Oceana to Caribbean 2014 - Barbados

Monday 13 Jan – Barbados

28°C

E Force 4

We were up early to watch the two other ships arrive in port – Emerald Princess and Celebrity Summit.

THen down for a quick breakfast and a walk up the dockside to the cruise terminal to meet the port agent and hand over a copy of my book. We then took the Coast to Coast tour. We started by leaving Bridgetown up Sandy Lane and had a full tour of the island. At the Highland Centre we were given a delicious Rum Punch (a recurring theme during our time in the Caribbean!) while we took in the stunning views. I saw lots of birds including a small black Carib Grackle that tweeted constantly.

Tour guide Owen was great and very amusing. Next stop was a beautiful beach.

Last was St John’s Church, first built in 1645, destroyed by fire and rebuilt 1676, then destroyed by hurricane and re-dedicated in 1836. The churchyard had - to my mind - unusual graves with steps down into a bricked-up vault. from the rear were beautiful views over the coast. 

 

Returning to Bridgetown we browsed the duty free shops in the terminal before returning on board.