Yacht Club, Champers, Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary

Kadooment ended, our friends left, but the fun continued as we had our last few days of holiday with our family and friends.  We had a lovely day with Aunty Andy at the Yacht Club, Natalie treated me to a girlie dinner at Champers, and we finally got to Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary.  I was so surprised by Graeme Hall; I did not know what to think of it, but it was not what I expected.  A lake, filled with fish and birds, mangroves and Sebastian commented that he thought it was the most beautiful place in Barbados.

Sebastian sporting his new shirt.

Champers and Blakeys Date

Yacht Club

One Acre Dinner

Graeme Hall Sanctuary

Goodbye to Granny Andy

Good Bye and Kadooment Day

On Saturday, we said goodbye to Jessica and Jimmy after an action-packed week, then had dinner with Vicki.  Sunday, we had a relaxing day at the beach in anticipation of 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 by some of the ladies' costumes, 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 to be bought 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 were thrown around, and it was so much fun. 

Deia Beach Club

Friday was a fairly long day and night for me.  It started with 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 and beach time, 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 TripAdvisor confirm this!). We then spent a few hours at Pebbles before heading to Vicki and Hottie's for 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 chilli. 

Tikki Bar and Sleep Overs

Tuesday, Jace came over again, and he and Sebastian had a sleepover.   It was Sebastian's first non-family sleepover.  There were one or two touchy moments in the 24 hours, but overall 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!