Today we were off the ship in Barbados by 8:30 am. Seven of us hired Bob (that made for 3 Bobs in the van) for $25 each. Bob has been a tour guide for 27 years so he was excellent! We said we wanted him for 5 hours – he said if we needed him that long he would take that long with us. In 1536 the Portuguese “discovered” Barbados and gave it the name “the bearded one” because of all the fig trees that have roots resembling thick beards. The British landed a century later and ruled until 1966 when they claimed their independence. It is 21x14 miles and quite flat; the highest point is only 1,115’. The island is blanketed in sugarcane, their main crop.
We drove around the entire island, weaving in and out of the interior to see all of the little towns. It surprised all of us how many oil rigs they had.
Our first stop was Sunbury Plantation a 300-year old plantation followed by a church on top of a hill with beautiful views of the ocean. I have to say they have perfect weather here – always in the 80s! The coldest day ever was 65!
By 12:30 pm we were back to town. Bob dropped us girls off to check out all the shops while the boys went back to the ship. Heidi checked out the fish at the market to see if they were fresh.
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| From Barbados |
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