Author Archives: Risa

Saturday April 16. Sunset cruise and a swim with the hosts. Because three of the four days between Friday and Monday are classified as “Easter”, meaning stores are closed, today was our last opportunity to do any last minute shopping, … Continue reading →

Friday April 15. On Easter Friday, they don’t serve alcohol until after sundown. Pre-trip research and several of the locals informed us that the Oistins Fish Market was THE place to be on a Friday night. It turns out it’s … Continue reading →

Thursday, April 14 We pre-booked dinner reservations at the highly recommended Tides restaurant for 6 tonight and in the meantime decided to get a cab out to the Barbados Animal Reservation to see the turtles and the monkeys. After getting … Continue reading →

Wednesday April 13. Hello, is Rhianna home? Jeff and Dave booked a fishing trip today, out in the middle of the ocean in a rickety old boat unequipped with lifejackets and a purposeful corked hole in the bottom. The hole … Continue reading →

Tuesday April 12. Vacation mode is strong with us. After making the hardest decision of the day (which bathing suit to wear), we drifted down to the pool one by one to have coffee and maybe swim a bit and … Continue reading →

Monday April 11. Nothing like finally chillin’ in the scorching Barbados sun! The first thing we noted, once power was restored and we could see again, was that Barbados is similar to Canada in their Covid safety measures. Masks are … Continue reading →

After landing in Barbados, we de-boarded (“de-planed”? “got off”?) the plane onto the runway and, once inside the terminal, we met our Fast Track Representative, who was elegantly dressed in black and pink, exactly as promised in the confirmation email. … Continue reading →

After moving back to Ontario, we decided we were long overdue for a vacation and settled on the Caribbean. Our friends Andi and Dave were in, using the trip as a chance to stop over for a few days at … Continue reading →