We went to several islands but I'll start with Barbados. We went to Bluebeard's Castle. I think it was on the beach here that a suspicious guy came up to us trying to sell jewelry. We suspected he had drugs in the lower drawer of his jewelry box. We did buy a conch shell somewhere on the island. Good grief, it stunk in a few days. The lil animal inside had died. yuck.
Martinique was another island. I liked the shops here. They looked like storybook shops. French influence I suspect. Sunbathing here can be a lil shocking. The women go topless here..yes you read that right..on public beaches. I think this is the same island that our bus tour stopped at a nude beach. We didn't get off the bus. We saw more than we wanted from there, lol.
St. Thomas was the most American of all the islands. We tried to take a taxi or bus tour on each island to see the 'sites' in the few hours you're given by the ship to be on shore. We took a bus tour here. The driver got us up close to the iguanas in the trees as he dared to get as close to the edge of the cliff as possible.Eating, shopping and beach lounging were our main activities.
St. Marteen was another island. We went to this beach and needed some shade. We found this tree and couldn't believe no one was under it. Well, some people soon told us, it was a poisonous tree that dripped sap.
The cruise ship itself was nice but the room was the size of a matchbox with bunk beds. This picture of me was from one of the dress up dinner nights. It was fun and I may have gotten the islands mixed up but that's about all I remember because it was way back when.
I remember that trip it was fun and just before you began college, we should go again.
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If you do it again, take me with you! I love those pictures, Angie...and especially your hair! Reminds me of mine, LOL!! James and I have been on two cruises...both in the Caribbean...one years ago and one more recently with my brother and sister-in-law. We enjoyed both, but I think the second was more fun because my brother is a redneck from Crossett and soooo funny!! He kept us all entertained. We loved the islands too, and had a great time sightseeing. Loved dressing up for the dinner meals, too. Those were fun times. Thanks for bringing back some good memories....happy Valentine's Day....love you, T.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. It sounds like neat thing to do, a good way to make memories and relax. I didn't even know there was any type of monument to Blue Beard, let alone a castle. I'd really be interested in that. As for the nude beach, I'd say the bus was definitely the better option:)
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