Barbados - Day 3

Today we went in to Bridgetown, which is the main town in Barbados.  We had to catch a bus and the first one that came along was one of the privately owned minibuses, otherwise known as the Reggae Reggae bus, which packs as many people in as possible and has Reggae music blaring from the front.  When we jumped in we realised there was only one seat left so I had to perch on the end of a seat that was only meant for two (and there were two people already on it!) - luckily, after a few minutes a couple got off and we fought our way to the back of the bus.

Once we arrived in Bridgetown we did a walking tour that I had in my guidebook - nothing screams tourist more and two very white people walking around with a guide book and camera in their hands and we must have been asked 20 times if we wanted a taxi as we walked round the town!

Bridgetown was busy, with people going about their daily business - it was interesting to come out of the tourist area and in to the town.

Montefiore fountain in Bridgetown

One of the busy shopping streets

Peter outside the Parliament building

 

 After lunch we went back to the hotel and sat on the loungers next to the pool just relaxing, reading and having a swim.  In the evening we went to the Oistins Fish Fry which is a must do in Barbados -  locals and visitors alike congregate in Oistins (a fishing village) to enjoy some freshly cooked fish, sample some local rum and enjoy some Caribbean music. To get there we had to catch another bus - it was quite a dark road to get to the bus stop and as we were walking quickly to the bus stop one of the locals shouted 'slow down, you are in Barbados'!  On the way there we encountered a very friendly, but rather drunk, local who decided I would be his companion for the journey there (I was sat next to him, with Peter on the seat behind).  He even ended up singing to me on the bus!  Once we arrived we sat down and ordered our food which was delicious - we shared a plate of Marlin Fish and Shrimp with Macaroni Cheese pie.  It was a really good night, with a great atmosphere but boy were the rum punches strong!  I only had two but felt quite tipsy and had to go straight to bed when I got in!

At Oistins Fish Fry - you can see the queue of people behind us waiting for the their food!

Our delish food!

People at the fish fry - you just had to grab a seat where you could.