A Great Day At The Barbados Wildlife Reserve

Before entering the reserve we went to a place called Grenade Hall that was used a long time ago as a signal tower that people could climb quickly to relay messages across the island. It had been opened so you could look out and there was a great view of the Atlantic Ocean and the surrounding forest. 

Then we went on a hike through a lush green tropical forest along moss-covered stone walkways. The trees covered up most of the sun but they also kept some of the heat in so it made me hot. There were also a lot of places where the tall trees drooped over the path. We saw a cave that was believed to be inhabited by native peoples at sometime or other. It was quite moist in the forest and there was a sign saying that frogs didn't even go to ponds to lay their eggs they simply layed them on the forest floor and there was a fish that was blind and lived there hunting insects.

Afterwards we had a snack by the place where you buy the tickets and the ticket seller threw bits of coconut so that the local green monkeys came. I was glad this happened becuse I didn't see any monkeys while we were hiking. There was one monkey that seemed to be the alpha male and a mother with two babies.

Then we went to the neighbouring Barbados Wildlife Reserve where they kept the rest of the animals including birds, fish, turtles, and tortoises. There were tortoises everywhere and there seemed to be more tortoises than anything else. They were playing follow the leader and mating (but not at the same time). 

As we walked down the path we saw a peacock and many tropical birds. In the aviary they had a grate that allowed you to see down to where there were rabbits, other birds, and guinea pigs—a group of five or six. After looking around a bit more we drove to Speightstown to eat at a nice restaurant with a view into the sea where I had a delicious burger.  There were lava lamps on the tables. 

One thing I've noticed about the burgers in Barbados is that they make they burger patties really thick. Also I had a delicious little cake with vanilla ice cream called a toffee pudding. When we were finished and stuffed to the brim with good food we drove to a huge rock which had a bench on top. While we were there a boy climbed it. I was a bit impressed because the rock was huge and jagged. 

There are lots of little lizards here and a few nasty centipedes. Also its very hot here at noon. The local diet seems to have a lot of starch. One tasty thing they have here is called macaroni pie. It's a bit like macaroni and cheese but its all stuck together in one big blob. The island is quite small. Some people say that everything is half an hour away. Even so we still manage to get lost a lot. Things are pretty good here its a enjoyable little place.