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Take a tour of the island to get your bearings. It's a great way to learn about the island as well as to get your bearings so you can find your way around later. We went with L.E. Williams Tour Co. and our driver's name was Peter. He gave a great tour and was very interesting, telling us all about the history, the places, customs of the people, etc. We took the 80 Mile Coastal Island Tour.
The classic Gothic structure has a crenalated roof-line and resembles a medieval castle. Built in 1836 the location is the resting place of one of te island's PMs. The view from the grounds includes the stunning East Coast of Barbados
St.James Parish Church is among the four oldest surviving churches in Barbados and is located near the site of the island's first settlement in Holetown. In the southern porch of the church is a bell with the inscription - "God bless King William, 1696". This bell pre-dates the famous American Liberty bell by 54 years.
Codrington College was completed in 1745. It was the first Theological College in the world for Anglican Communion. The college is named after Christopher Codrington III, the son of a plantation owner who was also the Governor General of the Leewards. The College is currently part of the Theological department of the University of the West Indies and holds a treasure trove of Christian theological history in the West Indies.
The largest military garrison in Barbados located St George parish dating from 1697 was the key chain in the islands defence. It offers a sweeping 360 panorama across the entire island. The manicured garden and canons add reality. You can climb inside and peep thru the portholes for a military point of view. Easily reached as day tour via private taxi hire or part of group.
St Nicholas Abbey is located on cherry tree hill. The sugar and rum museum are adjacent to the Jacobean mansion dating from 1660! It remains one of the best glimpses of plantation life in the Caribbean...so where's UNESCO?
Located in the centre of Bridgetown the stone clad Neo-Gothic landmark was built in 1871 and houses the Senate and Assembly. The stained glass windows apparently contain portraits of British monarchs!
This was the highlight of our day, the first stop was at the shipwreck where they throw food over the side to gather up the fish, mostly of only two varities, the yellow and black striped Sgt. Majors and another larger bluish white fish. We got out and snorkeled here, surrounded by hundreds and hundreds of fish that are so immune to humans that you can reach out and touch them.The 2nd stop was the coolest thing I've done in a long time, they take you to where the turtles swim and I'm thinking that it's one of those maybe you'll see one on the bottom type of experiences but there were a whole herd of green turtles swimming in the waters and they would come right up to you swimming over and under you and in one case swimming right up to me and staring at me in the face. I was a little scared at first, after all the snapping turtles I'm using to seeing would have probably snapped all of my...
I had a little trouble getting comfirmation of our tour with Glory, a couple of days before we were scheduled to leave I was starting to get a little panicky and my oh so sensible husband suggested that maybe I should call them. Hmm, why didn't I think of that???That was the only glitch with this tour, our guide was where he was supposed to be and we got a private taxi tour of the island with Colin from Bridgetown all the way around along the rugged east coast, stopping for Kodak moments at Cherry Hill, Bathsheba. Lunch, included on the tour, was at the Sand Dune and we headed after that back along the north coast and back to _______ where we picked up the glass bottom boat tour.
If you are on the west coast of the island, and are around the Holetown area, do take time to look at this lovely church.During the Holetown Festival this church holds lots of services and other festival activities.
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Q: Does it really rain 18 days (average) in June??? I'm trying to get away from the rain and I’m going to get rain there?!?!? I'm...
A: Yes, the average is about 18 days, however that amounts to only about 3 inches of rain for the month. Should be light short lasting drizzle with the odd heavy...
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