In our last few hours at Sandals, we couldn’t help but keep an eye on the weather back home.
So we took one last look around…
and got on the plane home.
Wait, why are they flying the Jets jet to Boston? Oh well, click here for a weird collection of photos from the day.
Our last full day in Barbados featured one of the highlights of the entire week, Andomeda Botanic Gardens.
We took a two and a half hour guided tour and it wasn’t enough. Sharon’s knowledge of, and passion for the plants and animals that call Andomeda home was such a treat.
I generally try not to be post pictures of food guy, but today was a lounge around the resort kind of day. And any day consisting of chia pudding…
jerk pork…
and Liz trying (ultimately unsuccessfully) to cut a meatball in half with a toothpick can’t be all bad.
Click here for the rest of the photos from the day!
In addition to our annual massage day, we learned a few things today.
1. Chickens do in fact know how to beg.
2. The airplane from the show Lost flies right over Barbados.
3. Silent disco looks really strange without the music.
Went on a day long excursion today, and while we did learn about Barbados history, I think we learned a lot more about rum. Most importantly we got out and about in Barbados. And while we spent a lot of time bouncing around on back roads, the sights were worth it.
After a brief stop at Bathsheba…
we visited the rum distillery at St. Nicholas Abbey…
then took a train ride to Cherry Tree Hill…
and finally learned about (and sampled) all sorts of rums at the Mount Gay Visitors Center.
All in all it was quite a day, click here for lots more photos!
We had a second consecutive day of hanging around the resort today. That’s rare for us, but it’s the way the schedule happened to work out this year. But we did make a new friend as we had lunch. His name is Appetizer!
And after a day of lounging around we enjoyed the show at the Beach Festival.
Click here for photos of the day, including Liz trying her best to make friends with the mannequins.
I was never much of a beach guy, but something about being here brings it out of me.
I was also never much of a painter. And let’s be honest, I don’t think Da Vinci could help me there. But Liz has the skills!
We spent a lot of the rest of the day getting re-acquainted with the resort. We’ve been here before, but it was over six years ago, so it took some wandering around to remember where everything was. Other than that, click here for the photos of some beach time and Liz becaming a minor celebrity with some spirited karaoke!
Travel is getting crazier and crazier. As a money saving option, airlines are now permitting you to check small children.
The flight was pleasant enough. Not everyone loves Jet Blue but we’ve always had good luck. Somehow I have made it this far without seeing John Wick and that was my in-flight entertainment. We took a later flight so we didn’t have a lot of time to wander around Sandals Barbados, but click here for a few photos from the day. More tomorrow!
I understand the idea of creating universally understandable signage, but sometimes a few extra words could help. If this truly means “don’t exit if the plane is on fire,” I don’t think I’m going to obey this sign.
