Barbados - Monday June 2

Monday June 2 – Day of departure

Shitty night’s sleep and woke up at 7:30 to catch some more rays and snorkin before our 2:45pm flight.  We avoided sunscreen that morning and I got a little burnt.  Quick lunch at the hotel restaurant and then the $50 US drive back to the airport.  Finished my book on the flight to Miami.  There were tons of people in matching Christian t-shirts on the flight – they were returning from a mission trip to Honduras.  Also, a few Eagle scouts on the flight as well.  I figured we wouldn’t crash because of all the Christians that undoubtedly prayed for a safe return home, but if we did, the eagle scouts would save us.   Back in Nashville at 11:45 pm.   Dad picked us up.  We were happy to see Helen, Schminkey and Baltimore but sad to be home.

A few observations:

-Despite the drug dealer on the beach, we felt relatively safe there. 

-Food was expensive

-Sad we didn’t see monkeys

-We love snorkin

-Me & Rollum are good travel companions.  We don’t get on each other’s nerves and we like to be around each other.  Good qualities to have in a spouse.

-Despite the above statements, Rollum gets really annoyed when I take pictures. 

-Life of Pi was a really good book, and I should really read more (instead of playing my Nintendo game boy)

-I love vacations and the fact that you don’t have to worry about anything. 

-Lots of British people there.  We hardly encountered other Americans.  A little British boy was running around singing “Hit me baby one more time” and later exclaimed, “My trousers are wet!”  

-Rum is sickeningly sweet and I don’t think I like it very much. 

-I love plantain chips, but I hate bananas.  Do plantains taste like bananas?  Never had a real plantain.  

-More pictures on flickr if you care to look (if you become a "contact" of mine on flickr, you'll have access to more shots.  ooh, enticing!)