North By Northwest

The road home leads us north through the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies via Barbados, St. Lucia, Antigua while finishing off in San Juan. Cruising is a great way to travel, however over indulgence, and lack of exercise in addition to the temptation of unlimited wine and beer does come with a price. One does not adapt as well as when I was 50ish or so and I for one am a slow learner when it comes to self control. We had a great self drive island tour in Barbados with yours truly as the self proclaimed guide and driver (keep to the left) as we were excited to show off the island to Lorne, Shirley, Bill and Diane. We have been to the sugar isle on more occasions than I can remember, so it was almost like a homecoming. The drive is very familiar, but the island has changed immensely since we last visited probably over 10 years ago. We did have a quick stopover on another cruise a few years back with friends Eric and Arianne where we took in many of the same iconic tourist stops such as Bottom Bay, see video

Foul Bay, Cherry Tree Hill, the East Coast and of course the famous Fisherman’s Pub for lunch. We did an excursion in St. Lucia, taking a tram ride over the rainforest canopy far below with views of the Pitons in the far off distance, which were somewhat covered by clouds that day. Somewhere over there Oprah must have been waving. The Antigua stop over included an island tour of this British outpost complete with views from the fort overlooking the Lord Nelson Docks. Stunning! The bride as well :) This is the playground of the rich and famous with multimillion dollar yachts dotting the inlets below and a tour of the yacht club was a real eye opener when it comes to the inequality of wealth and opulence and the degree to which there is so much inequality between the haves and have nots of the world. We have reached Puerto Rico, our final destination and it’s time to make our trip back to reality. Thanks for following along. Until the next time. Viagens Seguras!