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    Not strictly a Caribbean island (it is surrounded by the Atlantic) but it has all the flavor of one with friendly people and glorious food.
    Clair, my partner, and I stopped at apartments in Holetown on the west coast about ten minutes' walk inland from the town center.
    We spent most of the time just walking around or lazing by the pool and only went on two organized tours and one visit to the Capital Bridgetown.

    One of the tours was to the Graeme Hall Sanctuary which is one of the last surviving mangrove swamps and home to some wonderful bird life such as egrets, ibis, and herons.

    The second trip was an island safari around the island in Land Rovers which was fantastic with visits to remote parts of the island where only 4x4s could get to and visited places like Bathsheba on the east coast, the Barbados Wildlife park which is a bit like a zoo but we did see wild green monkeys going in and out of the park.
    The drivers were very good with an excellent knowledge of the Island and a wicked sense of humor as when our driver pointed out the Caribbean reindeer (sheep).
    If you go to Barbados, be prepared for the great difference in wealth on the island, on one side of the road may be five-star hotels and millionaires' mansions while on the other side chattel houses basically shacks with two or three rooms.${QuickSuggestions} Save money and don't by bottled water, the water on the island is some of the purest in the world due to Barbados being a Coral island and not volcanic.${BestWay} The best way to get around is by public transport especially the yellow buses, commonly known as reggae buses due to the music played on them.

    You can flag them down any where and for the cost of B$3 can travel as far as you like.
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