YEAH! and I can update for free.
Lots has happened since my last entry. For instance... American Airlines/American Eagle has proven to me that they are incapable of running an airline or honouring a schedule. But more about that later.
On April 28th I left the Dominican Republic (with difficulty thanks to American Airlines) and, with a change over in San Juan, Puerto Rico, arrived in Barbados at the end of the day. Upon arrival at the airport I was able to find accommodation through the touristic information desk. The lady suggested the South Coast's Worthing area. I stayed in Shells' Guesthouse for my first three nights. This is a small hotel/inn owned by a couple of Barbadian (Bajan) guys. Very basic but clean and friendly and inexpensive. They introduced me to the Bajan Rum Punch 4 times at the bar that night. I slept like a rock.
The next day I decided to walk to St. Lawrence and Dover. This is an area known for its beach front resorts and the main road, St. Lawrence Road, is known as the CongaLine Boulevard. There are lots of bars, restaurants and outdoor cafes. I found 2 good internet access places: the Bean & Bagel Cafe and ICS. They both provided me with hours of service cheaply. I used it to upload more photos to my blog over a 2 day period.
Then I headed up to the northern end of the West Coast to Holetown to see a Chioropractor about the pain in my lower back. His name is Clarence Green. The Chiropractor said it was not a spinal problem but a muscle injury and that an adjustment would not provide much release. He did lots of massage, applied low level DC current to stimulate the muscle and moist heat to help relax it. All was followed by an adjustment. It did help a bit but my back had been hurting for a week.
Next I headed up the coast to Speightstown. Here I rented a one bedroom apartment for just US$30/night. I got the owners name from Shell and made a reservation before leaving Worthing. I met the owner at his business, the Fishermen's Pub, one of the town's most popular watering holes because there is nightly live entertainment. He walked me to the house and I got settled in. Again, basic but nice accommodation, very clean and quiet. I stayed there for 2 nights. While in Speightstown I enjoyed a dive with Reefers and Wreckers Divers. We dove on the reef just off the beach at King's Beach then after a brief return to the beach for letting off some divers and picking up others and switching up tanks, we were off to a wreck for a fun dive.
This was my first wreck dive and I loved it. Must do more soon. There are different corals, planktons, fish and creatures than what I've seen up to now. The staff on the dives were great. Very professional and lots of fun.
CongaLine, a 4-day long-weekend music festival started on Friday and I wanted to head back down to the south coast to enjoy it. So I had another Chiropractic treatment on the way and got my chiropractor, my new landlord, to drive me there. You see I ended up renting a 2-bedroom apartment on the beach from him. It was at Rockley, just a few minutes west of Dover, where CongaLine was taking place. The rent here... US$35/night... about half the usual.
Well, that's it for tonight. Must get some sleep.
Posted by gailene at May 3, 2003 07:20 PM