Outside of scuba diving [which is obv only for people with a specific hobby] (and a VERY special surprise you’ll hear about toward the end of the week), this is the number one like “normal” thing I’d recommend doing in Barbados.
It was SO fun. There were a million highlights of the trip, but this was a huge bright spot, and if I could only do one “normal” thing, it’d be this.
[Just to keep orienting us, this was Wednesday, March 16.]
So, we got on the boat (the Tiami Sunset Dinner Cruise), and we could already tell it was gonna be amazing, because the vibe of the people was amazing.
He came from the cricket game that he went to that morning, since I was scuba diving. And… I’m sure you’ll never be able to guess what happened as soon as got on the boat.
(Alcohol. Obviously alcohol. It’s always alcohol in Barbados haha.)
And the boat partied and had a good time until we reached the first destination for a swim.
They gave people snorkel masks (but I already had mine, since I’d just come from scuba diving). The first swim was cool, and chill, just a little fun.
I thought that was gonna be our only swim. And it’s funny because everything I’d read/seen said there were ALWAYS turtles and you would see turtles. But we didn’t. And I didn’t think too much of it, because animals can’t be guaranteed. But it turns out, we absolutely DID see turtles. We just had to wait ’til the second swim.
In between the two swims, we met this cool couple, that we later had dinner with on the boat. They were fun and nice and interesting, and it’s always lovely to meet people, of course.
Also, in between the swims, when I was offered alcohol again (always, there’s always rum in Barbados) by one of the crew mates. I thought I’d have just a little.
When he was telling about the special rums they had, and asked what I wanted with the rum I chose, I said “I don’t know? What goes well with it?” He reached out his hand and said “Hi, my name is Curtis.”
(Get it? He’s what goes well with it.) I thought that was so funny.
(Also, this was my first experience having Mt Gay rum, and it really was delicious. I don’t really drunk rum, so I don’t have a ton to compare it to, but I believe the people of Barbados that Mt Gay rum is great.)
So, we went on the second swim and saw the turtles! It was magical. I was so happy.
I didn’t wear my fins, since it was just snorkeling and no one else was. (Even though one of our new friends suggested I do, and just be fun and different – and he was RIGHT.)
I was fine, but those turtles get pretty close to your feet, which is VERY cool, but their little snapping mouths get a little scary! So, if I had fins I wouldn’t have been doing my silly push/pull of getting close to them to see them up close, just to sneak away to try not to get bit.
After the second swim, we got on the boat and had dinner. They had SO much food. You could definitely get full on it.
Also, I wouldn’t think of Barbados as like the French dressing capital of the world, but the French dressing was PERFECT. Amazing. Probably the best French dressing I ever had.
Speaking of the best sauces in the world, I could not get ENOUGH Barbados hot sauce. (We’ll get to that tomorrow, but it was so very awesome.)
And since this post is getting a little long, I’ll pick up here with the rest of the perfect sunset cruise tomorrow!