Well, I’m still feeling tough with this cold. A full week after coming back to Canada and about 10 days in since I started feeling symptoms. Enough already! I am becoming so weak from inactivity that I am forcing myself now to log more steps and do more things, no matter how tired I get. …
Continue reading Two Weeks in Barbados With Only an Underseat Carry-On Bag
I’ve been back home now for 3 days and am totally undone by a horrific cold I picked up in Barbados, thanks to my room-mate, who got it thanks to her grand-niece (who is awfully cute but still deserves the nick-name of Plague Child, IMHO). Feel free to indulge any feelings of schadenfreude here, if …
Rock on, The WB
Rock on, The WB
George Washington came to Barbados in 1751 while he was still a relative nobody – hoping for a career as a land surveyor and farmer – in the company of his older brother Lawrence. Lawrence was suffering from tuberculosis, and they hoped the climate in Barbados would cure him. It didn’t – Lawrence died the …
After a few short days back in frozen Ontario from delightful Vancouver Island (here and here), I was once again boarding a plane – this time for Barbados! Mizz J pointed out to me that I will be visiting 2 oceans in the same month (never likely to happen again), and I think that is …
I was up with the sun every morning, walking the beach and boardwalk. We did an island tour one day – to see the wild, eastern coast of Barbados. Sunsets were also a good time to be strolling on the beach. Usually on the way to dinner at one of the many great restaurants near …
Continue reading Almost Wordless Wednesday – Barbados 2017 Edition
How indeed? Literally and figuratively. After all, I have never gone away on a experiential vacation like this alone before – I’ve always had a friend (or two) to join me. See here and here for my last one, with my friends Joanne and Judith. It started with this book….no wait…it actually started waaaaay back …
Continue reading Stars and Sea Stars – A West Coast Experience Part One: How Did I End Up Here?
When your oldest friend calls you up and says “Whatcha doin’ the end of August/early September?”, the only acceptable response is “Nothin’. What are WE doin’ then?”. Thus the fabulous road trip to PEI (Prince Edward Island, a Canadian province) began, in our heads, at least. Cath (aka CJ – my friend since Grade 2 …
Warning: Picture- and Whine-heavy post ahead. January 12 – I boarded the plane in Nanaimo at shortly after 5 am…anticipating the next 3 weeks of fun and relaxation with friends. Winter had finally arrived on the island, and our pilot announced he wanted the plane to go through a second bout of de-icing before we …
Continue reading Winter Vacation 2024 – A Series of Unfortunate Events
