| We stayed at the Crane Beach Hotel, | |
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| a really neat place that has been in operation for a couple hundred years. | |
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| Crane Beach from the hotel pool. The Crane is on the southeastern side of the island, a bit away from the developments on the west (Caribbean) side. | 
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This little guy adopted us the first day. Probably because we accepted his advice and ordered the fresh coconut bread, which left lots of crumbs. He even found our room, and hung around all week. |
| After a week of waking up to this view, winning the lottery got a higher priority on my todo list.... |
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The mini-moke
is one of the easiest ways to get around, but the entire island has excellent bus service. Getting closer into Bridgetown at rush hour or market-closing they get really crowded, but we didn't find a road that didn't have service.
They even let Paul drive, and yes, it is odd driving on the wrong side of the road. I only caused one near-miss... |
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| Most of the roads in the countryside pass through the sugarcane fields, and this is a highway. You can tell by the curbs. The island was settled in 1626, and had been almost completely cleared for cane fields in 40 years. There are some spots with trees, though, and even a small rain forest preserve. |
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This is Independence Arch. Unlike most (all?) of the other Caribbean islands, Barbados was subject to only one European power - England. There was a statue of Lord Nelson in Bridgetown's Trafalgar Square before either existed in London. |
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| Sam Lord's Castle. This is now a resort run by Marriot. |
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| ... from the resort. |
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