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The view at poolside.
At the water's edge: an artist taking all day to paint a picture of the water's edge. The "freelance vendors" like this fellow were tolerated by the management and they worked hard to build the relationships necessary to land a sale - either a ride on a Jet ski, a painting or some beach jewellery.
The sunsets are famous and also serve to highlight the many (many) fine cruise ships plying the waters of the Caribbean.
It's hard to get a shot without one of those suckers in there somewhere.
This is the back side of a typical house just outside of Holetown, Barbados. Holetown, by the way, got its name from the creek - the "hole" - that met the sea back in the days when England was laying claim to empire. The "hole" was a safe place to run the ship in, and was also where the outside hulls of the ships would be cleaned.
Also, can you see the monkey in this shot?
Cute little KIA, just made for the tropics.
Lovely public beach between our hotel and Holetown.
Can you see the monkey in this shot?
Feeding frenzy at the Barbados Wildlife Reserve. Keep your eye on those tortoises.
The spectators also partook of the frenzy, some of them releasing their children into the fray because they are just idiots I guess.
Look at those tortoises. That is just crazy.
Fun fact: the paths in the Barbados Wildlife Reserve are made from bricks brought in ships from Scotland as ballast in the heyday of the sugar cane trade, and were laid, many years ago now, by Alex Wood, the current Executive Director of the Climate Change Directorate at the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change. Go figure.
Just another sunset.
The crab who ruled the south end of the beach. I'd say his / her body was about the size of my hand.
And just in case you thought it was my idea:
Thanks for reading!
Karen
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