Norman Reeder

The first port was Barbados and we had a great time there. Maureen likes to snorkel and I SCUBA dive, and all of these islands are great water sport ones. She had a snorkel booked via Princess which she really liked, and I made separate arrangements via the Internet with Dive Barbados. They picked me up and I went on two dives with them, both involving wrecks which were interesting. They are a little laid back and small operation but very friendly. However, they got me back an hour late, about five minutes after the time I had booked via Princess a 4X4 with my wife for the afternoon! Just as I drove up, Maureen was waiting for the group to finally form. So I quickly dashed inside the terminal for a bottle of water and potato chips which formed my "lunch" that day.

The 4X4 was a real kick of a tour. We used every feature of the Land Rover that it has. We went into sugar cane fields, slip sliding down the gully's and into the mud puddles (you like that--let's do it again!). Saw a close up view of a major sugar cane factory with all of the steam venting out above it as they refine the sugar. Went over to the Atlantic side of the island which has very rough surf but a very scenic coastline with lots of rock formations just offshore that have been undercut by the strong waves and current. Therefore the rocks begin to look like little "mushrooms" as their bottom 1/3 is worn away by wave action. It rained a little during this tour, but the driver put down plastic side curtains which helped. Guide/driver was very friendly and we learned a lot about the island.

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