So, this past weekend, a couple of friends and I decided to take a weekend trip to Barbados. We had Friday off from school so it was the perfect time to do it. The island is so beautiful and so much different than Dominica. There were four lane roads, straight roads, grocery stores bigger than gas station convenience stores, etc. The first day we got there we walked around near the hotel a bit and then went to the beach for the rest of the day and then did dinner at a place called Oistens which is like a large outdoor cafeteria where you can chose from a bunch of different places to eat. We all ended up getting flying fish which Barbados is known for and it was pretty good! The next day, we got up early to go snorkeling. We got to snorkel at a few different ship wrecks and then we got to go snorkeling with sea turtles which was AMAZING!!! They are such amazing creatures and it was so cool to be so close to them...I even got to touch their shells which was awesome! I don't have any pictures of the sea turtles right now but I will try to remember to post them once I get them from my friends. That evening we went out to dinner and then hit up the night scene near our hotel and went dancing at a few different bars. The last full day that we were there we decided to rent a car and drive around the island to go to a Nature Conservatory. There we got to see MONKEYS as well as birds, turtles, deer, and several other types of animals in a "zoo" that you could walk around in and where none of the animals (except the alligators, snakes, and some birds) were in a cage. The monkeys were so awesome and we even got to feed them which was totally cool!! That night we went out to a Brazilian steakhouse which was really good, I even tried some lamb that night. We also got some grilled pineapple covered with cinnamon which was delicious and something I definitely want to make myself. The last day there was a short one as we had to head to the airport by noon so we had breakfast and went to the beach for about an hour until we had to head back. Overall, the trip was amazing and I would definitely recommend people go to Barbados. It has a good mix of touristy stuff and local flair so you don't feel like you are basically in South Florida though I am sure there are places on the island you could go to if you wanted a little more "high-class" feel. Thats all for now and I will try to remember to post pictures of the sea turtles. Until then, enjoy these few pictures below:
Us at a rum distillery/plantation: this was the toilet and there were different size holes you could chose from depending on your butt size!
Sunset at the beach across the street from our hotel
Picture of the beach: it was a little cloudy that morning
Picture of a Green Monkey!
Me feeding the monkey!
