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โ˜€๏ธ #55 The Blind Sightseers “Escape The Lockdown” With Distant Memories: “Barbados #3” ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ง (2018)

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ย ย Hi friends and welcome to Day 55 of this monumental, inconceivable and definly memorable blind sightseers tour….

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Good morning friends! Yay weโ€™re still at the ๐ŸŒดย Southern Palms ๐ŸŒดย 

Photo of the pink hotel taken from the beach with palm trees around

ย Southern palms breakfastโ€ฆ๐Ÿ˜‹ ย 

โ€œWow, how nice are these bananas with a little fresh orange juice drizzled over them!โ€ i said as Sarah puts some fresh water melon next to me. โ€œWhat a way to start the day, they taste so much fruitier and juicier than back homeโ€. Sarah loved going over to the numerous tables and getting fresh fruit, nuts and best of allโ€ฆThe coconut bread! We then walked over to the cooked food table where we ordered our fresh omelettes.๐ŸŒ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒฐ๐Ÿฅฅ

But then…

DINGโ€ฆDINGโ€ฆDINGโ€ฆ๐Ÿ˜‹ย 

Yayโ€ฆThatโ€™s the sound of my (not Sarahโ€™s) โ€˜Blind Sightseers Gastronomic Leaderboardโ€™ bell again. This time it was for the nicest sausages iโ€™ve ever tasted. I have no idea what herbs and spices they used but itโ€™s right up at number 1 for sausages! ๐Ÿ˜€ ย 

After being dragged (kicking and screaming) away from the sausages, we had a monumental walk back to our room (about 30 meters) as Sarah wanted to go for a swim. The pool was fantastic and not very busy! ๐Ÿ˜€ ย ย 

Sarah in the empty pool enjoying the sun

ย There was always a cold fresh jug of water (with cucumber or lemon) available under an umbrella for guests to drink. It was a life saver for me who just boils to death the second i leave the air conditioned room. Being sat under an umbrella next to the pool, hearing Sarah splashing around and having fun with the view over the beach (see image below)โ€ฆIt wasnโ€™t the worst place to be, lol! ๐Ÿคฃ โ˜€๏ธ ย ย 

view taken from my seat next to the swimming pool looking out onto the beach

Sitting still is not the usual Blind Sightseers way of doing things but suddenly ย i heard an airplane pretty close to us. I just pointed my phone towards the noise and i didnโ€™t expect to capture anything, but to my surprise i managed to get the plane. My ears must be well calibrated! ๐Ÿคฃ ย 

photo of a airplane flying through a fluffy white cloud in the blue sky

ย Sharkeyโ€™s Tropical Cafeโ€ฆโ˜• ย 

ย You may remember from my ‘Barbados #1‘ post that weโ€™d had a walk up the โ€˜Gap’ from our hotel to explore. We walked past Sharkeyโ€™s and thought weโ€™d try it another dayโ€ฆWell now we are here! ๐Ÿ˜€ We absolutely loved the incredibly bold and vivid colour scheme and it wasnโ€™t long before weโ€™d sat down and had our iced coffees. We chatted with the man (making the coffees) and when he found out Sarah was diabetic he said โ€œHey, i can make a special one for you! Itโ€™s good that you told me as nobody dies on my watch, lol! ๐Ÿคฃ ย 

Just when i thought this place couldnโ€™t get any brighterโ€ฆSarah hits me with that amazing smile! ย 

Sarah sat with an iced coffee in the very colourful Sharkey's Tropical Cafe

ย The Birthday Bajan Braides…

As we were on a ‘Full Day Island Tour’ yesterday, we didnโ€™t have time to book Sarah into the on site hairdressers to get her birthday ย braides. As you may know the wind here is quite strong (and cooling) so i already had my hair in braides, as itโ€™s my birthday 4 days after Sarahโ€™s. It was the same lady whoโ€™d done my braides and Sarah looked fantastic! ๐Ÿ˜€ โค๏ธย 

photo of Sarah and her new braides with her smiling in the mirror

Me on the left getting a kiss on the cheek from Sarah

ย The evening…

Southern palms by night

Weโ€™d already had another lovely day but it was time for the evening meal. The hotel had a different band playing every few nights, and sitting in the restaurant next to the perfect postcard beach was stunning. ย 

