Barbados

Last week Kevin and I left Meghan here with her grandparents and went to Barbados. It was amazing. The locals were complaining about the hot and humid weather but for us it was a welcomed break from the Texas heat. It happened to be the off season in Barbados which worked out perfectly for us. We had such a quiet and relaxing week.


We arrived late at night, well after it was dark. When we woke up this is what we saw from our hotel room balcony...

The sea was an amazing turquiose color. It was warm enough to walk right it and float away the day. We went on a catamaran trip and got to snorkel in the coral reefs. I have to admit there weren't as many tropical fish as I had expected.

We also went a tour of the Mount Gay Rum distillery. It was really just the bottling plant and the museum. It was interesting to learn the rich history of rum.

This pot was used in the mid 1700's to distill the rum.

Some of the ingredients.

After the tour we headed downtown for lunch. These buldings are the parliment.