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Trip Start
Jun 30, 2011
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Trip End
Jul 12, 2011
St. James, Barbados
Saturday, July 9, 2011
The next entry will sum up our last three days of the memorable honeymoon.
Saturday was a cool experience… something both Tony and I have not done- we rode in a submarine! Again, amazingly breath taking. I love how the entire bottom of the sea is white sand, with no “goobies” swimming around you! We were so blessed to have that experience.
Sunday morning was an eventful day for Tony and me because we slept until 10:40 am!!! We were dead to the world for the first time in a long time. We felt pretty refreshed, so it was worth it! For the rest of day (not a lot of daylight hours left when you don’t get started til 11!) We drove down to Limegrove, which was a mall with nice high-end shops and restaurants. Tony bought a linen shirt and a hat from Vilebriquen, a French word that means crankshaft- odd name for a men’s swim wear store, but to each his own! Anyway, we browsed at some beautiful jewelry and even tried on a few pieces. I had to show Tony how well I wore diamonds in case it slipped his mind! Actually, we were on the hunt for a new watch for Tony and some souveniers for Sydney and Kaden. Barbados likes to shut things down early or completely on Sundays, so we had to plan time in Monday’s schedule to resume some more shopping.
Back at the hotel, we went for a swim at the beach to finish off the last hour of daylight and then made plans for dinner. The casual restaurant down the beach called Lonestar was our choice for the evening. Again, great food! On Monday morning, I thought I better assess the damage and try on something besides a moo moo. The fitted white shorts slid on like a glove, surprisingly! They were of course a bit tighter than the last time they were on my body, but not as bad as I thought! I was ready to finish our adventurous shopping, catch a few last Barbados rays, and swim in the crystal clear sea! After that, we splurged on one more dinner at The Tides. Another great restaurant RIGHT on the beach. A thick, old tree trunk grew out of the ground right next to where I sat. Amazing that everything can be so close to the water. They have not had a hurricane in over 50 years, so it’s easy to create breath taking dinner stages. Tony and I really realized that first, no one is in a hurry in Barbados, (except when they drive) and second, EVERYTHING is expensive! KFC for the two of us was $54 Barbados dollars, so $22 American dollars! The cost of every day items is about 10-20 percent more than in the States. It was good our “holiday” as the Barbadians call it was coming to an end. We ordered our last Barbados dessert to go because they were so bloody slow, enjoyed our nice Mercedes cab ride back to the hotel, packed a bit, and finally crashed about 1 am, ready to say good bye to Barbados early in the morning.
We woke up to a drizzly early morning sprinkle, which soon turned into a heavy, steady rain from the minute we left the hotel until we arrived at the airport. Rainy days in Barbados are not nearly as wonderful as sunny ones, so this was the day to go home, that’s for sure. We can’t wait to come back… what an adventure!!!
The airport... UGH! International travel drains you... between all the hours in the air and the hoops you have to jump through at the airport! Needless to say, we were happy to be home to see Sydney and Jack. Our home had a new feel to it as we entered as Mr. and Mrs. Campiti! Barbados definitely helped make our transition into marriage a wonderful one!