Southern palms house band

ย DINGโ€ฆDINGโ€ฆDING…DINGโ€ฆ๐Ÿ˜‹ ย 

Yes you know what this meansโ€ฆItโ€™s my โ€˜Blind Sightseers Gastronomic Leaderboardโ€™ and something has just smashed itโ€™s way to the top, i wonder what it could be??

This one isnโ€™t for the faint hearted but i donโ€™t have enough hyperbole to do this justice! So iโ€™ll just introduce you to my favourite burger of all timeโ€ฆThe โ€˜Southern Burgerโ€™ This is hard to write about without drooling. ๐Ÿ˜€ I must confess that i ordered this on the first night and then for all 7 nights! Once youโ€™ve hit the top thereโ€™s nowhere else to go! ๐Ÿ˜€ ๐Ÿ” ย ย 

The Southern Burger

ย The sunset…

Thankfully we walked along the beach for the sunset before we had the evening meal. We always knew exactly what time to leave for our daily beach sunset walk as the ‘Bajan Whistling Frogโ€™ would start singing at the same time every night! ๐Ÿ˜€ย 

๐ŸŒด The โ€™Southern Palmsโ€™ and Barbados was already our fave place and island and weโ€™d not even been here a week. As the sun set on another fantastic day i wanted to leave you with this stunning view. ย 

me stood in front of the amazing sunset

ย Iโ€™d like to say that iโ€™d set up a tripod, set the self-timer and walked into position, But (you guessed it) Sarah โ€˜Top Trumpedโ€™ me again with this beautiful photo! ๐Ÿ˜€ ย 

Thank you so much for taking time to join us in Barbados, but itโ€™s still not over yet! ๐Ÿ˜€ ย 

Have you ever been to Barbados? Iโ€™d love to hear about it!ย 

Weโ€™ll meet tomorrowโ€ฆSame timeโ€ฆSame place for another adventure!ย ๐Ÿ˜€ย 

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โ˜€๏ธ #55 The Blind Sightseers “Escape The Lockdown” With Distant Memories: “Barbados #3” ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ง (2018)

Barbados logo

Good morning friends! Yay weโ€™re still at the ๐ŸŒดย Southern Palms ๐ŸŒดย 

Photo of the pink hotel taken from the beach with palm trees around

ย Southern palms breakfast…

โ€œWow, how nice are these bananas with a little fresh orange juice drizzled over them!โ€ i said as Sarah puts some fresh water melon next to me. โ€œWhat a way to start the day, they taste so much fruitier and juicier than back homeโ€. Sarah loved going over to the numerous tables and getting fresh fruit, nuts and best of allโ€ฆThe coconut bread! We then walked over to the cooked food table where we ordered our fresh omelettes.๐ŸŒ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒฐ๐Ÿฅฅ

But then…

โ€˜DING DINGโ€™ yes thatโ€™s the sound of my (not Sarahโ€™s) โ€˜Blind Sightseers Gastronomic Leaderboardโ€™ bell again. This time it was for the nicest sausages iโ€™ve ever tasted. I have no idea what herbs and spices they used but itโ€™s right up at number 1 for sausages! ๐Ÿ˜€ ย 

After being dragged (kicking and screaming) away from the sausages, we had a monumental walk back to our room (about 30 meters) as Sarah wanted to go for a swim. The pool was fantastic and not very busy! ๐Ÿ˜€ ย ย 

