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The sun rises over our idyllic anchorage. |
| We take the rain wherever we go! |  |
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We were having lunch in the 'Rusty Pelican' when this downpour arrived. |
| Local fishing boats, brightly painted to help with air-sea rescue we're told. |  |
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The Careenage around which Bridgetown was founded way back in 1628. |
| We dock our dingy right in the town centre. |  |
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The Careenage is a natural limb of the sea. The town area was once swamp land. |
| A windlass, used to careen the wooden trading ships so that their bottoms could be cleaned. |  |
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To lengthen the life of our dinghy and outboard we have taken to hauling it out of the water when not in use. We use the spinnaker halyard and a home-brewed bridle. |
| January 20th! Great weather here! |  |
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Jaffer, a roaming local artist, both in the medium of paint and that of alcohol. |
| By popular request the beard trimmer was found. Nigel now sports a No. 4 instead of a No. 44. |  |
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This waterfront merchants' store, probably the oldest building in Bridgetown, is owned by the Government. The cast iron-work was foundered in Liverpool, England. Plans are in hand for it to be renovated. |
| The local building stone appears to be coral. |  |
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Queen's Park, Bridgetown, was once the grounds of the official residence of the Commanding General of the Imperial Troops. Now, thankfully, it is open to all. |
| Cricket at Queen's Park. For many young boys in Barbados, cricket is their whole life. Many aspire to the West Indies team, hoping to make it big. |  |
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This stream possibly becomes a river in the rainy season. |
| Does anyone know what type of flower this is? We think that it might be related to the rose as the stem has thorns on it. |  |
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The bus station outside of which vendors used to sell fruit and veg. In the last couple of days they have all been arrested and fined as they did not have licences. We miss them, they were our main source of supplies. Now we have to walk to the the other side of town to buy our food. |
| The swing-bridge doesn't swing anymore, the mechanism which allowed ships into the careening basin finally gave out in the 1970s. The arch over the bridge is a monument to Barbadian independence. |  |
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The outskirts of Bridgetown, like many other parts of the island, is home to many chattel houses and rum shops. |
| The town architecture is as confused as our own back in Jersey. I wonder if island life and sea air does something to the brain of the architects and planning departments? |  |
