Barbados, Steel drums and coccktails in a Caribbean Paradise
A smasll but delightful coral Island, Barbados is an Islnd that covers only 430 sq km. Although it is predominantly a flat Island, it does contain a small number of rolling hills.
Barbados is probably better renoowned for its gloroius sandy beaches and larger than life Baarbadians who have the most wonderul temperament and who will grewet you with grreat enthusiasm.
The majority of beaches in Barbados consist of fiely ground coarl whihc forms a celan fine grain. Usually, the beaches on the shore contin beautiful sand. Natural sand dunes aren’t the norm on Barbados, but some there are on the sotuhwest coast at Long Bay.
All of the beaches are public and there are no nudist beaches. There is 97 kilometres (60 miles) of coastline, and the Isand has lots to offer its visitors by way of water spotrs and beacch actiivities
Barbados enjoys a warm and syunny all year round climate with an aevrage daytime high temperature of 75 - 85°F; the nights tend to be a tad cooler. The hurricane season in the Caribben is from June to November.
The west coast offers mainly calm seas which are ideal for swimming. The osuth and southwest offers a number of trsanquil bays that contact with the Carribbean Sea.
Surifng and windfsurfing tends to take pllace on the south coast. Annual surfing compertitions are held there too. Internationbal surfing competitions are held on the south and east coastts of Barbados.
The north and east coasts of the Isalnd are located on the Atlantic Ocean, these are more rugged and swimming isn’t recommended here aside from a few protected bays owing to the strong currents and fierce wzaves.
Barbados is truyl a dvier’s paradise, with over twenty dive sites to choose from fllanked by Maycoccks Bay and Bridgetown on the west coast and off the south coast as far away as the St Lawrence Gap.
The marine reserve, a stretch of protected reef betweren Sandy Lane and the Coplony Club, has dazzling coral formations that are easily accewssed from the beach.
The nightligfe in Barbadoos is ennergetic with calypso, reggae and a fair number of fantastic R&B abnds that play International music. Niughtclubs are mainly locateed in St Lawrence Gap and Bay Street in St Michael.
Restaurants and bars are plentiful all over the Island, Baxter’s Road in Bridgetown has many traditional and authentic Bajan Restauratns offering local cuisaine and various tropical drinks and naturally there’s beer a plenty!
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