Saturday Jimmy and Jessica flew in for their second visit to Barbados. They flew into a very rainy island and they were a little concerned (the forecast said rain every day) but I explained it is never correct or there might be some rain but not all day. The skies cleared up as a I predicted and we enjoyed a first night catching up with them at Tikey Bar and then Blakeys.
On Friday we had a beautiful sunny day at a place I have never been before. The beach many times but not this actual beach club. They, like the Boat Yard, have fun climbing things for kids and I also think a better price with loads of great options for lunch. We chose there as Luis had gone diving and was coming back to that beach. I had the best vegetarian taco ever and a very enjoyable day with the family.
It might seem like he was 7 ages ago as he luckily has so many birthday parties. But today was the actual day. He did not want to know when his birthday was, he wanted it to be a surprise. We decorated. at night and sprung it on to him in the morning. I cannot believe he is 7. How times flies! He makes me laugh every day and I love seeing him grow and change. He loves football, his friends, his family and we all love him so much. For this actual birthday we had a small celebration as the big party was coming up, again he want this to be a surprise.
A beautiful location and set up. One price includes all the chairs, beach activities and a snorkeling trip. It is quite lucky it is paradise and a good deal as the service, like always, was awful. I had to take deep breathes to not lose it as my server rolled her eyes at me after I had a question about water. Same every time I go. They get me though as still great for kids. I think they are just so use to one day visitors and therefore do not put a lot of effort in. But the rudeness I cannot bear. Anyways, despite that, we had a great day and Sebastian loved it. I should add that the staff on the boat were fabulous.
We started Sunday with a walk on the boardwalk. Sebastian kicked and screamed about going and then had a wonderful time. It is always such a nice walk or run, the lovely sea breeze and views. Then we headed down into the deep cloud forest of Barbados in St. Joseph. It is stunning there, reminding us a lot of Mindo in Ecuador. My cousin's son, Andrew and his girlfriend have moved into a beautiful home there. He had a hose warming/World Cup final/birthday party all combined into one. I love love his house and it was a great party. It was also a great way for us to see the family.
I was not sure we would watch the game yesterday. I was feeling fed up with football and Sebastian was only now recovered from Wednesday's loss. And possibly deep down I thought France would win. But when I saw the score was 2-0 for England I thought we should go watch and hopefully restore Sebastian's faith in the England team. I am so happy we went, he loved it. I loved it, what a great game. No disallowed goals, no VAR calls, and loads of goals. It was a rollercoaster but England pulled it off and Sebastian and well all of us were thrilled. Bring on 2030!
