IN 1985 MY HUSBAND AND I WENT TO BARBADOS ON A FREE TRIP FROM MY HUSBAND'S WORK. ONCE WE GOT OFF THE PLANE AND SETTLED INTO OUR HOTEL, WE WERE GIVEN A CHALLENGE OF FINDING CERTAIN CLUES AROUND THE DISTRICT WE WERE IN. EACH FAMILY OR COUPLE WERE GIVEN A CAR TO RIDE IN. THEY DRIVE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS LIKE A CONTEST TO FIND CERTAIN AREAS ON THE MAP AND NOTING WHAT WE FOUND IN CERTAIN LOCALITIES. SOME CARS HAD FLAT TIRES. IT WAS KIND OF LIKE A RACE TO SEE WHO COULD LOCATEALL THE INFORMATION FIRST AND RETURN TO THE HOTEL. THERE MUST HAVE BEEN ABOUT 100 FAMILIES REPRESENTED FROM THIS ONE COMPANY. WE STAYED IN A LUXURIOUS HOTEL WITH AN OUTDOOR BAKCONY! THE ISLAND IS FAIRLY CROWDED AND IS 166 SQUARE MILES.
THE OCEAN BEACHES WERE OF WHITE SAND AND BOY DID THE SUN EVER SHINE. BOTH OF US GOT SUN BURNT IN ONE DAY SO WE STAYED IN THE SHADE ALOT AND MET MANY JAMACAN FOLKS WHO TRIED TO SELL YOU JEWELRY ON THE BEACH.
WE ALSO SAILED ON A PONTOON BOAT IN THE OCEAN AND SAT AT THE FRONT OF IT WATCHING THE JUMPING FISH IN THE OCEAN. THEY HAVE A KIND OF LUA AT THE RESORTS LIKE IN HAWAII, AND SERVED A FULL BREAKFAST AND DINNER. WE SPENT ABOUT TWO WEEKS THERE AND HAD A GREAT TIME EXPLORING ALL THE TOWNS, CHURCHS, AND MUSEUMS. THE NATIVES LIVE IS SMALL BRIGHTLY PAINTED HOUSES.
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