We're going to Barbados!
Every day we were brought on the most fantastic excursions and I was amazed at how much there is to see and to do on Barbados. Here I will give you a flavour of my personal highlights.
A visit to Rihanna’s Recording Studio where our group recorded a very passable version of 'We're going to Barbados', was followed by a tour of the Mount Gaye Rum Distillery where the world famous rum has been crafted for over 300 years. Silver Sand Beach is situated on the South Coast where we met Brian Talma 'de Action Man'- a legend in the surfing and paddle boarding world. The beach is beautiful - powdery white sand, the waves were great and apart from Brian and some of his staff, our group were the only people there having lessons in surfing and paddle boarding.
Next up was the island jeep safari - a great off-road and hair raising experience, where we headed over to the Atlantic East Coast of the island. The waves were enormous and this is the best surfing area in Barbados.
One of my favourite tours for a really chilled out day is the catamaran cruise up the West Coast of Barbados. We made a couple of stops for snorkelling but the highlight had to be swimming with turtles. They were not afraid of us and swam happily in our midst.
This trip to Barbados was full of “first time evers” for me; my first time to get up on a horse and my first time zip lining - exhilarating! I even had a polo lesson which took place at the world class Apes Hill Polo Club - one of the finest in the West Indies. The next day we visited Harrison's Cave - an awe-inspiring crystallized limestone cavern - one of the great wonders of Barbados - fabulous! We continued on to Jack in the Box gully for our zip-lining adventure. The course has 8 platforms with the highest being 100 ft above ground level and the longest cable running close to 300 ft. The scariest moment was standing on the platform waiting for my turn to cross over to the next platform. It was hard not to look down and I was delighted to be tied to the platform as I had such an urge to jump!!! It was a great experience and I was on such a high when I finished the course.
We had a farewell dinner that night at Daphne’s Restaurant at The House Hotel - one of Barbados' most famous restaurants. The food was fabulous and was the perfect end to a fabulous trip.
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