How does this Canadian survive the Great Canadian Winter?
By abandoning Canada for someplace warmer.
Okay. I admit it. I'm a coward...
But the thought of Barbados and its current and steady temperatures of +28C (+82F) just really sounded appealing compared to our usual Northern Alberta January/February temperatures of -28 (-82F) (Just kidding. -18F)
Plus, there were the added incentives: Sunshine. Beaches. Caves. Monkeys. Flowers. Great food. Meeting wonderful people. And lots and lots of visiting with family and friends who joined us this year.
Ahhhhh!
Having said all that, I'm back in Canada. The current temperature is -23C. I'm sitting at my desk with the trusty heater at my toes...
And fingerless gloves on my hands.
Just kidding about the gloves.
The rest? Truth.
And I have the memories of somewhere warm to keep me...warm.
Let me tell you about it...
First, we flew to Barbados and climbed aboard our favourite mode of transportation: The Royal Clipper.
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| Go ahead. You can just say she's beautiful! |
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| And yes, I have had a chance to steer. Places where there's nothing to run into... |
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| Looking back at Barbadoes as we sail out into the Caribbean. |
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| We stopped off in places like Union Island, Grenada (above pic!)... |
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| Tobago Cay (Pic of one of the locals!) |
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St. Vincent, Bequia, and Martinique. (Where we went for a walking/tasting tour.
Here we are 'tasting' fresh Pain au chocolat! Yum!) |
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Fort-de-France. Okay, yes, I took out the hotel. It was spoiling the view...
Then Soufriere and St. Lucia and we were back on Barbados.
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Our home away from home on Barbados.
The magic for our group of mostly-seniors?
It has four bathrooms! |
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| Final pic of our new friends, Jo and Garry before they headed back to chilly England. |
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| We sank into the warmth and life of Barbados like it was always meant to be! |
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The snorkelling...
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| Exploring... |
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| Seeing the local crafts... |
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| And the truly unique artwork... |
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The kitchen of George Washington House.
Because I like kitchens... |
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| Our eldest GrandLittle and my first pic of our first Great-GrandLittle |
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| The GrandLittles having a grand look at the ocean... |
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| Yes. It DOES look like a car... |
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| More local life... |
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Outside the fish market.
The supper crowd, hoping for...supper. |
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| GrandLittles and another sunset... |
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Cousins in the Hunte's gardens...Truly spectacular.
Both the gardens AND the cousins! |
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| Husby and me on Brownes Beach. |
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| More pics of the Littles with their Little. |
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| Ditto... |
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| Last night of...this. |
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The balcony of our room where I worked out most mornings. Yow!
A sad good-bye to Barbados. But SO grateful for the memories! Thank you for touring with me!
It's that time again. When my blogging Sisters and I share what's been going on in our lives, hearts and minds this past month! Me? I've been...escaping! Want to see what my sisters have been doing? |
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Ugh, we have temperatures in the teens and had 6 - 8 inches of snow last night.
ReplyDeleteUgh. I feel your pain!
DeleteOMG. That looks fabulous and going with another couple is such fun. I love your Barbados home. At least the worst of winter might be over (let's hope).
ReplyDeleteHahaha! That's exactly what we were hoping, that winter would be virtually 'over' by the time we got home. But it's looking as though we should have waited one more week! We love going with friends! Sooo fun!
DeleteI'm not sure why you're apologizing about heading south to dodge the cold. The only thing I ask you to remember next time you run off like that, LOCK THE WEATHER GATE BEHIND YOU!!! Your Canadian weather came down here to frolic a bit and we were not at all happy about it.
ReplyDeleteOops. Daddy would be so angry with me! He drilled into us kids that gates should ALWAYS BE CLOSED.
DeleteI'm so sorry! ;)
So that’s where you been hiding out. Welcome home!!!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely have the 'hiding' part down! Now we need to acclimatize to the 'home' part! ;)
DeleteLooks like such a lovely place! If you like sunshine, beaches, and iguanas, come to south Florida next time to see me!
ReplyDeleteOooh! So very tempting!!!
DeleteI love that you do that each year! and following along when you report back after is wonderful for me to do!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Carol! Following each other on our rambles give us that many more vacations every year, right?
DeleteWhat a delight! Thank you for sharing this with us, it was such fun.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you joined me, Mimi! We had SUCH a good time!
DeleteDoes Barbados suit everyone? I prefer temperatures that range from 18c-35c, but my husband prefers 15c-25c. At home it doesn't matter because you get what you get. But paying for a holiday to be a bit miserable seems a waste of money.
ReplyDeleteYou two sound like Husby and me! He always warm and I need a hot rock!
DeleteGood to read about what you've been up to, Diane! It will be spring before you know it - that's what I keep chanting to myself, anyhow, as the snow piles up and the temperature keeps telling me we're not there yet :)
ReplyDeleteSoon, Jenny, soon! It's supposed to warm up here next week. We'll send it on to you!
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