. Oistins is a fishing town in Christ Church Parish not too far from St. Lawrence Gap where I was staying. Friday nights, tourists and locals […]
Island Safari in Barbados
Detail of Edgecliff “rocks” The last planned excursion here in Barbados is a tour of the island. I booked with Island Safari as I had heard it to be a better experience than Adventureland. However, one of the drivers told me that the latter had recently been acquired by the former. Sugar mill I was […]
Parents at the beach
There is another group of people, albeit smaller, that I have been “sightseeing” in Barbados. The young couples at the beach, young in that the children are merely babies, toddlers, or preschoolers. Dad with his graying chest hair and the beginning of a gut over what used to be washboard abs; Mom with her stretch […]
Barbados, A Seniors Paradise
…or so it seems. Unfair, I know but everywhere I turn I’m bombarded by old white retirees. I haven’t watched an official Bajan tourism video but methinks they need to do a better job at attracting the younger folks…or maybe I’m just an old soul preferring activities that they would partake in. Speaking of the […]
Watersports in Barbados
Thursday saw me without any pre-made plans. I headed over to the Dover Beach Hotel/Turtle Beach Resort area to take advantage of the discount Captain Sam had offered me on a 30 minute water-sport when I run into him on Monday. He had me sit in his shack while he sorted his crew out as […]
Bajan Roots and Rhythms Show
The eve of the fourth anniversary of my 28th birthday was spent at The Plantation Theatre not far from where I was staying. Free alcohol (I had two rum punches and that was enough for me), a Bajan dinner (ok) with a live steel band playing while we ate, and a cultural show. They […]
Ziplining in Jack-in-the-Box Gully
I spent the 4th anniversary of my 28th birthday ziplining with Aerial Trek in the middle of Barbados. My reservation was at noon and I was to find my own way there – to Jack-in-the-Box Gully. I thought it would be easy peasy, but I was wrong. What is a gully anyway? The owner of […]
Crabs on the rocks
The first thing I noticed when I wandered onto Dover Beach the other day were the holes in the sand. Ok, that’s a lie. The actual first thing was the clear blue sea, then the sandy white beach. But the holes in the sand immediately caught my eye. They reminded me of crab holes in […]
Jammin’ n cruising
I had booked a catamaran cruise with Jammin’, specifically their Sun Blast cruise. It seemed it would be a fun cruise from their website. However, the owner of the apartment I was staying in told me that it was usually crowded (hence it’s name ha ha) and that I should have gone with Cool Runnings […]
A lover of mangoes. A woman - smart, without pretense, lefthanded, Afropolitan - navigating this thing called life. An unapologetic believer in social justice and karma. Choosing to radiate positive energy and be true to myself. Here, my musings.