Getting There and the First Day

Our rented house.

We started out for the airport yesterday evening after dinner and after getting through all the tiring security and other procedures we got on the plane. Since it was Air Canada I expected to be packed in a tin can being treated worse than the baggage but it turned out to be ok. Unfortunately we had the nice comfy plane from the shorter flight from Vancouver to Toronto instead of the longer one from Toronto to Barbados. Anyway when we got to Toronto we stopped and got sandwhiches and waited around for a bit. Then we got on the second plane and flew to Barbados. We were met at the airport by the lady who owned the house we were renting and were driven there.

Then we went out to do some shopping. We ended up having dinner at a local fast food chain called "Chefette". They had shakes there that were so thick it took all the air out of your lungs to get the liquid into your mouth.

I woke up the next morning very cold because the AC made the room all chilly. After we got up we went out and after driving for a long time we came to a nice beach. Unfortunately it was too hot and  we couldn't stay long. While I was there I saw lots of fish in all different shapes and sizes by the rocks. After going to the beach we went and found a restaurant that had fairly good pizza. While we were eating some birds flew in and one hopped onto a seat at our table.

Retired windmill.

Afterwards we saw a mill that had a sign claiming it was the only working sugar mill on the island or something along those lines. It turned out the place was shut and the windmill blades had been tied up. We still looked at it but we couldn't go inside. Then we took a scenic drive and saw lots of mango and banana trees. We also got lost and it took a while to get back to the house again.

View of the east coast from where we were lost.