Sarah in the empty pool enjoying the sun

ย There was always a cold fresh jug of water (with cucumber or lemon) available under an umbrella for guests to drink. It was a life saver for me who just boils to death the second i leave the air conditioned room. Being sat under an umbrella next to the pool, hearing Sarah splashing around and having fun with the view over the beach (see image below)โ€ฆIt wasnโ€™t the worst place to be, lol! ๐Ÿคฃ โ˜€๏ธ ย ย 

view taken from my seat next to the swimming pool looking out onto the beach

Sitting still is not the usual Blind Sightseers way of doing things but suddenly ย i heard an airplane pretty close to us. I just pointed my phone towards the noise and i didnโ€™t expect to capture anything, but to my surprise i managed to get the plane. My ears must be well calibrated! ๐Ÿคฃ ย 

photo of a airplane flying through a fluffy white cloud in the blue sky

ย Sharkeyโ€™s Tropical Cafe…

ย You may remember from my ‘Barbados #1‘ post that weโ€™d had a walk up the โ€˜Gap’ from our hotel to explore. We walked past Sharkeyโ€™s and thought weโ€™d try it another dayโ€ฆWell now we are here! ๐Ÿ˜€ We absolutely loved the incredibly bold and vivid colour scheme and it wasnโ€™t long before weโ€™d sat down and had our iced coffees. We chatted with the man (making the coffees) and when he found out Sarah was diabetic he said โ€œHey, i can make a special one for you! Itโ€™s good that you told me as nobody dies on my watch, lol! ๐Ÿคฃ ย 

Just when i thought this place couldnโ€™t get any brighterโ€ฆSarah hits me with that amazing smile! ย 

Sarah sat with an iced coffee in the very colourful Sharkey's Tropical Cafe

ย The Birthday Bajan Braides…

As we were on a ‘Full Day Island Tour‘ yesterday, we didnโ€™t have time to book Sarah into the on site hairdressers to get her birthday ย braides. As you may know the wind here is quite strong (and cooling) so i already had my hair in braides, as itโ€™s my birthday 4 days after Sarahโ€™s. It was the same lady whoโ€™d done my braides and Sarah looked fantastic! ๐Ÿ˜€ โค๏ธย 

photo of Sarah and her new braides with her smiling in the mirror

Me on the left getting a kiss on the cheek from Sarah

ย The evening…

Southern palms by night

Weโ€™d already had another lovely day but it was time for the evening meal. The hotel had a different band playing every few nights, and sitting in the restaurant next to the perfect postcard beach was stunning. ย 

Southern palms house band

ย โ€˜DING DING DING DINGโ€™ Yes you know what this meansโ€ฆItโ€™s my โ€˜Blind Sightseers Gastronomic Leaderboardโ€™ and something has just smashed itโ€™s way to the top, i wonder what it could be??

This one isnโ€™t for the faint hearted but i donโ€™t have enough hyperbole to do this justice! So iโ€™ll just introduce you to my favourite burger of all timeโ€ฆThe โ€˜Southern Burgerโ€™ This is hard to write about without drooling. ๐Ÿ˜€ I must confess that i ordered this on the first night and then for all 7 nights! Once youโ€™ve hit the top thereโ€™s nowhere else to go! ๐Ÿ˜€ ๐Ÿ” ย ย 

The Southern Burger

ย The sunset…

Thankfully we walked along the beach for the sunset before we had the evening meal. We always knew exactly what time to leave for our daily beach sunset walk as the ‘Bajan Whistling Frogโ€™ would start singing at the same time every night! ๐Ÿ˜€ย 

๐ŸŒด The โ€™Southern Palmsโ€™ and Barbados was already our fave place and island and weโ€™d not even been here a week. As the sun set on another fantastic day i wanted to leave you with this stunning view. ย 

me stood in front of the amazing sunset

ย Iโ€™d like to say that iโ€™d set up a tripod, set the self-timer and walked into position, But (you guessed it) Sarah โ€˜Top Trumpedโ€™ me again with this beautiful photo! ๐Ÿ˜€ ย 

Thank you so much for taking time to join us in Barbados, but itโ€™s still not over yet! ๐Ÿ˜€ ย 

Have you ever been to Barbados? Iโ€™d love to hear about it!ย 

To be continued…ย 

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