Good Bye and Kadooment Day

Saturday we said goodbye to Jessica and Jimmy after an action packed week and then had dinner with Vicki.  Sunday we had a relaxing day at the beach in anticipation for Kadooment Day on Monday.  It was Luis and Sebastian's first time seeing it and I could not have asked for a better day.  It was very hot and I thought that Sebastian would never last the day.  But he was a trooper and had the best day.  He loved the costumes, was surprised about some of the ladies costumes and did not understand why their bums were all showing and danced the afternoon away.  I saw so many people I had not seen in years and had the best time.

J'ouvert Morning

My favourite event of Crop Over! I did not expect to go but we got home from Deia, Natalie found a ticket that needed buying on sale and Jimmy and Jessica had gone to bed.  I quickly got ready, had two cups of strong coffee and headed to the start.  It was great.  We parked at the end of the event and they bused us all to the start.  The police helped make all this happen, only in Barbados would eh police help you park to then drink 6 hours and get in your cars at the end.Jumping and dancing down the road from 2am to like 8am (I left at 6am to be home with friends).  Paint and mud are thrown around and it was so much fun. 

Deia Beach Club

Friday was a fairly long day, night for me.  It started meeting Amy and John at Deia Beach for lunch and drinks. It was great we. had a lovely day.  Sebastian made a great friend and played in the pool for about 5 hours and the six of us had a great time.  The music, the vibe and the service were all excellent.  The price too shocked me, I was quite concerned the bill would be triple.  It was a good day.

But that was just the beginning of my night...

Boosy's Surf School and Perkins and Sons

On Thursday we had a full day of surfing, beach and then a tour of my cousin Vicki's rum distillery.  The surf was rough, harder waves than we have ever been on, with rocks everywhere.  We did well, Sebastian was the best, I was so impressed with how brave he was out there.  Christian, an old friend of mine, runs the surf school and he was perfect (and his 1000 perfect reviews on trip advisor confirms this!). We then had a few hours at pebbles before heading to Vicki and Hottie's to have a tour of their distillery.  It was impressive, it had come a long way since I had been there last and they are now offering tours to the public.  We then got the extra treat of Vicki's cooking and an amazing vegan chili. 

Tikki Bar and Sleep Overs

Tuesday Jace came over again and Sebastian and him had a sleep over.   It was Sebastian's first non family sleep over.  There  were one or two touchy moments in the 24 hours but over all they had the best time.  Sebastian was very excited to have him.  We went to Tikki Bar in the day, then Carib and ended at Mimosa for dinner.  

Breakfast pancakes for the win!

Cool Runnings

Monday we got up early and headed down to board Cool Runnings.  It was pouring rain and it did not look promising.  But the weather cleared and we had an amazing day.  The snorkeling, swimming, eating, and Sebastian even brought his new best buddy. We all ad a great time!