Beach days....and more!

Friday February 23, 2024   Crane Beach! 

This was the first real opportunity for Yolanda and BJ to spend some serious time with their toes in the sand and surf!  Crane beach is quite close to our villa, less than ten minutes by chariot!  Six kilometres by road, four "as the crow flies"!  It is a wonderful beach, however being on the windward side of the island you still get some pretty good swells rolling in on you!  They are fun to play in, but you do have to be aware of what's coming in!  We made a deal with Oskar for the use of chairs and umbrellas and got busy relaxing!  The Crane Beach Resort overlooks the beach is well used by their guests!  Even so, it was not crowded at all!  BJ and Yolanda enjoyed frolicking in the ocean!  We also did a little hike to the south point of the bay, and as I mentioned "hike" the "we" referred to are: BJ, Yoyo and me! 

The hike!

The views from the point were great!  The hike wasn't too difficult other than getting from the beach to the trail, you had to do some scrambling over some pretty jagged rocks!  I'm happy to report, no major falls, bumps, slips or trips were experienced! 

Yolanda to the rescue!

There was one act of compassion and aid that may even border on heroism done by one the members of our foursome!  Yolanda came to the aid of Shelley!  She had been tumbled over by a wave and even with the help of another, couldn't regain her feet!  Without hesitation of concern for her own safety from the crashing waves, Yolanda jumped into action and assisted in getting Shelley back up on her feet!  Hooray for Yolanda!

A mermaid on the beach?!

Yahoo!

We spent about 3 hours on the beach and that was maybe a bit too long for a first day in the sun.  Poor ol' BJ, being pretty fair skinned, did have a pretty noticeable shade of pink happening!  And that was with multiple applications of sun screen!  Fortunately he said it wasn't too bad even though it looked like it might be uncomfortable! 

We had planned on the Oistin's Fish Fry tonight so after our primping and preening we zipped down for the evening!  Again, the place was hopping!  

It was a fun evening and Yolanda got to shake it with one of the locals!  She told us that BJ doesn't dance so she will solo it when she can't stop the beat from taking over!  By the time we got back to the villa, we were all pretty bagged and it was a relatively early night for us all!

Sunday February 25, 2024     Enterprise Beach!  Known as Miami Beach to the locals!

Zoomed in !

This beach is on the south coast and doesn't see the more aggressive waves you get at Crane.  Another great afternoon basking, and bathing!  We didn't get any heroics from Yolanda this time.  No one appeared in distress and other than one rather large fellow who Yolanda mistook for a beached whale and wanted to run over and roll him back into the sea, the day was serene and peaceful!

Monday February 26, 2024     Sunset Party!

There were 3 cruise ships at port in Bridgetown this day, the Royal Caribbean Jewel of the Seas (2500 passengers), the TUI Cruise Lines Mein Schiff 4 (2500 passengers) and the Reagent Seven Seas of Splendor (750 passengers).  We drove through Bridgetown, took a couple of "wrong" turns, but eventually got to the port.  We couldn't, of course, get onto the pier but we did find a likely spot for an afternoon beverage!

From the port we headed north.  I had joined a FB group, "Canadians in Barbados" and was invited to this event, "The Sunset Party"!  It was at the Drift Ocean Terrace Lounge, in Holetown.  This is just minutes from our spot in Fitt's Village!  The event was organized by Ann Jamieson, a Canadian expat who has a strong connection to the island.  From mingling and speaking with others at the event, she is the "go to" person for info about the island.  And upon the band's request, she even accompanied them with her steel drums!  The entertainment was awesome, with a keyboardist, vocalist and another steel drum player.  We enjoyed the evening and the interaction with a large number of snowbirds, mostly from Canada, but also some from the UK and USA.  All in all, it was a great time!

At the Drift!

The Drift's terrace.

Tuesday February 27, 2024       Rockley Beach

We chose Rockley Beach for BJ & Yolanda's last day in the sand and surf!  

Sadly, they will be leavin' on a jetplane tomorrow!

Rockely was a great beach!  Much more "friendly" to swimmers and "frolickers"!  

There were also lots of souvenir shops all about so the girls enjoyed some browsing and buying before a much needed rest on the beach!

The Coffeys enjoyed their last hoorah on the beaches of Barbados! 

We had decided on having fresh fish for supper and being close to the Oistin's fish market, we stopped in to "catch" our dinner!  Marlin was the choice!

We met Diana!  She carved up our steaks for us, 5 lbs of marlin!  The "Pavlov" effect was working on me I tell you!  

And of course my Munchie did not disappoint with the fabulous meal she put together!  

To cap off the evening we played cards!  We taught the Coffeys Spades!  They enjoy playing cards and liked the new game.

BJ and Munchie were crowing about their card prowess, so Yolanda and I took them on and were victorious!

Wednesday February 28, 2024            Farewell to the Coffeys!

We got up and spent a leisurely morning preparing for Yolanda and BJ's flight back to winter!  Munchie whipped up a farewell breakfast and BJ was able to finish up the Spam!

Inevitably, we had to take the chariot to the Grantley Adams International and say our goodbyes!  We had an absolutely great time with Yolanda and BJ!  

Thanks so much to the Coffeys for making the journey down here to share the experience with us!

Cheers to all................more to come, click on the follow button!