What a day it was in Barbados Our Day with Glory Tours
Imagine this: for US$65.00 per person, we visited Harrison’s Cave was a great start we learnt all about how the Island was formed and how the country gets its drinking water there rock is actually a natural filter.
Then Orchid World was our second stop, I could have stayed there all day taking pictures and enjoying the colors. I never knew there where so many different types and sizes of Orchids
St Johns Church the little Church that would not give up destroyed by fire and rebuilt destroyed by hurricane and rebuilt. It also has a lovely view.
Bathsheba is spectacular it is one of the reasons we decided to rent a car because we wanted to spend more time there. If you go to Barbados and you don’t visit Bathsheba you have not been to
Barbados.
The Reserve was our last stop, and it was a great one. We where just in time to see the monkeys Ricky told us that they plan the tours so that they bring the guest to the reserve when they are most likely to see them. The Monkeys swung from the branches Rolled down the paths road on the tortoise’s backs and had us all in stitches. However there were lots more to see there like Pelicans, Iguana, Deer, Doves, Peacocks, A Giant Rodent called the Mara and more.
From here we drove down the West Coast, including Holetown, where the settlers first landed. In addition to this, our guide from Glory Tours Ricky was wonderful and knowledgeable. http://www.glorytours.org GLORY TOURS
He told us great tales of the first settlers, cannibals. Duels to the death over fair maidens, pirate stories and all such things. We left the tour feeling we had a better understanding about Barbados. We had seen it as an island and seen its beauty, but the rich and spicy history and culture was wonderful!
It was our best day in Barbados. The sky was blue with only a few wispy clouds, and the company was great. We had lots of laughs and made memories and friends to last a lifetime.
I would suggest taking a tour with Glory Tours first and then renting a car the tour will give you a better an idea of places you might wish to explore a bit more and the car will give you the extra time to do it :o) http://www.stoutescar.com Stoutes Car Rental
More reasons to visit Barbados.
My Husband is a great sports fan; one of his favorite pass times at home is Clay Target Shooting. I never dreamed Barbados would have A clay target club but on arrival my husband was very quick to discover Kendal Sporting http://kendalsportingclaysbarbados.com I though well I have lost my Husband for a few days which was not altogether bad, however I was encouraged by another couple staying at the hotel with us to take a trip up to Kendal myself so I decided I would be a good sport and go along.
On arriving at Kendal I was very impressed the Club was more like a mini Country Club and the scenery out in the middle of the Country was beautiful. We where very fortunate to meet Richard Bradshaw one of the directors of the Club he was very helpful and after a few hours of lying by the pool he encourage me to learn the sport that had long been a favorite of my husbands.
Richard was a great instructor and gave me a thorough education on the correct way to handle a rifle and a pistol. I was very pleased with all that I learnt. Before this experience I was nervous about rifles and pistols but thanks to my new education from Kendal Sporting I am now a lot more confident that faced with one in a negative situation I would be able to react. I also think I may start to join my Husband on occasion at his local club.
On completing my education my Husband and I had a fantastic lunch at the Club and watched a football match on the big screen by the bar. It was a wonderful day one of three we spent at the facility. The night before we returned home we made one last visit to Kendal for a relaxing dinner, and to say good bye and see you next time to some new friends.
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Advantages: Hot weather, small island gives easy access to all areas, beautiful scenery and theres so much to do and see Disadvantages: The sea is very rough down the eastern coast, you get the occasional local on the beach near to beach side restaurants/bars trying to get you to buy them drinks, some places are expensive
sooby 11.12.2003 (11.12.2003)
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