Bridgetown,
Barbados (2022)
Barbados
is an independent island nation in the Caribbean
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Barbados
became a parliamentary republic in 2021.
The British monarch had been the head of state, locally represented by a governor-general. The head of state is now the president, who serves a four-year term. |
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After
crossing the Atlantic, Barbados is our 1st port |
The
map shows our next 2 ports |
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At 2.5 kts, we are ready to dock  |
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This
is our 3rd visit to Barbados. In Dec 2021 we spent the day on
the Beach We boarded an open air island bus for a short ride to our catamaran |
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Joe did not want to stress the stitches in his foot, so he elected to stay onboard and be our official photographer This is the first time I had ever snorkled without him so I was already missing the security of his presence in the waterIn addition, I found the equipment provided substandard. NO FLIPPERS - the Mask did not fit well and the mouthpiece was so big that it hurt my mouth |
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I
swam around for awhile, really missing the boost of flippers. Saw
a few fish but no turtles I skipped the option of swimming out to a shipwreck. I've seen those before |
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Lesson
Learned: I decided for any future trips I would purchase and
pack my own
mask |
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Sailing
back to our ship was pleasant enough except for the antics of "Jabba
the Hutt" forever etched in our memory The crew described the houses and even famous people who live here |
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While
the lunch was not great, there was plenty of beer and rum punch |
Our
ship is in the distance |
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