A Wild Beach In Barbados

I have chosen this view of Barbados (and it was one of the few of better quality) because it partially reflects my experience of the day. I got a tour, yay! By now you can figure out it is every other port I am able to tour (at this stage of the contract). We visited the less crowded east coast, starting with the similarly 'wild' beach at Martins Bay. Refreshments were served at a nearby tavern, and you could sit in front of the beach at wooden tables. Afterwards, for a slightly different experience, we visited the Codington College grounds at St. John's. Last stop was a cliffy view near the Ragged Point Lighthouse. Once again thanks to googling I figure out some places :) After the tour I managed to take a short walk into Bridgetown, after all it is a WHS site :)

Prior to Barbados, we stopped on the 29th at Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe; it was Sunday and lots of places were closed, I should imagine it is way livelier on workdays, plus in the mornings/evenings rather than through midday. Found a friendly souvenir shop but no stamps.

On the 30th we were in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and now I realise I had tours three ports in a row! I believe this to be so because everyone wanted to chill in Barbados esp as there is a 'special place' all ships crews hang out at, the one and only Boatyard. I was so not going there heh, so I got a tour instead. So yeah, the absolutely amazing St. Vincent and the Grenadines tour, which took almost a whole day, but oh so worth it! One of the best experiences during my ship episode, and certainly the best in the Caribbean. We were sailing around in a catamaran having drinks (khm, I did have to stick to only a few, while escorting and all) listening to 90s dance music, some people went snorkeling in one of the bays, we passed a few movie spots from the Pirates Of The Caribbean, then we had lunch on land, proceeded to the fantastic Baleine Waterfall under which many have taken a 'shower'. On top of it all, I have managed to take some passenger photos - I mean everyone was in a good mood :))

In the end there wasn't enough time for me to go to Kingstown for any souvenir browsing. Oh well!

Worth it!

UNESCO - Historic Bridgetown And Its Garrison, Barbados

One more Unesco card that I have received a while ago while I wasn't yet collecting Unesco...so some re-posting needs to be done :)

This time the Historic Bridgetown, an outstanding example of British colonial architecture consisting of a well-preserved old town built in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, which testifies to the spread of Great Britain's Atlantic colonial empire. The postcard shows the west wing of the Parliament Building, completed in 1872.

Barbados Beach

 

My 1st written&stamped postcard from Barbados :) One of the many gorgeous beaches that is sooooooooo inviting, the endless sand, lush green background...you just want to dip in!
It is so apt that there should be sailing boats on the stamps ;)  I want to thank my friend for getting as many different stamps as he could, he is really spoiling me! (but please, don't stop ;))