On Saturday we embarked on an excursion. The plan was to take me around the island so I’d get a first hand experience of the island.
I was exposed to all sides on this excursion. I saw the wealthy, the poor, the rural and the modern sides of Barbados. We went off the beaten path a few times and even though the roads were not as good here, the views were well worth it. Barbados is by no means mountainous, which I knew, but I was surprised how hilly some sections were and when you made it to high elevations, you were rewarded with spectacular ocean vistas. Took my breath away!
I also had the pleasure of traveling with a historian, a real one, a published doctor and retired professor. He was able to tell me some interesting things about the places we visited that the average person would not know. It made the tour that more vivid and exciting. Call me a nerd but I love this stuff.
We broke for lunch around 3pm at a restaurant overlooking the ocean, where else, on the east coast. The sound of the surf lulling me to sleep. No rest for the weary traveler as we had a lot more to see. Go figure on this small island.
All in all a great day with some great friends. I heard some great stories, laughed a lot and had a really good time. Now its time to return to the norm, the every day, the job and the bills. It was good to escape for a while but now I have to get back in the frame of mind for work on Monday. Ah well…
The excursion took me to places such as: Royal Westmoreland, Speightstown, St Nicholas Abbey, Cherry Tree Hill, Bathsheba, East Pointe, Crane Bay, Sandy Lane and University of the West Indies
