• Brian Luckett
  • Brian Luckett

Barbados 2021

A 20-day adventure by Brian Read more
  • Trip start
    November 26, 2021

    Bridgetown…first stop ..3 nts

    November 25, 2021 in Barbados ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    ..going step by step..getting familiar with Find Penguins technicalities..pics from Radisson Aquatica Resort..

  • Barbados 2021

    November 30, 2021 in Barbados ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

    ..successfully transited..via Bridgetown..to Saint James..West Coast..Bridgetown was pretty much empty..a Public Holiday..following Barbados becoming a Republic at midnight last night..HRH Prince Charles flew in for the ceremony..and has probably left again already..Barbados no longer has Queen Elizabeth II as their Monarch..they’d better not come running to us if it doesn’t all work out then😚Read more

  • Paynes Bay

    December 1, 2021 in Barbados ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C

    ..if its Wednesday..it must be a beach day.⛱...nothing seems to have changed..on Day 2 of Republic status..the sun is out..the water is blue..and the beers are in the fridge..and the Virgin and BA flights will no doubt be arriving in the next 2 hours..my chosen catamaran provider has bought the craft into the bay for me to review..prior to my trip next week..its the yellow one 😚Read more

  • …The Story of China..the current read…

    December 2, 2021 in Barbados ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    ….with 4000 years of history and tradition to read.. starting around 1900BC..I find myself up to 18th c..with the British having arrived..and the Opium wars started..some similarities to Barbados..but not with populations..when the British arrived here..it was uninhabited…China had about 200 million..These long lazy days are perfect for weighty tomes..like The Story of China..and it looks time for coffee and pastries😚⛱Read more

  • Bathsheba..Saint Joseph..East Coast 🇧🇧

    December 3, 2021 in Barbados ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

    ….how different the East Coast of Barbados is…the journey across was through sugar plantations..bred from our Colonialism..and the slave trade..a marked contrast .from the West..so much more lush vegetation and palms..and far less money invested..but..fantastic surf..back on West Coast tonight..to view Jupiter..Saturn..and Venus..after a mediocre sunset..spoilt by cloud on the horizon..never mind..a cracking sunset last night..likely wont be bettered..Read more

  • 1 Sandy Lane..opulence

    December 4, 2021 in Barbados ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    …am staying just a couple of properties down from this residence…Rihanna has her home here..not all of it..if my cryptocurrency performs well..I might look to treat myself another year…but I’m more of a beachside apartment ..with beer in the fridge..and rum punch..kinda guy though 😝…haven’t seen Rihanna on the beach🤨..yet..
    Another rest day ..gearing up for the catamaran 5 star lunch trip…nearly beer time..midday approaches..
    A bientot
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  • …not any Sunday..

    December 5, 2021 in Barbados ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    ..not any Sunday..a Grand Prix Sunday 😁..Saudi Arabia is the focus later...so..only a morning taking in the rays..no trips out..just to the beach bar in Holetown….but sending you 2 images from the beach..hoping you’re not too shivering back in Blighty🥶Read more

  • ..catameran trip....East Coast

    December 6, 2021 in Barbados ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    …what to do on a Monday..a 5 star lunch cruise on a catameran..thats what..starting drinking at 09.20 is only for very rare occasions..like this..a very good day..☺️

  • ..moving day

    December 7, 2021 in Barbados ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    ..nothing much to report..but I move to South Coast in an hour..Dover Beach..for 4 nights..more of the same..sea..sun..rum punch..I have been warned by Northern Powergrid..of potential problems Oop North....with the latest storm hitting the UK..should be through by my return..wont it..🧐Read more

  • ..upgraded..😁

    December 9, 2021 in Barbados ⋅ 🌙 27 °C

    ..a complementary upgrade..to a suite..is always gratefully received😚..Infinity on the Beach..is now most agreeable..and Barbados is still wonderful..not much more to say..except I am now officially in the last week of my stay…Read more

  • Bougainvillea..Christ Church

    December 11, 2021 in Barbados ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    ..arrived here for 3 nights..not too shabby..in fact..bloody excellent 😚

  • Maxwell Beach

    December 12, 2021 in Barbados ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    ..its really day 20 of the trip..but the days have got mixed up on this..my first Find Penguins travel log..a new beach..more cloudy today..but thats only to be expected..eventually ..out of a nearly 3 weeks over here..last few days now..Bougainvillea really is a classy gaffe..far too posh for me😚Read more

  • Oistins

    December 13, 2021 in Barbados ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    ..where I came with my kids..and the ex…. 15 years ago..aged 15 and 12..Julie was somewhat older🤣..one of those edgy places..which I gravitate to..where you get offered drugs almost as you get off the bus..and dont advertise youre wearing a Rolex..obviously😳..no fish in the market when I arrived..but a fab dinner..marlin..fries..salad..pasta..for BB$ 25…£10..amazing value😍Read more

  • ..penultimate day..

    December 14, 2021 in Barbados ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    So..need to max out the rays..🌞..and find time to check out..3 weeks can go by so quickly….Sandals is next door..but I am not booked in there tonight..eye-watering prices..a BTC recovery may mean..next year😁Read more

  • ..finale

    December 15, 2021 in Barbados ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    I count myself lucky to have been on Barbados these last 3 weeks..but..all good things must come to an end..and I need to go home..tonight..for Christmas in York..a couple of shots from this mornings sunrise..then at 9am…and palm trees…from my balcony….So..what to do in my final hours here...soaking up the rays..and a few beers/rum sours..will do just fine😚Read more

  • ..airports..painful..😩

    December 15, 2021 in Barbados ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    I do know why people don’t want to travel currently….airports are so stressful..and time consuming..but..through perseverance..and having all documents in order..I am through all the checks..just want to be home now..
    Bye Barbados..🇧🇧..hope to see you again one day 👋👋👋
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    Trip end
    December 15, 2021