BARBADOS--HOT!!!

DOMINICA, THE NATURE ISLE OF THE CARIBBEAN

Roseau, Dominica
Friday, February 7, 2014
Sunny, 81 F

We disembarked for a short time and bought a few souvenirs in the market. This port is not commercialized like many of the others. There is a fenced in area for the NCL approved tour vans and taxis, but if you go outside the fence, the vendors are relentless. Some cruise people just can’t handle their perseverance, but we do all right. We toured this island in 2009 and still remember sitting in the backseat of the van and all the twists and turns up steep, narrow windy roads. This is a rainforest type island with high peaks, waterfalls, and lush foliage. Angel and Bill went river tubing and had a blast—next time we may do that! It sounded like so much fun.

We spent the rest of the afternoon at the pool. It was a quiet afternoon. After a great prime rib dinner we went to the show “The Look of Love—the Music of Burt Bacharach.” It was a cute skit with Bacharach’s music with the Sun’s show band, singers, and dancers.  Tim likes this music.

 

TK’s Takes: We saw dolphins and tuna as we were leaving the port and we were in the dining room.

Janie’s Take: We have had a window table for two in the dining room almost every night—delightful! I miss my family, especially B1 and B2.

Tonight’s towel animal: A mama snail and a baby snail. Too cute1

 

Bridgetown, Barbados
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Hot and Sunny

We are in  the terminal--free wi-fi for all without passwords so I don't want to spend too much time. Hope it's safe.
Update:

BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS

Saturday, February 8, 2014
Sunny, Cloudy, some bursts of rain, 82 F

Our daily paper reminded us that smoking is strictly prohibited in all public areas in Barbados. Also, “guests are asked not to wear camouflage, military fashion, or offensive writing on clothing.”  This has been the rule since we started coming to Barbados in 1995.

It was a treat to see two masted ships in port today—the Royal Star ship had FIVE masts and the Windstar ship had FOUR masts! I know that Windstar offers “cruises,” but I will need to look up Royal Star lines. The ships were beautiful, even without sails up.

The Sun docked at the freight shipyard, so we took a free shuttle to an area where we could catch a taxi to town. One could walk, but with jitneys moving all around, cranes, and freight cars (the kind on trains), I think it was safer to shuttle.

Tim and I walked around Bridgetown, along a canal, and over a bridge to a park area. Bridgetown was not bustling like usual, probably because it was Saturday.  We spent about an hour downtown before we took a taxi back to the ship. Barbados is not as hilly as some of the other islands.

Angel and Bill went on a catamaran today and snorkeled. Tim said he does want to snorkel again. Maybe I will practice in our pool at home. I have gone snorkeling several times in the Caribbean, but I’m not good at it. Tim is like a fish.

We spent the afternoon at the pool—in the shade. A Barbados steel band, “Anderson Sealy Orchestra,” played beautiful Caribbean music poolside while we read our books. Aside: I am sure this does not sound like the most exciting life, but I love reading while listening to live music, having the chance to do absolutely nothing. I also enjoy sitting on our balcony as we leave a port, watching the palm trees sway in the breeze---the pilot guiding the ship through the right channel, the tug nearby to make sure there is no emergency.

We get ready for dinner and usually we have had a window seat to continue our view of the island just passing by as we leave. I do love having our “hotel” move on across the sea to another adventure.

Tonight we did not go to see the hypnotist’s show. Not our thing. For a while we sat in the Atrium and listened to tunes by Iurri and Yuliyana, keyboard and vocalist.